Ita O'brien
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Ita O'Brien

Intimacy Coordinator & Movement Director
Ita O'Brien is an Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Director for film, television, and theatre. 

Since 2014, Ita O'Brien has been developing best practice when working with intimacy, scenes with sexual content, and nudity in film, TV, and theatre - the 'Intimacy on Set' guidelines. Ita pioneered the role of Intimacy Coordinator, which is gaining adoption in leading production houses, including HBO, Netflix, and the BBC.  

Ita's work has been featured widely in the media, including The Guardian, The New York Times, The Telegraph, The Irish Times, Cosmopolitan, The Evening Standard, The Stage, The Sunday Times, BBC, NBC, Radio New Zealand, ABC, and RTE. 

​Ita founded Intimacy on Set to provide trained professional Intimacy Coordinators to the industry.

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Recent credits

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The Roses (2025) Searchlight Pictures
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Black Bag (2025) Universal
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The Agency (2024) Paramount
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Warner Bros.
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The Outrun (2024) StudioCanal
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We Live in Time (2024) A24
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Apartment 7A (2024) Paramount
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My Lady Jane (2024) Amazon
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Masters of the Air (2024) Apple TV
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Pelleas et Melisande (2024) Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
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The Way (2024) BBC
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A Very Short Film About Longing (2023) DMC Film
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Men Up (2023) BBC
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North Star (2023) Indian Paintbrish
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Locked In (2023) Netflix
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Dreamland (2023) Sky Studios
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The Pope's Exorcist (2023) Sony Pictures
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Antony & Cleopatra (2023) Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
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Invasion (2022) Apple TV
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The Peripheral (2022) Amazon
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Empire of Light (2022) Searchlight Pictures
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Chevalier (2022) Searchlight Pictures
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The Rape of Lucretia (2022) Royal Opera House
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The Serpent Queen (2022) Starzplay
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Lady Chatterly's Lover (2022) Sony / Netflix
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The Crucible (2022) National Theatre
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True Things (2022) BBC Films
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Like Water for Chocolate (2022) Royal Opera House
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All the Old Knives (2022) Amazon
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Conversations With Friends (2022) BBC
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Vikings Valhalla (2022) Netflix
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Chloe (2022) BBC
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Theodora (2022) Royal Opera House
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Spring Awakening (2022) Almeida Theatre
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The Last Duel (2021) 20th Century Studios
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The Girl Before (2021) BBC
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The Pursuit of Love (2021) BBC
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The Outlaws (2021) BBC
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Foundation (2021) Apple TV
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You Don't Know Me (2021) BBC
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Manor (2021) National Theatre
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It's a Sin (2021) Channel 4
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Master of None (2021) Netflix
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Anne Boleyn (2021) Channel 5
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Behind Her Eyes (2021) Netflix
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I May Destroy You (2020) BBC/HBO
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The Dig (2021) Netflix
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Normal People (2020) BBC
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Brave New World (2020) Sky/Peacock
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I Hate Suzie (2020) Sky Atlantic
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Industry (2020) BBC
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The Great (2020) Hulu
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Gangs of London (2020) Sky
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Sex Education (2020) Netflix
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The Sister (2020) ITV
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The Third Day (2020) Sky
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Pennyworth (2019) Warner Horizon
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Watchmen (2019) HBO
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Gentleman Jack (2019) BBC / HBO
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Sex Education (2019) Netflix
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Hanna (2019) Amazon
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Clipped (2018) Access All Areas - Resolution 2018
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The Terrible Tale of Henrietta Tate (2018) Beckwith Productions
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Madhouse Re:Ext (2018) Access All Areas
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Low Level Panic (2017) Orange Tree Theatre
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The Censor (2019) The Hope Theatre
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"Impossible Planet" - Electric Dreams (2017) Channel 4 & Amazon
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Sea Fret (2017) Old Red Lion Theatre
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Derren Brown's Ghost Train (2017) Thorpe Park
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Gorgonae (2017) Old Vic Workrooms
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Silver Linings (2017) English Touring Theatre
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Food (2017) Finborough Theatre
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Mars: After the Crisis (2017) Old Red Lion Theatre
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A Better Life (2017) King's Head Theatre
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016) Southwark Playhouse
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After the Heat We Battle for the Heart (2016) Vault Festival
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The Girl With All The Gifts (2016) Warner Bros.
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Humans (2016) Channel 4 Television
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I wish To Die Singing (2015) Finborough Theatre
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Obama-ology (2014) Finborough Theatre
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