Declan O'Brien

Declan Timothy O'Brien
O'Brien in 2015
Born	(1965-12-21)December 21, 1965 Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	February 16, 2022(2022-02-16) (aged 56) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer

Declan O'Brien (December 21, 1965 – February 16, 2022) was an American film and television writer and director. He was known as the director of three films in the Wrong Turn series (2009–2012) and he was the president of Fairport Filmworks.

Biography

His work with Syfy has also included writing for the film The Snake King, and he wrote the screenplay for The Harpy, which began pre-production on June 26, 2006.^[1] O'Brien directed the third, the fourth, and the fifth films of the Wrong Turn series, and wrote the latter two films. He directed Roger Corman's 2010 horror film Sharktopus.^[2]

He died on February 16, 2022, at the age of 56.^[3][4]

Selected credits

• The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015) (characters)
• Joy Ride 3: Roadkill (2014) (director / writer)
• The Marine 3: Homefront (2013) (writer)
• Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012) (director / writer)
• Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) (director / writer)
• Sharktopus (2010) (director)
• Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009) (director)
• Rock Monster (2008) (director / writer)
• Genesis Code (2008) (director / writer)
• Cyclops (2008) (director)
• Alice Upside Down (2007) (producer / story)
• Creature Unknown (2004) (executive producer)
• On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997) (co-producer)

References

External links

• Declan O'Brien at IMDb
• Obituary

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