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

For the last five years 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.

Upcoming workshops:

• 22-23 Jun 2019 London - For Directors, Movement Directors, & Actors
• 13-14 Jul 2019 London - For Directors, Movement Directors, & Actors
• 03-04 Aug 2019 London - For Directors, Movement Directors, & Actors

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Recent credits

Pennyworth (2019) Warner Horizon

Hanna (2109) Amazon

Gentleman Jack (2019) BBC / HBO

A Better Life (2017) King's Head Theatre

Gorgonae (2017) Old Vic Workrooms

Derren Brown's Ghost Train (2017) Thorpe Park

Silver Linings (2017) English Touring Theatre

Humans (2016) Channel 4 Television

After the Heat We Battle for the Heart (2016) Vault Festival

I wish To Die Singing (2015) Finborough Theatre

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016) Southwark Playhouse

Watchmen (2019) HBO

Sex Education (2019) Netflix

Clipped (2018) Access All Areas - Resolution 2018

The Terrible Tale of Henrietta Tate (2018) Beckwith Productions

Madhouse Re:Ext (2018) Access All Areas

"Impossible Planet" - Electric Dreams (2017) Channel 4 & Amazon

Food (2017) Finborough Theatre

Mars: After the Crisis (2017) Old Red Lion Theatre

Sea Fret (2017) Old Red Lion Theatre

Low Level Panic (2017) Orange Tree Theatre

The Girl With All The Gifts (2016) Warner Bros.

Obama-ology (2014) Finborough Theatre