In 2014 , Jibson co-wrote the independent film '' The Lighthouse '' , based the tragic story of the Smalls Lighthouse in 1801 . '' The Lighthouse '' is the story of two Lighthouse keepers , Thomas Howell and Thomas Griffith who were stranded on The Smalls Islands , a small cluster of rocks approximately 20 miles ( 32 km ) west of the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales . Jibson also starred as Thomas Howell opposite Welsh actor Mark Lewis Jones . The feature film was written and then selected by the Welsh Ffilm Cymru emerging talent scheme Cinematic and awarded a budget of £ 300,000 in conjunction with the British Film Institute ( BFI ) , BBC Films , S4C and Soda Pictures . The film received a cinematic release in Wales and was released on DVD and VOD in 2016 in the UK , receiving positive reviews . " '' The Lighthouse '' is a welcome beacon of quality in a genre often happy to rely on cheap tricks and easy scares and offers so much more , amply rewarding those who are willing to embrace its blunt and brittle world " – '' Starburst '' Jibson 's television work includes Phamer McCoy in the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards winning 2012 US miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys '' , directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton , BBC Four film '' Burton & Taylor '' , alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West ; '' The Thirteenth Tale '' starring Vanessa Redgrave and Olivia Colman – both for the BBC , '' Tubby and Enid '' , directed by Victoria Wood for the BBC , '' Father Brown '' BBC and Galavant for ABC
2012 Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Michael Jibson