Padraic McKinley
Birthdate: August 15, 1974 (52 Years Old)
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Padraic McKinley was originally a film editor of theatrical movies and episodic television, and then expanded his portfolio to director/producer in 2016, with his first feature credit as a contributing producer on director/co-writer/producer/star Russell Crowe’s Poker Face (2022), with Liam Hemsworth and RZA, followed by executive producer credits for director/co-writer Joshua John Miller’s horror movie, The Exorcism (2024), starring Crowe, Ryan Simpkins and Sam Worthington; and then as executive producer and editor for director/co-writer Brad Furman’s espionage thriller, Tin Soldier (2025), with Scott Eastwood, Jame Foxx and Robert De Niro.
McKinley made his feature directorial debut and as co-film editor (with Matthew Woolley) of the 1933 Oregon-set drama, The Weight (2026), co-starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, with Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash and Alec Newman, produced in Germany and the U.S. and released wide by Vertical after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Personal life
Padraic McKinley was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in San Francisco and Eugene, Oregon, by his parents. McKinley attended college, studying music, but left to take a job as a music editor. McKinley is married with children.
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Padraic McKinley Movies
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The Weight
Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness.
Facts About Padraic McKinley
Life Change: Padraic McKinley had been floundering in college, and asked his uncle, who was a film editor in Los Angeles, if he could work with him. McKinley’s uncle helped him get a job as a music editor, prompting him to leave Eugune, Oregon for Los Angeles.
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