Jon Hozier-Byrne

Jon Hozier-Byrne was born in 1988 in Dublin, to artist Raine Hozier-Byrne and drummer/music producer John Byrne. He is the older brother of Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known as the musician Hozier. He spent most of his formative years in County Wicklow, before attending a BA in Film and Philosophy in University College Dublin in 2007. He later completed an MA in Film Studies in 2010, before joining the University Observer as Film Editor, and Editor-in-Chief in 2011. In 2012, Hozier-Byrne began a PhD in Film Studies, and began teaching in University College Dublin, delivering lectures on European cinema, television studies, and modern cinema. His thesis work was centered around masculinity in recessionary comedy. In 2014, Hozier-Byrne deferred his PhD to form Stoneface Films with his partner David Reilly. Together they have written and produced numerous music videos, as well as Hozier-Byrne's directorial debut, the Omega Male, which premiered in the Cannes Film Festival that summer.