Killian (he/him) is an award-winning Creative Producer & Actor, working across theatre and film between Ireland and the UK.
With a focus on socially engaged storytelling, Killian is deeply committed to affecting change and making a difference through his work. He has worked on a diverse range of projects, from short films and site-specific performances to national and international tours, and artist development programs.
Recent Producing work includes Linda, George, & Gillian [Work in Development] (Run of the Mill, Dublin Theatre Festival, 2024), Real Life (Run of the Mill, Project Arts Centre, 2024), the Oscar Qualifying short film Turnaround by Aisling Byrne (Arcade Film, A Screen Ireland Focus Short – Winner Best Short Drama, Galway Fleadh, 2024), the Oscar-Qualifying Headspace (Run of the Mill & Arcade Film – Winner Grand Prix Best Irish Short at 67th Cork International Film Festival, European Film Awards Candidacy, 2023), This Solution by Shaun Dunne (Dublin Theatre Festival, 2023), Animals by Louise White (Dublin Theatre Festival 2022), Good Sex by Dead Centre with Emilie Pine (Dublin Theatre Festival, 2022, & International Touring 2023 – present), and Making a Mark by Shaun Dunne (National Tour, 2022, Dublin Fringe, 2019, Winner Judges Choice Award).
Killian is a part of Screen Ireland and the National Talent Academies’ EMERGE programme, which is aimed at a diverse network of new and emerging producers who want to increase their industry knowledge and upskilling, while growing their peer and industry network, & the Mentorship for Producers programme.
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“a wonderfully moving, politically challenging, and powerfully unsettling experience. Prepare to beshaken out of your comfort zone.” – The Arts Review (Iphigenia in Splott by Gary Owen)
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“Exhilarating… Choreography and carnality blend spectacularly.”
— The Irish Times, This Solution by Shaun Dunne
Aisling Byrne as writer and director and Killian Coyle, the creative producer, conjured from the entire ensemble “such stuff as dreams are made on” to quote the Bard.
— NoMoreWorkHorse, Real Life by Aisling Byrne & the Run of the Mill Company
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1. The Run of the Mill Ensemble, Lauren Larkin and Fionnuala Gygax in Real Life by Aisling Byrne and the ROTM Company. Photo Credit: Ste Murray (2024)
2. Luca Truffarelli, Jessie Thompson and Adam John Rircharson in This Solution by Shaun Dunne. Photo Credit: Ste Murray (2023)
3. Claire Rushbrook in Turnaround by Aisling Byrne. Photo Credit: Shane O’Connor (2023)
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