Declan Recks graduated from Ireland's National Film School in 1989 with the award- winning short film Big Swinger. He set up Paradox Pictures, producing several feature films, including Separation Anxiety and How Harry Became a Tree. Recks also directed the award-winning shorts Quando and Sunny's Deliverance, Soap and the drama Making Ends Meet. His directing credits also include the top rated Irish TV shows Any Time Now and The Clinic. He won an Irish Film and TV Award for Best Director for the mini-series Pure Mule. His recent work includes the mini-series The Running Mate.