Neasa Hardiman is an Irish director of both fiction and nonfiction, predominantly known for her television work. Hardiman began her career producing a number of shows for the RTÉ network in Ireland and has since worked on both British and American productions. Her television credits include the children's drama series Tracy Beaker Returns (2010–2012), the crime dramas Scott & Bailey (2014) and Happy Valley (2016), the American period drama Z: The Beginning of Everything and the Marvel superhero series Inhumans (both 2017).