Rich Peppiatt is an Irish writer and director best known for films Kneecap and One Rogue Reporter. He received nominations in four categories at the 78th British Academy Film Awards for Kneecap, including Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, despite being an Irish, not British, citizen. He was nominated in six categories at the 78th British Academy Film Awards for Kneecap, making him the most-nominated debut director in the awards' history. Despite being Irish, not British, he won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. He was awarded Best Director at the 2025 Irish Film and Television Awards, Best Debut Screenwriter at the British Independent Film Awards, and Breakthrough British/Irish filmmaker at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rich Peppiatt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
