Corin Hardy
English film director
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Corin Hardy (born 6 January 1975)[1] is an English filmmaker. He is best known for directing the horror films The Hallow (2015), The Nun (2018) and Whistle (2025).
Corin Hardy | |
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Corin Hardy at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Utah | |
| Born | 6 January 1975 |
| Alma mater | Wimbledon College of Arts |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work | The Hallow The Nun Whistle |
| Website | corinhardy |
Early life
Career
In September 2009, Hardy was set to direct Refuge, from a screenplay by Tom De Ville and produced by Sam Raimi.[3][4] In 2011, Screen International named him as one of the "Stars of Tomorrow" for filmmakers.[5] He made his directorial debut with the 2015 horror film The Hallow, which he also co-wrote.[6][7][8] In December 2014, Hardy was set to direct The Crow (2024), with his The Hallow co-writer Felipe Marino writing the screenplay.[9][10] By March 2016, he was temporarily removed from the film, before being rehired by June 2016.[11][12][13] By June 2018, he exited the film due to disagreements with producers.[14][15][16] Hardy called his decision to leave the "hardest decision of all".[17]
He directed the 2018 horror film The Nun,[18] a spin-off of The Conjuring 2 (2016) and the fifth film in The Conjuring Universe.[19] In July 2019, he was set to direct the monster film Arcane for Balboa Productions.[20] In 2020, he directed four episodes of the first series of Gangs of London, a television series produced for Sky Atlantic, before becoming showrunner for the series' 2022 second series, and co-writing the tie-in graphic novel Ghosts. In March 2021, Hardy was set to direct the horror film Every House is Haunted for Netflix.[21] In October 2022, he was set to direct a film adaptation of the comic book series Torso.[22] In 2024, he directed the horror film Whistle (2025).[23] By December 2025, he was no longer attached to Torso.[24]
Filmography
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Hallow | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut |
| 2018 | The Nun | Yes | No | No | |
| 2025 | Whistle | Yes | No | Yes |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Butterfly | Yes | Yes | Also producer, cinematographer and editor |
| 2012 | In the Back | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2022 | Gangs of London | Yes | Yes | 8 episodes; Role as "Fake Shemp"; Also showrunner (Series 2) |
Music video
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Keane | [25] |
| "Bedshaped" | [26] | ||
| 2005 | "Strangers" | ||
| 2007 | "Annie, Let's Not Wait" | Guillemots | [27][28] |
| "She Is the New Thing" | The Horrors | ||
| 2009 | "Warrior's Dance" | The Prodigy | [29] |
| "Pencil Full of Lead" | Paolo Nutini | ||
| 2010 | "God and Satan" | Biffy Clyro | [30] |
| 2011 | "Busy" | Olly Murs | [31] |
| "Heart Skips a Beat" | [32] | ||
| 2012 | "Watchtower" | Devlin | |
| 2013 | "Losing Sleep" | John Newman | [33] |
| 2019 | "Cthulhu" | Gunship | [34] |
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | A Gangs of London Story: Ghosts | Co-written with Rowan Athale; illustrated by Ferenc Nothof[35] |