Benjamin Cleary

Benjamin Cleary is an Irish writer, director and producer from Dublin.

He is best known for his short-film Stutterer that earned him an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards with producers Shan Christopher Ogilvie and Serena Armitage.

[1][2][3] Cleary graduated from University College Dublin with a BBLS Degree (Bachelor of Business & Legal Studies) in 2006.

He then moved to England, where he completed his Screenwriting MA from London Film School.

This award qualified Stutterer onto the long-list for an Oscar, which it went on to win for Best Live Action Short.