Nial is a respected and multi-award winning producer of internationally recognised films. His work on investigative documentaries is ground-breaking, putting cameras where access has never before been granted, as seen in the critically acclaimed US series Borderland and the AACTA award winning series on domestic violence, Hitting Home. Nial recently co-directed and produced the landmark documentary series Revelation, where criminal trials of paedophile priests where filmed for the first time anywhere in the world.

Nial has received many awards during his career, including multiple AACTA and Walkley awards for documentary.