Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish playwright and filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, ''My Left Foot'' (1989), ''The Field'' (1990), and ''In the Name of the Father'' (1993), and later directed the films ''The Boxer'' (1997), ''In America'' (2003), and ''Brothers'' (2009). Sheridan has received six Academy Award nominations for his work. Provided by Wikipedia