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Declan Lowney

Declan Lowney

Director, also producer · Dublin, Ireland

Primetime Emmy winner · 2 BAFTA Awards · 2 other major award bodies

Declan Lowney (born 1960) is an Irish director, known for his work in television and film. Among his work, he's directed shows by Penn & Teller, Father Ted, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, and Red Dwarf commercials for the AA.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 40% in 30 days

What are Declan Lowney's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Bonds
23%
Morality
16%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Warm
4
Joyful
4
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Declan Lowney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Declan Lowney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Going Dutch(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Door Prize(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • SisterS(2023)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Frank of Ireland(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Ted Lasso(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • American Housewife(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Teachers(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Galavant(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Alan Partridge(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Stink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Moone Boy(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • A Night with Beyonce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Comedy Blaps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Married Single Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Celtic Woman: A New Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Eddie Izzard: Sexie(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Little Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Paul and Pauline Calf's Cheese and Ham Sandwich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Cruise of the Gods(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • We Know Where You Live. Live!(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Wild About Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Spice Girls: Back In Britain! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Cold Feet(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Father Ted(1995)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Take That - Live in Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Pavarotti - My Heart's Delight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • The Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Prince: The Ryde Dyvine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Time Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Tom Jones – Live At This Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Beleza Tropical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Alan Partridge (2013)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Moone Boy (2012)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Big Door Prize (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 39: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting38 of 39: 37 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stProducing1 of 39: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s14 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, 2 BAFTA Awards and 1 other major award from 11 major nominations, 1996–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  4. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
  5. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy Programme
  6. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy Programme or Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy Programme or Series
  7. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Situation Comedy Award
  8. 1997
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1996
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy (Programme or Series)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Declan Lowney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 15 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Teachers (2016)

92nd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Ted Lasso (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Declan Lowney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Declan Lowney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Baynham shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers