- Directed his first feature film at the age of 35.
- Studied Media at the North West Institute in Northern Ireland.
- First Irish director to adapt a story by Stephen King (2010's The Boogeyman).
- Filmmakers who had a major influence on him; Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, Kathryn Bigelow, Paul Verhoeven, William Friedkin, Michael Mann, Stanley Kubrick, Tony Scott, Neil Jordan, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Bill Duke, John McTiernan and Christopher Nolan.
- Strange Days (1995) is a key film that inspired him to become a film director.
- Was thanked on the sleeve notes of Le Groupe Fantastique's 2022 debut album, The Powers Divide.
- Shares the same birthday (May 14th) as directors George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis and Sofia Coppola.
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