Paul Donovan
Paul has produced some of the most successful Irish TV comedy of recent years including International Emmy winner Moone Boy starring Chris O’Dowd, a co-production with Baby Cow for Sky; Monte Carlo nominated Trivia; Val Falvey and Stew, winner of both IFTA and Celtic Film and Television awards. In addition he has produced the feature films Wide Open Spaces (2008, World Sales E1) starring Ewen Bremner and Ardal O’Hanlon; Dead Long Enough (2005), starring Michael Sheen; Mapmaker (2001, ZDF/ARTE); and The Last Bus Home (1996, Beyond Films). Current productions include Sham, a feature film to be directed by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) and co-produced by Baby Cow and Daguerreotype, a 6 x 1 Hour TV series written by John Morton. Paul is Executive Producer on Deadpan’s recent productions: Halal Daddy, an Irish culture clash comedy released in summer 2017; Alison Spittle’s new comedy series Nowhere Fast, which aired to critical acclaim in late 2017 and Can’t Cope Won’t Cope which was broadcast on RTE in 2016 and series 2 of which wrapped in late 2017. Deadpan Pictures are currently developing TV Hour comedy drama projects through their First Look deal with Kew Media and also half-hou…
Behind the camera
- 2025Irish BloodExecutive Producer6 ep.
- 2025Video NastyExecutive Producer6 ep.
- 2023Northern LightsProducer6 ep.
- 2020The South WesterliesExecutive Producer6 ep.
- 2020Dead StillProducer6 ep.
- 2017Nowhere FastExecutive Producer6 ep.
- 2014AmberConsulting Producer4 ep.
- 2012Moone BoyExecutive Producer18 ep.
- 2012Titanic: Blood and SteelExecutive Producer12 ep.
- 2010Hardy BucksProducer4 ep.
- 2009Val Falvey, TDProducer6 ep.
- 2000Paths to FreedomProducer6 ep.