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. 

For the last six 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.
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Recent credits

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The Dig (2021) Netflix
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Brave New World (2020) Sky/Peacock
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The Sister (2020) ITV
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I Hate Suzie (2020) Sky Atlantic
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I May Destroy You (2020) BBC/HBO
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Gangs of London (2020) Sky
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The Third Day (2020) Sky
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The Great (2020) Hulu
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Bulletproof2 (2020) Sky
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Pennyworth (2019) Warner Horizon
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Sex Education (2019) Netflix
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The Censor (2019) The Hope Theatre
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Normal People (2020) BBC
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Sex Education (2020) Netflix
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Gentleman Jack (2019) BBC / HBO
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Hanna (2019) Amazon
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Watchmen (2019) HBO
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Clipped (2018) Access All Areas - Resolution 2018
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Madhouse Re:Ext (2018) Access All Areas
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The Terrible Tale of Henrietta Tate (2018) Beckwith Productions
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Low Level Panic (2017) Orange Tree Theatre
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Gorgonae (2017) Old Vic Workrooms
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Derren Brown's Ghost Train (2017) Thorpe Park
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"Impossible Planet" - Electric Dreams (2017) Channel 4 & Amazon
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Food (2017) Finborough Theatre
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A Better Life (2017) King's Head Theatre
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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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Obama-ology (2014) Finborough Theatre
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Silver Linings (2017) English Touring Theatre
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Mars: After the Crisis (2017) Old Red Lion Theatre
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Sea Fret (2017) Old Red Lion Theatre
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Humans (2016) Channel 4 Television
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016) Southwark Playhouse
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I wish To Die Singing (2015) Finborough Theatre
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