Richie Harrington grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Miami. He was studying to become a doctor when he had a quarter life crisis and decided to pursue his true passion of writing and directing film. After moving to Los Angeles, Richie started as an assistant for Michael Bay during post production of Transformers 5 and preproduction of 6 Underground. After that, he served as David O. Russell's creative executive on David's latest feature film, Amsterdam.
Richie currently produces videos for TalesVision, which specializes in scripted VFX-driven fantasy content. TalesVision has over 1.7 million followers on TikTok, 1 million followers on Instagram, and over 500,000 subscribers on YouTube. Their videos have amassed over 165 million views.
Richie has directed and produced commercials and branded content for clients such as Disney, Meta, Sutter Home Wine, and many more. His scripts have placed in the ScreenCraft Film Fund, Final Draft Big Break, Outstanding Screenplays, Launch Pad, Austin Film Festival, and the Filmmatic Horror Awards. His short films have screened at Tacoma Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival, New York Psychedelic Film Festival, LA Neo Noir Film Festival, and LA Webfest.
Richie's inspirations include: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Coen Brothers, Gus Van Sant, Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, David O. Russell, John Carpenter, Edgar Wright, Tim Burton, Francis Ford Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, Sophia Coppola, David Cronenberg, and many others.