Molloy began his career in 1996 as a Senior Designer at Why Not and Associates in London, working with brands such as
Nike,
Virgin Records, and the
BBC. In 2020, Molloy directed a television series for
Quibi about "
fake news" that reputedly influenced the
United States 2016 Presidential election, starring
Fionn Whitehead and executive produced by
Matt Reeves. The series was shot in Ukraine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Production on the series was halted when
Quibi shut down in the late fall of 2020. Molloy started directing television commercials in the early 2000s. His work has been broadcast during the
Super Bowl. His branded short film for Apple "The Underdogs" won several awards, including four Gold
Cannes Lions, and earned him a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials at the
72nd Directors Guild of America Awards. Molloy continued this work with Apple during the COVID-19 pandemic with a sequel titled "The Whole Working-From-Home Thing". The film was shot by
Academy Award-winning cinematographer
Greig Fraser and won an "innovation-in-lockdown" award at
The One Show. In 2021, Molloy won Best Director at the Shots Awards The Americas. In April 2022, Molloy was announced as the director of
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F for
Netflix, replacing
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah after the duo wanted to focus on the unproduced
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