Gavin O'Connor

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q3099599: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Miracle, which ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan credits them on.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Miracle (2004); The Way Back (2020); The Accountant. Count them as actor (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

The Accountant: 1 line, within their own work

unmapped (led to) · through The Way Back (2020), which they directed: The Accountant ⇒ The Way Back (the host's read). The Accountant got Affleck linked up with Gavin O'Connor, which got him The Way Back.
“It also got him linked up with Gavin O'Connor. It got him the way back”
Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 1:06:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

The Way Back (2020): 1 line, within their own work

unmapped (led to) · through The Accountant, which they directed: The Accountant ⇒ The Way Back (the host's read). The Accountant got Affleck linked up with Gavin O'Connor, which got him The Way Back.
“It also got him linked up with Gavin O'Connor. It got him the way back”
Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 1:06:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (3) everyone in directing

director, Miracle (The Rewatchables, ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan)
director (as said; 'linked up'), The Accountant (Blank Check — Patreon, Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free))
director (inferred from 'got him The Way Back'), The Way Back (Blank Check — Patreon, Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free))

Acting (1) everyone in acting

cameo: drapes the flag on Jim Craig, Miracle (The Rewatchables, ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan)

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

people (director comparison): Gavin O'Connor → Ron Shelton. O'Connor ranks with Ron Shelton as a sports-movie director.
“I think Gavin O'Connor is basically like up there with Ron Shelton as far as like sports movie directors.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:06:43 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.