Screenwriter and Filmmaker

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                                                                                                                    DAVID MICHAEL O'NEILL

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WRITER • DIRECTOR • PRODUCER

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David Michael O'Neill is an award-winning writer-director whose produced work spans commercial feature films, international cinema and socially driven thrillers. He wrote and directed 20th Century's Five Aces, First Look Studios' Player 5150, and the Afghanistan feature The Black Tulip, which became Afghanistan's official Academy Award submission. He followed that up with Netflix's The Stand at Paxton County and Warner Brother's Passenger 58. His career began in front of the camera before transitioning into writing and directing, including serving as Harrison Ford's photo double on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. He is currently developing The Violence of Wine, a contemporary thriller he is attached to direct alongside Aristos Films and Voltage Pictures. 

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ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

 

THE VIOLENCE OF WINE (Optioned - Active Development).
Writer / Director — Voltage Pictures / Aristos Films

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GENTLEMEN ONLY - LADIES FORBIDDEN (Exit 44 Entertainment - Optioned - Active Development)

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THE HAPPY MAN - Eric C. Higg's novel.

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SELECT CREDITS

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THE BLACK TULIP
Writer — Afghanistan's Official Academy Award Submission

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THE STAND AT PAXTON COUNTY
Writer — ESX - Netflix

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FIVE ACES
Writer / Director — 20th Century Fox - Franchise Pictures

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PLAYER 5150
Writer / Director - First Look Studios - Blue Harbor Entertainment

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PASSENGER 58
Writer — ESX - Warner Bros. (Work for Hire)​​​​

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