Tony Devlin

Tony was born and raised in West Belfast before leaving for London where he graduated from Mountview Academy with an Honours degree in Acting.

Tony has landed roles alongside Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in 'Hart’s War' and with Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks in HBO’s 'Band of Brothers', as well as Irish movies such as ‘Kneecap’, 'Breakfast on Pluto' and ‘H3'.

In 2007, Tony returned home to Ireland where he established Brassneck Theatre Company in Belfast. As Artistic Director of the multi-award-winning theatre company for the past 17 years, Tony has directed over 20 productions for the company and written 6 full-length plays.

In 2015, Tony won the prestigious ‘Aisling Award’ for his contribution to the arts. In 2022, Tony gained a place on NI Screens New Writer Focus course. In 2023, Tony was awarded a place on the prestigious Puttnam Scholarship Programme with the opportunity to be mentored by Lord David Puttnam.

After writing and directing a number of short films including ‘A bELFast Christmas’ and ‘Beat The Bookies’, Tony co-wrote and directed his first feature film, ‘The Glenarma Tapes’ for Village Films & NIScreen, which was introduced to the market at Cannes in 2023 and had its World Premiere in Leicester Square, London in August 2023 as part of Frightfest. Tony’s debut feature is due for worldwide release in the Summer of 2024.

Tony is currently in development for his next two feature films; ‘H-Block’ with Jim Sheridan and ‘Dúlamán’ which he wrote and will direct himself.