Liam O'Donnell (director)

Liam O'Donnell (born April 12, 1982) 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 2020's Skylines (film).

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 movie is set to film in Malta in September 2021.