Jim Sheridan is arguably Ireland's most important film-makers. Sheridan was born in Dublin in 1949. He moved to America in 1982 (which served as an inspiration for his 2002 hit movie In America).
It wasn't until 1989 that made his first film. That first film was My Left Foot. This film launched Daniel-Day Lewis' career and earned Sheridan two Oscar nominations, one for best director and one for best screenplay.
His next film, in 1990, was an adaption of John B. Keane's play The Field.
In 1993, Sheridan reunited with Daniel Day-Lewis for his critically and commercially successful hit: In the Name of the Father. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, which included three nominations for Sheridan himself.
His next directoral effort was 1997 film, The Boxer, in which he once again collaborated with Daniel-Day Lewis. Sheridan was nominated for a Golden Globe for best director for The Boxer.
In 2002, Sheridan released In America, a film which gained Sheridan another Oscar nomination for best screenplay.
Perhaps suprisingly, Sheridan teamed up with Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent) for 2005's Get Rich or Die Tryin', a film about a drug dealer trying to make it as a rapper.
Sheridan's latest work was 2009's Brothers, which recieved only modest success.
Sheridan was one of the true Irish innovators who brought world attention to Irish cinema in the early 1990s.
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