Patrick Creadon was born in Chicago and is a 1989 graduate of the
University of Notre Dame. He began his career as one of the youngest
cameramen in the history of PBS, shooting and producing cinema-verite
style stories for the critically acclaimed series The 90's. He earned
his Master's Degree in Cinematography at the American Film Institute,
where his thesis film (on which he served as Director of Photography)
was nominated for a student Academy Award. As a cameraman his work has
appeared on every major network, including NBC, CBS, ABC, MTV, VH1,
and ESPN. He has also done work for Paramount Pictures, Warner
Brothers, Sony, Universal Studios, and Disney.

Creadon made his feature film directorial debut with WORDPLAY, an
acclaimed documentary about Puzzle Master Will Shortz, which was
nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film
Festival's Documentary Competition.

He works closely with his wife, producer Christine O'Malley, and
together they are raising three young girls.

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