Sean King O'Grady

{{Short description|American film director and producer}}

Sean King O'Grady{{cite web|last=Foertsch|first=Rachel|title= The Mill Director On Collaborating With Lil Rel Howery For New Horror Film|website=Screen Rant|url= https://screenrant.com/the-mill-movie-sean-king-ogrady-interview/|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Yates|first=Shanique|title='THE MILL' DIRECTOR RECALLS LIL REL HOWERY'S DECISION TO REMAIN BLINDFOLDED UNTIL PRODUCTION BEGAN FOR THE SCI-FI THRILLER|date=October 9, 2023|website=Blavity|url=https://blavity.com/entertainment/the-mill-lil-rel-howery-hulu|accessdate=October 12, 2023}} is an American film director and producer based in Michigan.{{cite web|last=Millican|first=Josh|title="Dissecting Horror" Continues September 8th with the Creatives of ‘We Need to Do Something’|date=September 3, 2021|website=Dread Central|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/412044/dissecting-horror-continues-september-8th-with-the-creatives-of-we-need-to-do-something/|accessdate=October 9, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Mahler|first=Matthew|title=Exclusive: The Mill Director Wants to Change Your Life and Break the System|date=October 6, 2023|website=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/the-mill-sean-king-ogrady-interview/|accessdate=October 9, 2023}} He made his feature directorial debut with We Need to Do Something (2021).{{cite news|last=Zylberberg|first=Nadine|title=Three New Directors Welcome the Freedoms of Horror|date=June 15, 2021|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/movies/new-horror-directors-censor-till-death-we-need-to-do-something.html|accessdate=October 9, 2023}}{{cite magazine|last=O'Grady|first=Sean King|title=The Director of We Need to Do Something Needs to Say Something About Compromise|date=September 13, 2021|magazine=MovieMaker|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/the-director-of-we-need-to-do-something-needs-to-say-something-about-compromise/|accessdate=October 9, 2023}}{{cite magazine|last=Crump|first=Andrew|title=Exclusive: Seeking Comfort From The Outside With WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING Director Sean King O'Grady|date=September 11, 2021|magazine=Fangoria|url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/exclusive-seeking-comfort-from-the-outside-with-we-need-to-do-something-director-sean-king-ogrady/|accessdate=October 9, 2023}} He then made his second feature directorial effort with The Mill (2023).{{cite web|last=McAndrews|first=Mary Beth|title=‘The Mill’ Director On Capturing Lil Rel Howery’s Amazing Performance|date=October 11, 2023|website=Dread Central|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/465176/the-mill-director-on-capturing-lil-rel-howerys-amazing-performance/?amp|accessdate=October 12, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Doll|first=Katie|title=The Mill Director Sean King O'Grady Teases a 'Vampiric' Corporation|date=October 9, 2023|website=Comic Book Resources|url=https://www.cbr.com/the-mill-sean-king-ogrady-interview/|accessdate=October 10, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Director Sean King O'Grady on Casting Lil Rel Howery in The Mill|date=October 10, 2023|website=Comicbook.com|url=https://comicbook.com/news/video-director-sean-king-ogrady-on-casting-lil-rel-howery-in-the-mill/|accessdate=October 10, 2023}} O'Grady also served as a producer of the 2022 film I Love My Dad{{cite news|last=Hinds|first=Julie|title=Southfield-made horror movie filmed in just 17 days feels a lot like COVID-19 quarantine|date=September 2, 2021|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2021/09/02/we-need-to-do-something-movie-detroit/5620494001/|accessdate=October 9, 2023}} and the 2024 film Mr. Crocket.

As of October 2024, O'Grady resides in Oakland County, Michigan.{{cite newspaper|last=Hinds|first=Julie|title=Detroit producer helped bring the scares to Hulu horror movie 'Mr. Crocket'|date=October 10, 2024|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/10/10/hulu-film-mr-crocket-from-detroit-producer-unleashes-horror/75556907007/|accessdate=December 14, 2024}}