Person Details

Birthday: 1966-11-30 16:25:50

Aliases: Leonard Abrahamson , Leonard Ian Abrahamson

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 13

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

Leonard Ian “Lenny” Abrahamson (born 30 November 1966) is an Irish film director. He is known for directing such acclaimed independent films as "Adam & Paul" (2004), "Garage" (2007), "What Richard Did" (2012) and "Frank" (2014), all of which contributed to his six Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2015, he received widespread recognition for directing "Room," based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. The film received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Abrahamson. In 2020, he directed 6 episodes of the TV series "Normal People."

Most Famous Work

Conversations with Friends
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8

Conversations with Friends

(2022) Director
Normal People
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8

Normal People

(2020) Director
Room
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8

Room

(2015) Director
The Little Stranger
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6

The Little Stranger

(2018) Director
Frank
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7

Frank

(2014) Director
What Richard Did
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6

What Richard Did

(2012) Director
Prosperity
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0

Prosperity

(2007) Director
Garage
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7

Garage

(2007) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 N/A
2016 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Executive Producer
2020 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2008 Supervising Film Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1991 Story
Year Role Movie/Tv

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