Kerry O’Neill is a writer and director from Queens, NY.  She spent a decade writing and performing live comedy at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre before going on to write for shows like Netflix’s Murderville and Amazon’s break out hit Jury Duty, which she also acted in.

As a director, Kerry uses her background in improvisational comedy to create dramatic work that feels authentic and experiential. Her films, like her TV work, defy genre. Her films have been the recipient of various grants and awards, including the Panavision New Filmmakers Grant, the Vanishing Angle Post Production Grant, Vimeo Staff Picks, and a 2021 Short to Feature Lab fellowship.

Recently, Kerry was named a 2023 Vimeo Breakout  Creator and a ‘23-’24 fellow of the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women+, where she directed the dark comedy thriller, Interloper, set to premiere at the Directors Guild of America.

Kerry was awarded a Peabody Award, an AFI Award and the Independent Sprirt Award for Best Ensemble Cast for her work on Jury Duty.

Kerry continues to bring her darkly hilarious characters to the screen, both as a television writer and a film director. She is currently writing on a new half hour comedy from the creators of Jury Duty, and has various projects in development, including her first feature film.