John Moore

John Moore (born 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is an Irish director, producer, and writer. Moore attended a technical college in Dublin, where he studied filmmaking. Upon completing his course, Moore genuinely believed that he wouldn't go on to work within the medium of film, but after a few years, that promptly changed. After graduating, he wrote and directed a series of short films in Ireland. Several of these shorts have featured on Irish TV netwo... more

John Moore (born 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is an Irish director, producer, and writer. Moore attended a technical college in Dublin, where he studied filmmaking. Upon completing his course, Moore genuinely believed that he wouldn't go on to work within the medium of film, but after a few years, that promptly changed. After graduating, he wrote and directed a series of short films in Ireland. Several of these shorts have featured on Irish TV networks over the years and along the way Moore founded an Irish based production company called Clingfilms. He then went on to direct several commercials including the launch advertisement for Sega Dreamcast, which Twentieth Century Fox found so impressive they gave him the $40 million budget for Behind Enemy Lines (2001). To date, Moore has made four films for Twentieth Century Fox: Behind Enemy Lines, Flight of the Phoenix (2004), The Omen (2006), and Max Payne (2008). Despite receiving mixed reviews, both Behind Enemy Lines, and The Omen did... less