Kevin de la Isla O’Neill is an Irish-Mexican film, television and multi-camera director, born in Mexico City to an Irish mother and Mexican father.

He began his career as a theatre actor and appeared in the Mexican television series Carrusel de las Américas before moving behind the camera. After relocating to Ireland, he studied Media Production at Coláiste Dhúlaigh and Film as Fine Art & Languages at the University of Wolverhampton.

Kevin has worked across drama, documentary, commercials, music, live television, theatre and post-production. His experience includes work as a camera operator, assistant producer, promos producer and editor for broadcasters and production companies including TV3, Setanta Sports, Ned Kelly Pictures and RTÉ. He has also built more than 22,000 hours of professional editing experience, giving him a strong practical understanding of coverage, pace, performance and story structure.

His directing credits include the feature film The Hit Producer, winner of Best Director and Best First Feature at the IndieFEST Film Awards; the RTÉ/Filmbase short ACORN, winner of the Gold Shark for Best Directing at the Kinsale Shark Awards; and the TG4 docudrama feature Violet Gibson: The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini, winner of Best Documentary at Kerry International Film Festival.

Kevin has directed commercials, music videos and live multi-camera concert work for artists including The Walls, HamsandwicH, Julie Feeney, The Laundry Shop and The Novas. He also directed the sell-out stage production Stoker at the New Theatre, Dublin, and has worked in live studio and multi-camera television environments in Ireland and internationally.

He is currently developing a slate of film and television projects, including the feature horror film La Cloaca.