Biography
Tom lives in Dublin with his partner and infant son. He has worked as an actor in Film and Television for thirteen years, (see Tomás O'Suilleabháin on imdb.com for credits list) before deciding to try his luck behind the camera. He is originally from Dublin but attended college in the west of Ireland.
Tom directed his first short film, Asal, in 2011. It went on to win best short at Ireland's premiere film festival. He then went on to direct his first TV half hour for Irish broadcaster TG4. Tom's second short film, Mechanic Premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2013 and won the Tiernan McBride award for Best Short Drama. It has screened at all the major Irish festivals and was chosen to open The Cork Film festival along with Nebraska the Alexander Payne film.
Tom has been nominated for a Zebbie, a Writer's Guild award for Mechanic in 2014. Mechanic has been nominated for best in show and best script at the Fastnet Film Festival in West Cork. It has since been invited to over twenty film festivals internationally. His another short film, Personal Development premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh and has been selected for Tribeca Film Festival in New York.