TJ O’Grady-Peyton first gained industry recognition in 2013 when he was shortlisted at the Young Director Award in Cannes. Since then, he has directed an array of work all over the world for clients such as Asics, GoreTex, Volkswagen, Gatorade, Diesel, Peloton, Under Armour, BMW and the European Union.

His short film “Wave” was picked up by The New Yorker after winning an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Short as well as top prizes at Flickerfest, Toronto Shorts, Galway, Leeds, Cork, Kerry, In the Palace and Aesthetica. Wave has played 75 festivals including BFI, Melbourne, Aspen and Clermont Ferrand after having its world premiere at Tribeca 2017.

In 2020 he became a member of the Director’s Guild of America. His latest short film “Silence” had its world premiere at Tribeca 2021 and was nominated for an IFTA. TJ was awarded the Bingham Ray New Talent Award Galway Film Fleadh the same year.