Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | 2006 | |
| Director | Ich, Daniel Blake | 2016 | |
| Director | Sorry We Missed You | 2019 | |
| Director | The Old Oak | 2023 | |
| Director | Angels' Share - Ein Schluck für die Engel | 2012 | |
| Director | Kes | 1969 | |
| Writer | Kes | 1969 | |
| Director | Looking for Eric | 2009 | |
| Director | Land and Freedom | 1995 | |
| Director | Jimmy's Hall | 2014 | |
| Director | Sweet Sixteen | 2002 | |
| Director | Bread and Roses | 2000 | |
| Director | Just a Kiss | 2004 | |
| Director | Mein Name ist Joe | 1998 | |
| Director | Ladybird Ladybird | 1994 | |
| Director | It's a Free World... | 2007 | |
| Director | Riff-Raff | 1991 | |
| Director | Jedem sein Kino | 2007 | |
| Director | Raining Stones | 1993 | |
| Director | Family Life | 1971 | |
| Director | 11'09''01 – September 11 | 2002 | |
| Director | The Navigators | 2001 | |
| Director | Carla's Song | 1996 | |
| Director | Geheimprotokoll | 1990 | |
| Director | Route Irish | 2011 | |
| Actor | Das Kino des Ken Loach | 2016 | Ken Loach |
| Writer | The Spirit of '45 | 2013 | |
| Director | The Spirit of '45 | 2013 | |
| Director | Tickets | 2005 |