Conor Byrne is a New York-based commercial director working with RadicalMedia in the United States and ANIMALS in Canada, recognized for cinematic comedy that blends visual ambition, sharp performances, and confident scale. He has directed campaigns for Verizon, the NBA, NFL, Pepsi, McDonald's, Microsoft, IKEA, Geico, Hershey's, and Google Play, working with talent including Peyton Manning, Kevin Hart, Kevin Durant, Charles Barkley, and John Leguizamo. His work has earned recognition from Cannes Lions (including two Lions for Skittles "Struck By A Rainbow"), a Clio Silver for Nomi Health's "Go Fund Yourself," D&AD Pencils, Effie Awards, and Shorty Awards. Conor's narrative short PORZINGOD premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016 and played on the Madison Square Garden jumbotron; his short FOUREYES won a Cannes Young Director Award in 2014. A 2014 SHOOT New Directors Showcase director and 2015 ADC Young Guns winner, he graduated from Wesleyan University with High Honors in Film Studies, earning the Stephen J. Ross Prize for Best Film and the Frank Capra Award for Comedy. He collaborates on all projects with his brother Tyler under Brudder Films and hosts the podcast "That's What I Call Marketing."