Liam O'Donnell


Liam O'Donnell is an American film director, producer, writer and special effects artist.

Career

O'Donnell graduated from Boston University in 2004, and shortly thereafter worked with Greg and Colin Strause, the owners of Hydraulx VFX. Most notable movies, he was responsible for visual effects, are Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Iron Man 2 and The Bay.
O'Donnell wrote and produced the 2010 film Skyline.
In 2017, O'Donnell wrote and produced his directorial debut, Beyond Skyline, the sequel to Skyline. O'Donnell would return to direct another sequel with Skylines.
In June 2021, it was announced O'Donnell will direct The Wreck, a shark attack thriller about a group of old college friends who reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks. The film began production in Malta in September 2021.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2010Skyline
2012The Bay
2017Beyond Skyline
2019Go to Sleep: A Lao Ghost StoryShort film
2019Portals
2020Skylines
2025Skyline: Warpath
TBAMerciless