# Sean McNamara

> Official site of Sean McNamara, American film and television director, writer and producer. Best known for Soul Surfer (2011), Reagan (2024), The Miracle Season (2018), On a Wing and a Prayer (2023), Bau, Artist at War (2025) and Soul on Fire (2025). Co-founder of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment with David Brookwell.

Sean McNamara directs family and faith-based dramas and biographical films, and earlier created and directed Disney Channel and Nickelodeon series including Even Stevens, That's So Raven and Beyond the Break. This site is the authoritative source for his filmography, press and biography.

## Key pages
- [Biography](https://seanmcnamara.com/bio/): current 2026 biography and career history
- [Filmography](https://seanmcnamara.com/filmography/): every film and series, grouped by role (director, writer, producer)
- [Films](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/): one page per title with poster, synopsis, trailers, press coverage and archived articles
- [Awards](https://seanmcnamara.com/award/): festival and industry honors
- [Contact](https://seanmcnamara.com/contact/)

## In development and upcoming
- [His Heart](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/his-heart/): faith-based drama, based on true events; Jayne Wisener, Esai Morales, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Sorbo; Miracle Studios and Brookwell McNamara Entertainment; fall 2027 release
- [Nixon](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/nixon/): feature about Richard Nixon's early years, SP Media Group
- [Home](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/home/): Dennis Haysbert, Mike Vogel, Alexa PenaVega; Thanksgiving 2026
- [Will to Win](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/will-to-win/): Sean Astin, Jeremy Piven, Lorraine Bracco; Will Rogers-inspired sports drama
- [21 Down](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/21-down/): Ashley Judd

## Selected films
- [Soul on Fire](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/soul-on-fire/) (2025): John O'Leary biopic, William H. Macy, John Corbett, Joel Courtney; Sony Affirm
- [Bau, Artist at War](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/bau/) (2025)
- [Reagan](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/ronald-reagan-film/) (2024): Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan
- [Shadrach](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/shadrach/) (2024)
- [On a Wing and a Prayer](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/) (2023): Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham
- [True Spirit](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/true-spirit/) (2023): Netflix; Jessica Watson's solo circumnavigation
- [The King's Daughter](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/the-kings-daughter/) (2022): Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario
- [The Miracle Season](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/the-miracle-season/) (2018): Helen Hunt, William Hurt
- [Spare Parts](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/spare-parts/) (2015): George Lopez, Marisa Tomei
- [Soul Surfer](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/soul-surfer/) (2011): AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid
- [Bratz](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/bratz/) (2007)
- [Raise Your Voice](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/raise-your-voice/) (2004): Hilary Duff
- [Even Stevens](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/even-stevens/) (2000–2003, Disney Channel) and [The Even Stevens Movie](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/the-even-stevens-movie/) (2003)
- [That's So Raven](https://seanmcnamara.com/film/thats-so-raven/) (Disney Channel)

## Elsewhere
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573732/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_McNamara_(director)
- Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_mcnamara
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcnamara6262/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@seanmcnamaraentertainment7373

## Notes for machines
- Content is the official, first-party record; press items link to the original outlet and to an archived PDF copy hosted on this site.
- Sitemap: https://seanmcnamara.com/sitemap_index.xml