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Bow Street Academy
Bow Street Academy — the National Screen Acting School of Ireland (known simply as Bow Street) is a film and television acting Acting school, academy in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Named after its location on the road that was once home to the original Jameson whisky distillery, graduates of its Full Time Programme include Niamh Algar, Ann Skelly, Leah McNamara, Niamh McCormack, Dónall Ó Héalai and Laurence O’Fuairan History The school was originally known as The Factory when it was based in Dublin’s docklands. Students at that time included Barry Keoghan, Jack Reynor, Brian Gleeson (actor), Brian Gleeson and Louisa Harland. In 2012 Ireland’s first full time screen acting course was launched called ''The Programme for Screen Acting'', but when Google bought the building in 2014 the Factory’s lease was not renewed and they moved across the city and rebranded as Bow Street Academy. Here the school expanded, adding custom modules and courses including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Grennell
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald (given name), Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term ''gerrymander'' was named **Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge ***Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann ****Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas *****Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge ******Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter ******Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president ******Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr *******Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr * Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and five British Academy Film Awards. Ronan made her acting debut in 2003 on the Irish medical drama series '' The Clinic'' and her film debut in ''I Could Never Be Your Woman'' (2007). She had her breakthrough role as a precocious teenager in Joe Wright's ''Atonement'' (2007), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her career progressed with starring roles as a murdered girl seeking closure in ''The Lovely Bones'' (2009) and a teenage assassin in '' Hanna'' (2011), and the supporting role of a baker in ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014). Ronan received critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a homesick Irish immigrant in 1950s New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Jordan
Jade Jordan (born 1988) is an Irish actor and writer. She has appeared in film in '' Rosie'' (2018), and '' You Are Not My Mother'' (2021), and on television in ''Doctors'' (2018), ''The Virtues'' (2019), '' Kin'' (2021), '' Redemption'' (2022), and ''The Catch'' in 2023. As an author, she wrote her autobiography ''Nanny, Ma and Me''. and her first feature ''The Colour Between'' in 2021. Early life Jordan was born in Dublin and grew up in the Fingal suburb of Blanchardstown with her sister Pariss. Jordan attended secondary school at Coolmine Community School. She then did a course in theatre studies at Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education. In 2009, Jordan moved to London for drama school, graduating in 2013. She later trained at Bow Street Academy. Career In 2021, Jordan produced and wrote her first feature, ''The Colour Between''. It was funded by Screen Ireland. She has performed with the Abbey Theatre and the Druid Theatre Company. Jordan's 2021 autobiography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordanne Jones
Jordanne Jones (born 7 August 2000) is an Irish actress. She began her career as a child actress, earning a Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award as well as an IFTA nomination for her debut film role in Frank Berry's ''I Used to Live Here''. In 2016 and 2019, she played Minnie Mahon in the RTÉ One miniseries ''Rebellion'' and '' Resistance''. Her lead performance in ''Metal Heart'' earned her the Bingham Ray award for Best Newcomer at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2018. She was named one of Screen International's 2019 Stars of Tomorrow. She appeared in short films for spoken word artist and actor Emmet Kirwan, and musicians Dermot Kennedy and Lilla Vargen. She presented an award alongside actor Robert Sheehan. Early life Jones is from Killinarden, Tallaght, South Dublin. She is the daughter of Senator Lynn Ruane, with whom she successfully campaigned to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution which had restricted abortion rights. Ruane was only 15 years old when she gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country. History 19th and early 20th centuries The paper was founded by John Francis Maguire under the title ''The Cork Examiner'' in 1841 in support of the Catholic Emancipation and tenant rights work of Daniel O'Connell. Historical copies of ''The Cork Examiner'', dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at the Irish Newspaper Archives website and British Newspaper Archive. During the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' (along with other nationalist newspapers) was subject to censorship and suppression. At the time of the Spanish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' reportedly took a strongly pro-Franco tone in its coverage of the conflict. As of the early to mid-20th century, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raised By Wolves (American TV Series)
''Raised by Wolves'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Aaron Guzikowski that premiered on HBO Max on September 3, 2020. The first two episodes were directed by Ridley Scott, who also serves as an executive producer for the show. The series was renewed for a second season shortly after its debut, and the second season premiered on February 3, 2022. The first season was met with generally positive reviews from critics, while the second season has received critical acclaim. In June 2022, the series was cancelled after two seasons. The series was removed from HBO Max in December 2022. On January 31, 2023, it was announced that the series will be released on The Roku Channel and Tubi. Premise ''Raised by Wolves'' centers on two androids, Father and Mother, tasked with raising human children on Kepler-22b after the Earth was destroyed by a great war. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virtues (miniseries)
''The Virtues'' is a 2019 British drama series written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, starring Stephen Graham, Niamh Algar, and Helen Behan. Plot Joseph's life breaks down when his young son and ex-wife move to Australia. He travels to Ireland, seeking out his estranged sister Anna, who he has not seen in over thirty years. In doing so, he unearths a horrific incident from his past, the memory of which he has long-since suppressed. Cast * Stephen Graham as Joseph * Niamh Algar as Dinah * Helen Behan as Anna * Frank Laverty as Michael * Mark O'Halloran as Craigy * Deirdre Donnelly as Susan *Niamh Cusack as Janine *Juliet Ellis as Debbie *Vauxhall Jermaine as David Episodes Episode 1 When his ex-partner emigrates to Australia with their son and new partner David, Joseph suffers a relapse of his alcoholism. Waking up hungover and distraught, he uses the last of his money to return to his birthplace in Ireland, in search of answers about his troubled past. Episode 2 Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Abrahamson
Leonard Ian Abrahamson (born 30 November 1966) is an Irish film and television director. He is known for directing such praised independent films as ''Adam & Paul'' (2004), ''Garage'' (2007), ''What Richard Did'' (2012), and ''Frank'' (2014), and Room (2015), all of which contributed to Abrahamson's six Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2015, he received widespread recognition for directing ''Room'', based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. The film received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Abrahamson. In 2020, he directed six episodes of and executive produced the television series ''Normal People'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. Early life and education Abrahamson was born in Rathfarnham, Dublin, the son of Jewish parents Edna (née Walzman) and Max Abrahamson, a solicitor. Although his upbringing was not devoutly religious, his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1977), '' The Competition'' (1980), '' Stand by Me'' (1986), '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), '' Stakeout'' (1987), ''Always'' (1989), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), and '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' (1995). Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1978 for ''The Goodbye Girl'' (at the time, the youngest-ever actor, at age 30, to win) and was nominated in 1995 for ''Mr. Holland's Opus''. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for two Screen Actor's Guild Awards for his portrayal of former Secretary of State Alexander Haig in the Showtime Networks ensemble film ''The Day Reagan Was Shot''. Early life Dreyfuss was born on October 29, 1947, in Brookl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six AACTA Awards, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has also been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Weaving landed his first major role as England cricket team, English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series ''Bodyline (miniseries), Bodyline'' (1984). Continuing to act in Australia, he rose to prominence with his appearances in the films Proof (1991 film), ''Proof'' (1991) and ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994), winning his first AACTA Award for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Leading Role with the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through appearances in mainstream American productions. His most notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domhnall Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson (; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and screenwriter. He is the son of actor Brendan Gleeson, with whom he has appeared in a number of films and theatre projects. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from Dublin Institute of Technology. During the early stages of his career, Gleeson directed and wrote several short films, garnered a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his role in the Broadway production ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'', and had a supporting role in '' Never Let Me Go''. He became known to a wider audience for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the last two entries of the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2010–2011), Tim Lake in '' About Time'' (2013), and Russell Allen Phillips in the fact-based war drama '' Unbroken'' (2014). Gleeson has won three IFTA Awards for his performances in ''When Harvey Met Bob'' (2010), ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), and ''Frank'' (2014). In the following years, Gleeson received widespread recognition and praise for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard E
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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