Declan O'Brien (December 21, 1965 – February 16, 2022) was an American film and television writer and director. He was known as the director of three films in the Wrong Turn series (2009–2012) and he was the president of Fairport Filmworks.
Declan Timothy O'Brien | |
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Born | |
Died | February 16, 2022 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 56)
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
His work with Syfy has also included writing for the film The Snake King, and he wrote the screenplay for The Harpy, which began pre-production on June 26, 2006.[1] O'Brien directed the third, the fourth, and the fifth films of the Wrong Turn series, and wrote the latter two films. He directed Roger Corman's 2010 horror film Sharktopus.[2]