Richard Phelan

Director and writer · Born January 1, 1982 (44)

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Born: January 1, 1982 (44)
Works as: Director and writer
Titles: 5 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

Where can I watch Richard Phelan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

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Subscription and free streaming for Richard Phelan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Project Hail Mary(2026)
Head of Story
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl(2024)
Story Artist
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)
Head of Story
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon(2019)
Director · as Additional Voices (voice)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director
Shaun the Sheep(2007)
Show 5 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Beloved Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Animation · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

Biggest box office

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

Shaun the Sheep (2007)

Midcredits 89^th

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2020–2021.

2021
- Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
2020
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated Featured Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.