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Chris Newman (actor)
Chris Newman (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish actor with roles in films ''Song for a Raggy Boy'' and ''Perrier's Bounty'' and TV series '' The Clinic'', ''Love is the Drug'', '' Stardust'', '' Love/Hate and Red Rock''. Early life Newman began attending the Billie Barry Stage School at age five. Although the school focused mainly on dance, it introduced him to being on stage. When he was thirteen, he auditioned six times for Aisling Walsh's feature film, ''Song for a Raggy Boy'', before eventually being cast in the role of Patrick Delaney. Career In 2003, Newman landed a role in the TV series, ''The Clinic'', alongside a young Saoirse Ronan, who played his sister. For the next few years, he juggled school work with roles in ''Love is the Drug'', ''Stardust'' and ''Aisling's Diary''. In 2009, he undertook a role in the crime-drama '' Love/Hate''. In 2010, Newman had a small part in the comedy gangster film, ''Perrier's Bounty'', starring Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swords, Dublin
Swords ( or ), the county town of Fingal, is a large suburban town on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated ten kilometres north of Dublin city centre. The town was reputedly founded . Located on the Ward River (Ireland), Ward River, Swords features Swords Castle, a restored medieval castle, a holy well from which it takes its name, a round tower and a Norman tower. Facilities in the area include the Swords Pavilions, Pavilions shopping centre, one of the largest in the Dublin region, a range of civic offices, some light industries, the main storage facility and archive of the National Museum of Ireland and several parks. Dublin Airport is located nearby. The name "Swords" is also given to a townland, a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish within the old County Dublin, and to the local electoral area. History Origins and etymology The town's origins date back to 560 AD when it was reputedly founded by Saint Colmcille (521–567). Legend has it that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Flanigan
Joe Flanigan (born January 5, 1967) is an American writer and actor best known for his portrayal of the character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in ''Stargate Atlantis''. Early life Flanigan was born Joseph Dunnigan III in Los Angeles. He has said that his mother, Nancy, left his father soon after he was born and that his surname was changed to Flanigan after he was adopted by his stepfather, business executive John Flanigan.''Reno Gazette Journal'', March 9, 2008. When he was six years old, his family moved to a small ranch near Reno, Nevada. From the age of 14, Flanigan attended a boarding school in Ojai, California, where he appeared in the school production of ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. He later earned a history degree at the University of Colorado where he appeared in the play ''Coriolanus''. On the advice of a friend, he took acting classes to overcome his shyness but did not plan to pursue a career in acting. As part of the Junior Year Abroad program, Flanigan spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trivia
Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value. It can be contrasted with general knowledge and common sense. Latin Etymology The ancient Romans used the word ''triviae'' to describe where one road split or forked into two roads. Triviae was formed from ''tri'' (three) and ''viae'' (roads) – literally meaning "three roads", and in transferred use "a public place" and hence the meaning "commonplace." The Latin adjective ''triviālis'' in Classical Latin besides its literal meaning could have the meaning "appropriate to the street corner, commonplace, vulgar." In late Latin, it could also simply mean "triple." The pertaining adjective ''trivial'' was adopted in Early Modern English, while the noun ''trivium'' only appears in learned usage from the 19th century, in reference to the ''Artes Liberales'' and the plural ''trivia'' in the sense of "trivialities, trifles" only in the 20th century. Meaning In medieval Latin, the ''trivia'' (singular ''triv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferocious Planet
''Ferocious Planet'' (released on DVD in some places as ''The Other Side'' or ''Alien Gateway'') is a 2011 American television film co-produced by Syfy and MNG films. It was filmed on location in Ireland. It is the 23rd film of the ''Maneater Series''. Plot At the Federal Institute of Sciences, a device capable of visualizing parallel dimensions was created. Colonel Sam Synn receives Dr. Karen Fast, Josh Burke, Al Icia and Senator Jackson Crenshaw during the presentation. However, the machine ends up failing, transporting the group of observers, Dr. O'Hara and her assistant Brian Murphy to a terrifying dimension populated by aliens. Colonel Sam kills an alien creature with two pairs of three eyes. An earthquake strikes at the scene, Lex has a heart attack, but the senator thinks it is all a joke. But when they leave the place, they discover that they really are in a parallel dimension. The senator is cut in half by a mysterious creature that attacks them. They then decide to ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana (2010 TV Series)
Mariana may refer to: Literature * ''Mariana'' (Dickens novel), a 1940 novel by Monica Dickens * ''Mariana'' (poem), a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson * ''Mariana'' (Vaz novel), a 1997 novel by Katherine Vaz Music *"Mariana", a song by Alberto Cortez *"Mariana", a song by Collectif Métissé *"Mariana", a song by Gibson Brothers Places *Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana *Mariana Lake, Alberta, Canada *Mariana, Corsica **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariana in Corsica * Mariana, Humacao, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Mariana, Naguabo, Puerto Rico, a barrio *Mariana, Spain *Mariana, Quezon City, a barangay in Metro Manila, the Philippines; better known as New Manila * Mariana Islands, a group of islands in the north-western Pacific Ocean *Mariana Trench, the deepest trench in the world's oceans *Terra Mariana, alternative name (sobriquet) of modern Estonia, a medieval HRE principality in Estonia and Latvia Zoology * ''Mariana'', a synon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardust (2007 Film)
''Stardust'' is a 2007 romantic fantasy adventure film directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. Based on Neil Gaiman's 1999 novel of the same name, it features an ensemble cast led by Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert De Niro, with narration by Ian McKellen. The film follows Tristan, a young man from the fictional town of Wall in Great Britain. Wall is a town on the border of the magical fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. Tristan enters the magical world to collect a fallen star to give to his beloved Victoria, in return for her hand in marriage. He collects the star who, to his surprise, is a woman named Yvaine. Witches and the Princes of Stormhold are also hunting for Yvaine. Meanwhile, Tristan tries to get her back to Wall with him before Victoria's birthday, the deadline of her offer. The film was released to positive reviews and grossed $137 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awards and is both the most popular and the longest running Irish drama serial. Plots centre on the domestic and professional lives of the residents of Carrigstown, a fictional suburb of the Northside part of the city of Dublin. The area encompasses a restaurant, pub, garage, corner shop, community centre, charity shop, surgery, boxing club (Esker/Carrigstown Boxing Club) and various businesses. Originally aired as one half-hour episode per week for a limited run, the show is now broadcast year round on RTÉ One in four episodes per week, all of which air at 20:00. ''Fair City'' is the most watched drama in Ireland, with average viewing figures of 550,000. Devised by executive producer Margaret Gleeson and series producer Paul Cusack, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incredible Story Studio
''Incredible Story Studios'' (formerly ''Incredible Story Studio'') was a Canadian television series which aired worldwide. The program would receive stories written by children and make a TV episode segment of the series based entirely on the written story, but only when they graded it "INCREDIBLE" (according to the show's opening sequence). The show featured two stories per episode and the beginning of each story briefly showed the author demonstrating their writing. The episode "Hitting Them" was the launching pad for Canadian kid group Six Degrees of Bacon. It included the song "No Tattoos" and an accompanying music video. The series was broadcast on Discovery Kids in the United States, and was also seen in Latin America as ''Mi guión en Discovery Kids'' (''My Script on Discovery Kids''). The show is no longer on air but its DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Trials
''Hollywood Trials'' was an observational documentary series which ran on RTÉ Two Ireland, in 2008. The series followed ten Irish actors trying to break into Hollywood. The participants lived together as a group for four weeks as they were groomed and coached by experts in the field, including audition coach Margie Haber, who was also part of the selection panel which included Declan Lowney and Ros Hubbard. The programme concluded with a few of the actors, including Green and Ateh receiving offers from Hollywood agents. ''Hollywood Trials'' was produced for RTÉ by Red Pepper Productions. Participants * Annemarie Gaillard * Audrey McCoy * Cat Lundy * Chris Newman * Emmett J. Scanlan Emmett John Scanlan (born 31 January 1979) is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in '' Hollyoaks''. He appeared in the BBC Two drama ''The Fall'' in 2013 and 2014, Peaky Blinders Series 5 and Series 6, and '' Breakdown' ... * George McMahon * Holly White * Joe McKi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quirke (TV Series)
''Quirke'' is a crime drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One and RTÉ One in 2014. The three-part series is based on the Quirke novels by John Banville, writing under the pseudonym Benjamin Black, and was adapted by Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson. Regular cast *Gabriel Byrne as Quirke *Nick Dunning as Malachi Griffin * Aisling Franciosi as Phoebe Griffin *Michael Gambon as Judge Garret Griffin *Geraldine Somerville as Sarah Griffin *Stanley Townsend as Inspector Hackett * Brian Gleeson as Sinclair Complete main cast Production ''Quirke'' was commissioned by Danny Cohen and Ben Stephenson. The executive producers are Jessica Pope for the BBC, Ed Guiney for Element Pictures and Joan Egan for Tyrone Productions and Lisa Osborne as producer. A £389,388 production loan from the Irish Film Board was provided for the series. The series was filmed in Dublin, from 19 November 2012 to 8 March 2013. Filming locations include Baggot Street, Camden Street and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
