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Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to Mildred (Harty) and Ivan Harris. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature. Unfortunately, a bout of tuberculosis as a teenager ended his aspirations to a rugby career, but he became fascinated with the theater and skipped a local dance one night to attend a performance of "Henry IV". He was hooked and went on to learn his craft at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), then spent several years in stage productions. He debuted on screen in Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) and quickly scored regular work in films, including The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959), The Night Fighters (1960) and a good role as a frustrated Australian bomber pilot in The Guns of Navarone (1961).
However, his breakthrough performance was as the quintessential "angry young man" in the sensational drama This Sporting Life (1963), which scored him an Oscar nomination. He then appeared in the WW II commando tale The Heroes of Telemark (1965) and in the Sam Peckinpah-directed western Major Dundee (1965). He next showed up in Hawaii (1966) and played King Arthur in Camelot (1967), a lackluster adaptation of the famous Broadway play. Better performances followed, among them a role as a reluctant police informer in The Molly Maguires (1970) alongside Sir Sean Connery. Harris took the lead role in the violent western A Man Called Horse (1970), which became something of a cult film and spawned two sequels. As the 1970s progressed, Harris continued to appear regularly on screen; however, the quality of the scripts varied from above average to woeful.
His credits during this period included directing himself as an aging soccer player in The Hero (1970); the western The Deadly Trackers (1973); the big-budget "disaster" film Juggernaut (1974); the strangely-titled crime film 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974); with Connery again in Robin and Marian (1976); Gulliver's Travels (1977); a part in the Jaws (1975); Orca (1977) and a nice turn as an ill-fated mercenary with Richard Burton and Roger Moore in the popular action film The Wild Geese (1978).
The 1980s kicked off with Harris appearing in the silly Bo Derek vanity production Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) and the remainder of the decade had him appearing in some very forgettable productions. However, the luck of the Irish was once again to shine on Harris's career and he scored rave reviews (and another Oscar nomination) for The Field (1990). He then locked horns with Harrison Ford as an IRA sympathizer in Patriot Games (1992) and got one of his best roles as gunfighter English Bob in the Clint Eastwood western Unforgiven (1992). Harris was firmly back in vogue and rewarded his fans with more wonderful performances in Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993); Cry, the Beloved Country (1995); The Great Kandinsky (1995) and This Is the Sea (1997). Further fortune came his way with a strong performance in the blockbuster Gladiator (2000) and he became known to an entirely new generation of film fans as Albus Dumbledore in the mega-successful Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). His final screen role was as "Lucius Sulla" in Caesar (2002).
Harris died of Hodgkin's disease, also known as Hodgkin's lymphoma, in London on October 25, 2002, aged 72.- Lisa Waltz was born on 31 August 1961 in Limerick, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986), Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 (2015) and 2016 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2016). She has been married to Mark Morocco since 1986.
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Todd Carty was born on the 31st August 1963. He began his career at the age of four filming television commercials. Carty made his stage debut at the New London Theatre Drury Lane, where he played the leading role of "Lionel!" in the musical based on the life of Lionel Bart. He went on to work on television in "Z Cars" (BBC); "Our Mutual Friend"; (Charles Dickens) (BBC); "Drummer" (BBC); "Headmaster" (BBC); "Focus on Britain" (German TV); "The Idle Bunch" (German TV), "Were Happy" (RTE); As a child actor Carty worked on various films, including "Professor Poppers Problems" with Charlie Drake and Milo O Shea; "The Gangs OK", "The Magic Trip". His first major television role was playing the lead role of Tucker in the BBC series "Grange Hill" for a period of five years, which proved so popular that he was then offered his own series playing Tucker as an adult in "Tuckers Luck" BBC. Carty went on to play Oswyn in the science fantasy film "Krull" directed by Peter Yates. In 1997 Todd starred with Nick Berry in a Victorian adventure film "The Black Velvet Band". Todd Carty played the central role of Mark Fowler in the award - winning flagship drama series "Eastenders" (BBC), a role he played for 12 years. Carty went on to play the regular role of PC.Gabriel Kent "The Bill" (ITV) 2003-2005 in which he won best villain of the year award for his portrayal of the evil PC Gabriel Kent. . Carty played Ray Hallam in the Christmas special of "Heartbeat" and Cameron Cook in "Holby City" (BBC). He also appeared alongside his son James Carty in the Channel 5 television series "Dangerous Adventures for Boys". Carty and his younger son Thomas worked together in "Celebrity Driving Academy" (BBC) (Winners). He played the role of Randy Candy in the award winning short fantasy film "The Candy Show" and worked on other short films such as "Whats in it for you"; "A Question of Balance", "Serves them right". Carty has been a celebrity guest numerous times in such television shows as "Multi Coloured Swap Shop"; "Saturday Superstore"; "Breakfast Time", "Pebble Mill at One"; "Live and Kicking"; "The Wright Stuff"; Channel 5; "Des O Connor Tonight"; "The Late Late Show" (RTE); "Harry Hill TV Show"; "Celebrity Mastermind" (Winner); "Pointless" with Bonnie Langford (Twice Winners); "Grange Hill" (21st Birthday) television show; "Eastenders Revealed"; "Eastenders Special"; "The Bill" (Kerry Story); "Celebrity Ready Steady Cook"; "Celebrity Master Chef"; "The Weakest Link"; 21st Birthday;"Harry Hill TV Show"; "The Chase Celebrity Special". Carty starred as Inspector Hallet on UK Theatre tour "The Business of Murder". Todd Carty starred as Patsy in "Spamalot" UK Tour 2010-2011 and 2011 to 2012 and 2015 to great nationwide reviews.. Carty made an unforgettable appearance on prime time ITV television entertainment show "Dancing on Ice", when he hilariously lost control and sped out through the exit. There were over two million hits on YouTube and it is now known as one of the funniest moments ever recorded on a live television show. He went on to star in the UK tour of "Dancing On Ice". Carty has voiced many popular commercials and has been a narrator on numerous television shows such as "Paddington Green"; "Scene in New York"; "The Jungle Creatures"; "Streets Apart" (BBC); "The Fame Game" (BBC Scotland); "Snapshot: Eddie Kidd "(Channel 5); "Driving Mum Crazy" (Meridian). His radio work includes "Les Miserables" (BBC), "The Three Loves of Ida Bliss" (BBC); "Wavelength" (BBC); "Midweek" (BBC);"London Particulars" (BBC); "Harry Hills Fruit Corner" (BBC); "Jellybones" (LBC). He has starred in many pantomimes all over the UK. Captains Mate in "Dick Whittington" at the Orchard Theatre Dartford, King Rat in "Dick Whittington" in High Wycombe, Fleshcreep in "Jack and the Beanstalk" in Barnstaple; Buttons in "Cinderella" in Worthing; Abanazar in "Aladdin" Kings Lynn; Abanazar in "Aladdin" in Redditch; King Rat in "Dick Whittington" in Horsham; Abanazar in "Aladdin" in Chatham; King Rat "Dick Whittington"; in Fareham; Fleshcreep in "Jack and the Beanstalk" in Newark and Ali Baba in "Aladdin and the Forty Thieves" (BBC). Carty directed several episodes of the television series "Doctors" (BBC) and directed a feature film "The Perfect Burger" Other television work includes playing himself, Todd Carty in the television comedy series "A Touch of Cloth" (Sky) He has just finished his latest film playing the role of Mike "Silver Birches".- Actress
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Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was born in Ballybricken, a town 8 miles outside Limerick on Sept. 6, 1971. Her parents are Eileen and Terrance. Terrance was in a wheelchair due to a motorcycle accident. Dolores was the youngest of seven children, and one of two girls. In the late eighties, Dolores met up with her band members-to-be. Feargal Lawler of Parteen, and Mike and Noel Hogan of Moycross gave Dolores the music to their future hit "Linger". She came back the next day with lyrics. It took some time for The Cranberries to take off, very emotionally impacting Dolores who was overcome with frustration. Their debut album, "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We" is a quote-Dolores said it while the band members were part of an audience at a concert. It was in America where the Cranberries first found satisfying success - when they returned to their native Ireland, success was awaiting them there as well.
Dolores' life went from railing against war and childhood strife (she was always an avid child advocate) and condemning disrespectful lovers, to deciding that she is "Free to Decide". The mother of three children, her family life brightened up her music. She died in London on 15 January 2018.- Dermot Harris was born on 1 November 1938 in Limerick, Ireland. Dermot was a producer, known for Echoes of a Summer (1976). Dermot was married to Cassandra Harris. Dermot died on 12 November 1986 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Terry Wogan was a television and radio broadcaster who was most associated with his work for the BBC. He was known for his own long-running primetime chat show, Wogan (1982), as well as being a regular presenter of [error] and commentator of The Eurovision Song Contest. Among his other works for the BBC were his highly-rated Radio 2 programmes, as well as being the first presenter of Blankety Blank (1978).
Born in Limerick, he wrote over a dozen books throughout his life, including two autobiographies, and died in January 2016, aged 77.- Composer
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Richard D. James is one of the most inventive musicians to have come out of Britain. Born in Limerick, Ireland, and raised in Truro, Cornwall, UK, to parents of Welsh decent, his music is always changing, always inventive, and liberally laced with his own brand of eccentric humor. Under a variety of stage names, (AFX, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, and Aphex Twin, to name the most known), he has transcended through the various permutations of pop-oriented electronic music, fused together elements of each, and given us an insight into inner worlds vast and beautiful. In 1997, he caused a controversy with his video "Come To Daddy," directed by Chris Cunningham, which featured his distorted visage grafted onto the faces of mad children running through a dilapidated housing project. This is the moment that people in the mainstream began to be aware of this musical phenomenon. He has gone on to become one of the only pop-oriented musicians to collaborate regularly with people from the Western classical world, such as Philip Glass and Gavin Bryars.- Actress
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Strikingly attractive, but troubled Irish leading lady of the 1950's, born to a struggling family in Limerick. Constance's is, perhaps, one of the more lurid and tragic tales of a promising career ending up on the skids. It began with her winning a 1946 look-alike competition in a Dublin movie magazine, touting her as a dead ringer for Hedy Lamarr. A successful screen test with the Rank Organisation followed. In the process of being groomed by the Rank 'charm school', Constance first demonstrated her fiery temperament and unwillingness to tow the line. This quickly got her fired. Moving to London, she made ends meet by appearing in supporting roles in several British films. A small part as a maid in The Mudlark (1950) got her noticed in Hollywood and she was signed, with much fanfare and publicity, under contract to 20th Century Fox. Again, Constance clashed with producers and executives, starting with her refusal to change her surname from 'Smith' to something, presumably more memorable to movie-going audiences. She later claimed to have been the victim of casting couch politics -- an assertion, which, given her looks, and the fact that Darryl F. Zanuck was Fox's head of production at the time, is not entirely implausible.
Briefly in the limelight as a presenter at the 1952 Academy Awards, she was featured in a string of B-movies, including Red Skies of Montana (1952), Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953) and the thriller Man in the Attic (1953). Whether too emotionally frail to mount the pressures of stardom, or simply not talented enough to be thought of as star material, Constance never made it beyond leading lady status. By the time her contract expired in 1953, she had undergone an abortion forced upon her by the studio, and the first of her three marriages was on the ropes. As the years went on and she failed to get the parts she felt were commensurate to her abilities, she began an embittered descent into a life of drugs and alcohol. Constance last acted in a brace of minor films made in Italy between 1955 and 1959, including a role as Lucretia Borgia in Conspiracy of the Borgias (1959). None of these did anything to resuscitate her failing career. During her time in Rome, she first attempted suicide by overdosing on barbiturates.
Worse was to come: in 1962 and 1968, she was twice sentenced to brief prison terms for attempting to stab her partner, documentary filmmaker and film historian Paul Rotha. She also tried several more times to kill herself. Her last decades were spent, dissipated, in and out of hospitals. When able to get herself together for brief periods, she worked as a cleaner. Constance died, in obscurity, as an alcoholic on a street in Islington, London. As Irish author and blogger Sharon Slater wrote of Smith, 'a sadder end is hard to imagine.'- Actor
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Born in Limerick on July 27, 1913, versatile Irish actor Liam Redmond was one of four children (the others were Thomas, Mary and Eileen), born to Thomas, a master carpenter who also taught woodworking, and Eileen Redmond, a homemaker. He received his early education at the Christian Brothers junior and secondary schools in Dublin. Upon completing secondary school, he attended UCD (University College, Dublin -- a constituent college of the National University of Ireland (NUI) -- and originally studied medicine before shifting his career focus to the arts. He met his wife Barbara MacDonagh there while he was the Director of the Dramatic Society and she was the Secretary. They had four children.
It was William Butler Yeats, the renowned Irish poet, dramatist, and literary figure who saw one Liam's productions at the college and saw a bright promise in him, inviting the young hopeful to join the Abbey Theatre in 1935 as a guest producer. This completely ended any serious designs to return to medicine. Yeates went on to write his play "Death of Cuchullain" particularly for Liam. Wife Barbara's brother was Donagh MacDonagh, who was not only a judge, but a playwright, poet and author.
Liam made his Abbey Theatre acting debut that same year in Sean O'Casey's "The Silver Tassie." In 1939, he made his first stage appearance in New York in "The White Steed." He left America at the outbreak of WWII and played regularly on the London stage, returning from time to time to the Abbey for a season or performance. Some of his more sterling performances over time included "The Playboy of the Western World" (in the course of his career he played every male role in "Playboy"), "Juno and the Paycock", "The Square Ring," "The Doctor's Dilemma," "Loot" and "The Island".
The actor joined the Dublin Verse-Speaking Society and occasionally read poetry on radio. Redmond went back to Broadway in the 50s to play Canon McCooey in "The Wayward Saint" and won the George Jean Nathan Award for his performance.
Liam's easygoing nature and erudite presence proved quite suitable for film and TV character parts, and he wound up a regular presence on such popular British TV series fare as "Z Cars" and "The Avengers." Flavorful roles in films include I See a Dark Stranger (1946), Captain Boycott (1947), High Treason (1951), The Cruel Sea (1953), The Playboy of the Western World (1962), one of Elvis Presley's better vehicles Kid Galahad (1962), The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), Tobruk (1967) and his last Barry Lyndon (1975). Walt Disney himself personally requested Liam for a couple of Disney projects, including The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967). Over the years he specialized in playing captains, priests, police inspectors and professors.
In later years Liam developed a special interest and talent for cooking. He eventually retired to a quiet life in Dublin and, following a decade of declining health, died at age 76 in his beloved Dublin on October 28, 1989. He was predeceased by wife Barbara.- Actor
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Jon Kenny was born in 1957 in Hospital, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), Les Misérables (1998) and Wolfwalkers (2020). He has been married to Margie Kenny since 1990. They have two children.- Writer
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Marian Keyes was born on 10 September 1963 in Limerick, Ireland. She is a writer, known for Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999), Au secours, j'ai 30 ans! (2004) and Grown Ups. She has been married to Tony Baines since 29 December 1995.- Actor
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Irish actor Peter Halpin launched his professional film career when he created the role of Malachy McCourt in Alan Parker's critically acclaimed Angela's Ashes. Among his other film and television credits he is proud to list; Fergus Doran in RTE's medical drama The Clinic; a stirring portrayal of Joseph Hanratty in Neil Jordan's controversial masterpiece Breakfast On Pluto; and Phil Connors in RTE/BBC's equine drama series Rough Diamond directed by Simon Massey. Halpin garnered further credit for his role as Eugene in the multi-award winning film Garage with director Lenny Abrahamson.
Further accolades came for Halpin in the role of Commander in the feature film In-World War directed by Brant Smith. His career continued to gain momentum with his moving depiction of Bob in the film The Treatment with director Geoffrey Guerrero and his dynamic interpretation of Jim in the film I Like What You Like directed by Imelda O'Reilly, he brought life and vigor to the physically challenged Pete in Media Factory's new television show On the Lig. Halpin played the mercurial Beekman in a new Bio-Pic called The Last of the Breed. Most recently Halpin produced and played the lead role in a new film Narcan, which has just begun screening on the film festival circuit globally, beginning in New York City. Halpin is currently shooting a new film Prerequisite where he plays an undercover detective. He will also produce and play the lead role in an upcoming feature film later this year.
Halpin's professional stage career debuted with the infamous Druid Theatre Company as Carthalawn in their acclaimed production of Sive directed by Tony Award winning; Garry Hynes. Other stage appearances include his portrayal of Horse in The Castlecomer Jukebox produced by Red Kettle Theater Company and directed by Jim Nolan; and his dual roles as both Silvius and Le Beau in Classic Stage Ireland's production of As You Like It. Halpin's versatility allowed him to undertake the lead role of Gerry along with multiple other characters in John Breen's masterpiece, Alone It Stands. He also recorded a DVD of the show with Gyre & Gimble Productions. Halpin has performed in both Macbeth and Salome with Bottom Dog Theatre Company.
Most recently in New York, he undertook the exciting role of Fixer in The Blood Red Hand directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan and thrilled audiences with his Broadway dual personas as James Joyce's magnanimous Bloom and the irascible Philip Beaufoy in an all-star production of Bloomsday on Broadway where he played opposite Gabriel Byrne. He played the psychotic Isaac in David Ireland's masterpiece, Summertime. He played Lenny in Jim Nolan's prolific and most recent play, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye and he also played numerous Irish American Leaders in Her Exiled Children all with Origin Theatre Company. He wowed New York audiences and critics alike with his portrayal of Johnny in One Way To Pluto. He created the role of Backus in a charming new play called; House of Charity. He is currently working on a new comedic play called; Love In Kilnerry wherein he plays the local Priest, Fr O'Dell who loves boxing and drinking pints! He recently played Off-Broadway in a new play called Last of The Caucasians where he played Drake a hard drinking, Irish, ex-naval officer.
Halpin's work in commercials gave him national face recognition as the friendly representative of Ireland's largest bank, Allied Irish Bank (AIB) whose First Time Buyer commercial, directed by Damien O' Donnell, aired continually for four years. His work in the mini-drama commercial for myNewYorkEye digital magazine is shot against the back drop of New York City and is currently airing. Most recently Halpin stars in Seamless' brand new comedic commercial in which the iconic image of 'Lunch Atop A Skyscraper' is recreated. He also features in the latest commercial for Tiny Toast breakfast cereal.- Casting Director
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Limerick born Casting director Brendan McNamara has been working in casting since 1998. Starting as a runner at Hubbard Casting, Brendan was privileged to gain experience at one of the worlds premiere casting companies. He returned to Dublin to complete a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies in Trinity College Dublin. After finishing his studies Brendan returned to Hubbard casting working on projects such as 'The Bourne Supremacy,' 'Churchill The Hollywood Years,' 'Silver City, directed by John Sayles and 'Omagh.' During this time Brendan was also casting assistant for two series of 'Taggart.' Upon leaving Hubbard Casting Brendan freelanced for several other casting companies. Working on music videos for 'The Streets' and 'Franz Ferdinand' and many TV commercial campaigns. Since Beach Casting's inception in May 2007 the company has had early success in establishing a name for itself. Working on projects such As 'Katy Brands Big Ass TV Show' for ITV and 'The Agent' a British independent feature film directed by Lesley Manning indicates the reward for working professionally and efficiently for our clients. More recently Brendan has cast an animated feature film for War Hammer 40K featuring Terence Stamp, Sean Pertwee and John Hurt, 'The Secret World of Sam King' for BEBO/ Universal Records and the a new campaigns for, McDonalds, Tesco and VW. Last November Brendan cast Treacle Junior an independent British feature film directed by Jamie Thraves staring Aidan Gillen and Tom Fisher. . Brendan also wrote 'Its the Audition, Stupid!" which was published in 2010 by Pinter and Martin Publishers.- The daughter of a Cockney hotelier father and an Irish mother, Maureen was educated at Upton Hall and a Covent in Cheshire. She started her acting career in Manchester Repertory in 1938 and studied her craft with Michel Saint-Denis at the London Theatre Studio from 1939-1940. Her first West End appearance was in a production of Sean O'Casey's "Red Roses for Me" at the New Theatre, which was followed by other West End shows including Noël Coward's "Peace In Our Time", John Bowen's "After the Rain" and "Little Boxes". In addition, she acted in "Play with a Tiger" and was a member of the Stables Theatre Company. Throughout her career, she appeared in many films and made over 500 television appearances. Maureen was married twice, the first of which ended in divorce and the second of which ended in separation. She had a son, Mark.
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Following a career in the North Sea oil industry, David Gleeson wrote and directed one other short film, 'Hunted', prior to writing and directing his feature debut, 'Cowboys & Angels'.
A youth comedy/drama set in his native Limerick (Ireland), 'Cowboys & Angels' was released in cinemas by Buena Vista Int. The film won eight international film awards including Best Screenplay at Newport Beach (U.S.) and two Gold Medal Awards at Giffoni (Italy). The New York Times commented, [the film] 'offers a fresh mix of open-minded intelligence and a heartfelt point of view,' while The Chicago Tribune commented, 'Stack "Cowboys" against most of the fare American studios offer young adults and it's meatier by far'.
Gleeson's next film which he also wrote and directed, the crime drama 'The Front Line', was released in cinemas in 2006 also through Buena Vista. Variety (magazine) called it; 'A satisfying blend of crime drama and geopolitical think piece about a Congolese refugee in Dublin, [The Front Line] sustains high levels of suspense while delivering an emotional wallop.' The Sunday Independent (Ireland) commented; 'Gleeson has delivered a terrific film that reminds us what big screens were made for, and it deserves to be a smash.'
In 2008, Gleeson sold his time travel sci-fi spec screenplay 'The End of History' to Sony Pictures and Original Film. He followed this up with several more spec sales and commissions to studios including Focus Features, 20th Century Fox, Mattel Films and Paramount Pictures.
In July 2017, Gleeson began principle photography on his third film as writer and director, 'Don't Go', starring Stephen Dorff and Melissa George. 'Don't Go' was released in the US through IFC Films on 28 October 2018.
In May 2019, Fox Searchlight Pictures released 'Tolkien', a Chernin Entertainment production based on Gleeson's original screenplay about the legendary author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien.
Gleeson is currently writing 'The Grimm Legacy', the first in a potential franchise, for Walt Disney Films based on the books by Polly Shulman.- Actor
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Fergal Lawler was born on 4 March 1971 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor and composer, known for Hum (2020), Haven (2022) and Told You So (2019). He has been married to Laurie since 2 April 1997. They have one child.- Sean G. Griffin was born on 14 October 1942 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Star Trek: Bridge Commander (2002), The Book of Stars (1999) and Titus (2000).
- Born and raised in Limerick in Ireland, Liam worked and toured with the city's Island Theatre Company before landing his first agent in the year 2000 and moving to Dublin. His first professional work however was 5 years before at only 15 years old, playing the lead in the BBC/RTE co-production Edward No Hands by Dermot Bolger. After some choice theatre roles and some commercial work in Dublin, a production of Brian Friel's Translations at the Library Theatre in Manchester took him to the UK for the first time. Only due there for 8 weeks, he landed the series regular role of Ethan Blake in ITV's long running drama Emmerdale, which he played for nearly 3 years. Since then he has worked in large scale internationally touring theatre such as the Olivier winning production of The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas and Edward Hall's Propeller company touring Shakespeare throughout Europe and the USA. He also founded Bottom Dog Theatre company in his hometown of Limerick in 2009 and has produced 15 shows to date - alternating between director, producer and actor in various productions. An acclaimed singer too, he has become one of Ireland's leading crooners in the style of heroes Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, and tours shows like his own Crooning at Christmas (first performed in 2004) and big band performances throughout the UK, such as The Kings of Swing. He most recently performed the Irish premiere of Eric Bogosian's one man play Drinking In America, touring to 18 venues across Ireland.
- Anne O'Sullivan was born on 6 February 1952 in Limerick, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Speed (1994), ER (1994) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).
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Noel Hogan was born on 25 December 1971 in Moyross, Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor and composer, known for Mission: Impossible (1996), Thunder Force (2021) and Chungking Express (1994). He has been married to Catherine Nash since 8 July 1996. They have two children.- Composer
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Shonagh Daly was born in 1980 in Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland. She is a composer, known for School for Seduction (2004), The Truth About Love (2005) and Love 2 Shop (2003).- Michael D. Higgins was born on 18 April 1941 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Book That Wrote Itself (1999), Don't Feed the Gondolas (1997) and Cinema in Ireland (1995). He has been married to Sabina Coyne since 1974. They have four children.
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Tom Corbett was born on 12 October 1917 in Limerick, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was an actor, known for The Legend of Hell House (1973), Separation (1968) and The Stately Ghosts of England (1965). He died on 17 June 1999 in England, UK.- John Paul McGlynn was born on 15 January 1978 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Supernatural (2005), Fringe (2008) and Eureka (2006).
- Seamus Gubbins was born in 1965 in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), 32 Brinkburn Street (2011) and Call Red (1996).
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Stephen D'Arcy was born in 1975 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor and director, known for Teenage Cics (2006), Silent Witness (1996) and The Tudors (2007).- Director
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Lawrence Doheny was born on 14 April 1924 in Kilmurry, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. He was a director and writer, known for Teenage Millionaire (1961), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and The Rockford Files (1974). He was married to Margaret Mangan. He died on 7 September 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Gerard Stembridge was born in 1958 in Limerick, Ireland. He is a director and writer, known for Guiltrip (1995), About Adam (2000) and Nora (2000).- Art Department
Michael left school in 1963 at the age of 15. He started as an apprentice scenic painter at Elstree Studios, the British Hollywood. It was a five-year apprenticeship during which time he was taught the art of set painting for film and television.
The first productions he worked on were TV series like The Avengers, The Saint, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and The Champions. Then down the line on Hammer films like One Million Years B.C., The Devil Rides Out, Mask of the Red Death, Frankenstein and Dracula. Later in the 1980s he would work on the first and second of the Indiana Jones films, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Return to Oz, Willow and Highlander. More recently Michael worked on films including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Batman Begins and Nine.
Following his retirement Michael continues to paint canvases inspired by his many years working British film and television.- Actor
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Q-Ball was born on 8 October 1974 in Limerick, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Piece of Meat (2008) and Bloodhound Gang: Screwing You on the Beach at Night (2007).- Actor
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In 1996, Liam wrote and produced the short film 'Fortune', in which he also co- starred with Derdriu Ring ('Law and Order: Criminal Intent'), and Maire Stafford ('Felica's Journey'). The short had its world premiere at the Manchester Int. Short Film Festival and won best short film at the 1998 Worldfest Houston Int. Film Festival.
Liam made his feature debut in 1999 as a writer/director/producer with 'The Book That Wrote Itself'. The film starring Liam O Mochain and Antoinette Guiney featured George Clooney, Kenneth Branagh, Melanie Griffith and Chazz Palaminteri in cameo roles. The film world premiered at the 1999 Galway Film Fleadh and int. premiere at the 1999 Vancouver Int. Film Festival. It went on to screen at a further 20 int. film festivals worldwide and won a critics prize at the 1999 Austin Film Festival. Liam has directed/produced more than 20 documentaries and TV shows for RTE and TG4 (national broadcasters in Ireland).
'W.C.' (2007), Liam's second feature as writer/director/producer/actor won best foreign film award the 2009 Las Vegas int. film festival. The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Dublin Film Festival, international premiere at the 2007 Montreal World Film festival and in competition at the 2008 Cairo int. Film Festival. The film was picked up by US based sales rep Cinetic in 2008.
In 2010 as a director/producer Liam made the short film 'Slip Up', it screened in competition at the 2010 Foyle Film Festival, at the 2010 Cannes Short Film Corner and the 2011 Arizona Int. film festival. Most recently he made the short film 'Grand Opening' which he wrote, directed, produced and co-starred with Donncha Crowley (The Runway) and Brendan Conroy (Kings) it screened in competition at the 2011 Foyle Film Festival, 2012 Florida Film Festival, 2012 Cork Film Festival and 2012 Kerry Film Festival.
In 2012 Liam executive produced and co-starred with John Kavanagh (Alexandra), and Robert Donnelly (Eamon) in the short film 'The Court Astronomer' which world premiered at the 2012 Fastnet Cork Film Festival and screened at the Belfast film Festival. Liam also recently completed the short film 'Covet' in which he wrote, directed, produced and co-starred with Marion O'Dwyer (Agnes Browne). Liam is currently writing and developing numerous film and tv projects including the Irish language film Felica for which he received an Arts Council of Ireland bursary and funding from the Irish broadcaster TG4.
Liam began training as an actor with Geasog Theatre company in Ireland and toured with their production of Federico Garcia Lorca's 'The Butterfly's Evil Spell' which won eight theatre awards, including best actor for Liam at the 1991 Cabinteely Youth International Theatre Festival. He subsequently trained with the Dublin based Gaiety School of Acting and The Galway Youth Theatre, also in Ireland and performed in their productions of 'Not the School Around the Corner', 'Diarmuid and Gráinne', 'Philadelphia Here I Come', 'Measure for Measure' and 'Heroes' which was staged in association with the Galway Arts Festival. Liam performed on radio in the plays 'Beckett' and 'The School for Scandal' for Wrap Studio/Anna Livia 103.8FM. For RTE Raidio 96FM he wrote and performed in two popular satirical series 'Mystic Mickey' and 'Education Today'. He also performed in the radio play "Charlies Visit" for RTE Radio.
Liam made his TV debut in 1996 as Joe Heaney in the drama documentary, 'Joe Heaney: Sing the Dark Away' for RTE. The film screened at a number of film festivals including the 1996 Celtic Film and Television Festival and featured Maureen O Sullivan ('Hannah and Her Sisters'), the legendary Pete Seeger and the late great Ronnie Drew and Liam Clancy. His other film and TV credits as an actor include the BBC drama series 'Family' directed by Michael Winterbottom, the hit movie 'Circle of Friends' directed by Pat O'Connor, the long running IFTA award winning TV series 'Cursai Ealaine' for RTE, the Welsh teen soap 'Jabas' for S4C/RTE, two seasons of the comedy series 'Ri Ra' (2001-3) for TG4 and the Writers Guild of Ireland nominated TV series 'Ros Na Run' for TG4 in 2007.
Liam has also worked as a writer, producer, presenter and freelance reporter for numerous radio stations in Ireland, including RTE RnaG, Anna Livia FM, RTE Radio 1, RTE 2FM (1999, BBC Radio Ulster and WDAR 96FM. He has also worked as a director, producer and stage manager with theatre companies such as Geasog Theatre Company, Galway Youth Theatre, Dallog Theatre Company, Springboard Theatre Company, Ballyfermott Theatre Workshop and The John Bosco Arts Centre.
Liam has served on the jury, as well being a panelist and selector of films for many int. film festivals. He is a founding member of the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) and served on the jury for the 2007 awards. He is also a member of the Irish Screen Writers Guild, Irish Actors Equity and the Directors Guild of Ireland. He has written extensively on film and digital distribution for amongst others: Film Ireland, Indiewire, D-Side, In-Dublin, IFTN, FHM, News of the World. Liam set up the film and TV company Siar A Rachas Muid Productions in 1996 and Hyper Films in 2005.- Alphie McCourt was born on 29 July 1940 in Limerick, Ireland. He was married to Lyn Rockman. He died on 2 July 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Frances Healy was born on 24 August 1970 in Limerick, Ireland. She is an actress, known for The Magdalene Sisters (2002), Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat and Davin (2014).
- Mary Jane Kelly's origins are obscure and undocumented. According to Joseph Barnett, the man she had most recently lived with prior to her murder, Kelly had told him she was born in Limerick, Ireland, in around 1863 -although whether she referred to the city or the county is not known-and that her family moved to Wales when she was young. Barnett reported that Kelly had told him her father was named John Kelly and that he worked in an iron works in either Caernarfonshire or Carmarthenshire. Barnett also recalled Kelly mentioning having seven brothers and at least one sister. One brother, named Henry, supposedly served in the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards.
Around 1879, when she was just 16, Kelly was reportedly married to a coal miner named Davies, who was killed two or three years later in a mine explosion. She claimed to have stayed for eight months in an infirmary in Cardiff, before moving in with a cousin. Although there are no contemporary records of Kelly's presence in Cardiff, it is at this stage in her life that Kelly is considered to have begun her career as a prostitute. It is around this time, ca. 1882/83 that Kelly became ill and spent nearly a year in an infirmary.
In 1884, Kelly apparently left Cardiff for London and found work in a brothel in the more affluent West End of London. Reportedly, she was invited by a client to France, but returned to England within two weeks, having disliked her life there. Nonetheless, it is believed to be at this stage in her life that Kelly chose to adopt the French name "Marie Jeanette". Around 1884/86, and gravitating toward the poorer East End of London, she reportedly lived with a man named Morganstone (possibly Morgan Stone) near the Commercial Gas Works in Stepney. She lived with and possibly worked for Mrs Buki, St George's St. She helped Kelly retrieve belongings from a French lady's residence in Knightsbridge. Kelly also resided at Mrs Carthy's, Breezer Hill, Ratcliff Highway. At the end of 1886 Kelly left her and went to live with a mason's plasterer named Joe Flemming near Bethnal Green, but by April of the following year she had left him and moved into either Cooney's or a lodging-house in Thrawl St.
Joseph Barnett first met Kelly on Good Friday April 8th 1887. They agreed to live together on their second meeting the following day. First, they lived in George St, then moved to Little Paternoster Row, Dorset St, and then they lived in Brick Lane. In early 1888 they moved into 13 Miller's Court, a furnished single room at the back of 26 Dorset Street, Spitalfields. Barnett worked as a fish porter at Billingsgate Fish Market, but when he fell out of regular employment and tried to earn money as a market porter, Kelly turned to prostitution again. A quarrel ensued over Kelly's sharing of the room with another prostitute whom Barnett knew only as "Julia" and he left on 30 October while continuing to visit Kelly.
On the morning of 9 November 1888, the day of the annual Lord Mayor's Day celebrations, Kelly's landlord John McCarthy sent his assistant, ex-soldier Thomas Bowyer, to collect the rent. Kelly was six weeks behind on her payments, owing 29 shillings. Shortly after 10:45 a.m., Bowyer knocked on her door but received no response. He reached through the crack in the window, pushed aside a coat being used as a curtain and peered inside-discovering Kelly's horribly mutilated corpse lying on the bed. She was believed to be the victim of the unidentified serial killer nicknamed Jack The Ripper. - Alana Brennan was born on 13 March 1997 in Limerick, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Killinaskully (2003) and Northanger Abbey (2007).
- Alice O'Day was born in 1882 in Kilfinane, County Limerick, Ireland. She was an actress, known for The Phantom Light (1935), Suicide Legion (1939) and Call Me Mame (1933). She died on 7 December 1937 in Brondesbury Park, London, England, UK.
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Darragh O'Flanagan was born on 15 December 1998 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an assistant director and director, known for Snow (2023), Dawn and Foundation (2021).- Actor
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Ex "bad boy" who turned his life around to become an internationally renowned Film and Television Director. His autobiography 'Being The Middle Man' is to be closely followed by the movie about his life called 'The Middle Man'. He has covered all aspects firstly as an Actor and then as a Producer and Director. He is very much in demand as you can see by his credits and Other Works- Writer
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Mike McCourt was born on 24 February 1936 in Limerick, Ireland. He was a writer and producer, known for Boxed In (2011), Big Wind on Campus (2000) and Supper's Ready (2007). He was married to Mary McCourt. He died on 5 September 2015 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Isabelle Dwan was born on 16 September 1889 in Limerick, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Single Room Furnished (1966), King of Diamonds (1961) and How to Marry a Millionaire (1957). She died on 19 January 1994 in New York, New York, USA.
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As a student of visual communication, Tyron Montgomery directed the animated film "Quest" which won over 40 international awards in 1996/97, including the Oscar for best animated short film and the Cartoon d'Or. For his cultural contributions Tyron was awarded the Goethe Medal of Honor by the Ministry of Hesse (Germany), as the youngest person in history. His graduate short film "Our Garden" was the world's first stop-motion film for the movie screen, shot and edited entirely digital.
In the following years, Tyron Montgomery worked on stop-motion commercials in Bristol and London (United Kingdom), as video artist for theater plays in Paris (France) and as visual effects supervisor on movies, TV productions and commercials in Munich (Germany). Since this time, he has been giving lectures at various German universities, media schools and film academies, and he has been a member of many film juries.
After moving from Paris to Munich, in 2000, Tyron Montgomery's focus shifted to design, web-design, multi-media and programming. In 2007, in addition to his advertising Agency in Munich, he co-founded "iCharts" in the Silicon Valley, a company focusing on interactive data visualization online. Tyron won many awards as a web-designer, became a regular member of the renown Red Dot Design Award jury and holds patents for online data visualization. iCharts was awarded NetSuite SuiteApp of the Year, in 2016.
Broadband Internet brought film and video productions back into Tyron Montgomery's life, as part of his online work, at first with a focus on corporate communication. Since 2019, Tyron Montgomery is now specializing in the production of classical music videos. In addition he continues to work as visual effects consultant, designer and programmer and integrates model photography and stop-motion into his work for corporate clients, rather than using computer generated images.- Stephen Ball is an Irish actor born in Limerick. He is most known for his role as Oisín Brennan in Fair City (1989) as well as Keith in Stefanie Preisnner's Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016). He has also done theatre work in University College Dublin and has done work on short films, including Kim Shaw's Ardan's Violin.
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Sohaila Lindheim is an award winning writer and director from Limerick, Ireland. With a thirst for creating hard hitting, visually stunning films specializing in dark subject matter, she is keen to push the limits of filmmaking. She is heavily inspired by Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch, preferring non linear stories with experimental elements. She is known for the films 'Bluebell', Deterioration of Man', and 'Interviewing Lance Masterson', which have earned her the title of 'Best female filmmaker' at Indie Short Fest, 'Best Midwest short film' at The Richard Harris film festival, and 'Best Short Film' at Monthly Indie shorts film festival.- Born in Limerick, Ireland. Following a convent education Catherine obtained a BA Degree in Drama studies and Classical Civilization from Trinity College, Dublin. She then went on to study acting at the Gaiety school of Acting, Dublin. She moved to Germany in 1992 where she gained experience in film and TV, most notably playing the lead in the cult classic "The High Crusade" Catherine now resides in Dublin.
- Daire Nolan was born on 1 December 1968 in Limerick, Ireland. He has been married to Carol ? since 22 June 2001. They have one child.
- Kate O'Brien was born on 3 December 1897 in Limerick, England, UK. She was a writer, known for That Lady (1955), Talk of Angels (1998) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She died on 13 August 1974 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
- Francis Egerton was born on 14 July 1930 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Le nozze di Figaro (2006) and The Gondoliers (1982).
- Kevin McHugh was born on 1 February 1939 in Limerick, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Burke Enigma (1978), Inside (1985) and Veronica Guerin (2003).
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Lester Lonergan was born on 28 April 1869 in Limerick, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was an actor, known for Seven Faces (1929). He was married to Alice Treat Hunt (actress), Amy Ricard (actress) and Katherine McConnon (first). He died on 13 August 1931 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.- Composer
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Ross Power is a film/TV composer, sound designer, music producer and session musician. He is best known for his work with Micky Flanagan, Matt Lucas, Jim Cartwright, Sarah Parish and Paul Abbott (BBC, ITV, C4, Sky). He has scored a number of short and feature length films including Carnaby International/Signature's Rise of the Footsoldier - Origins as well as an award-winning selection of independent films and commissions, also collaborating with internationally acclaimed orchestras (RPO, Philharmonia) and brands (Carling, Grolsch, Virgin Trains, Iceland, Mazda & Volvo). Thanks to Ross' love of sonic-art and aural texture, he has always fused a sound design element into his scores, bringing exciting spacial textures to his musical themes and exploring new techniques to enhance the storytelling.