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Gaiety School Of Acting
The Gaiety School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school located on Essex Street West in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by theatre director Joe Dowling in 1986. Organisation and location The Gaiety School of Acting was founded in 1986 and is operated as a "self funded not-for-profit organisation". The school aims to train actors for theatre, film and television. The school is based in Temple Bar, Dublin, with "Young Gaiety" classes also taking place in satellite locations in Bray and Malahide. Courses The school runs a two-year full-time Professional Actor Training course, part-time and youth courses in locations across Dublin, as well as a Masters of Arts in Theatre Practice in association with University College Dublin. One year part-time courses include a Performance Year and Advanced Performance Year in Acting, and a Performance Theatre Company course. Shorter ten-week courses are also offered. The school also hosts courses for international students, communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple Bar, Dublin
Temple Bar ( ga, Barra an Teampaill) is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. The area is bounded by the Liffey to the north, Dame Street to the south, Westmoreland Street to the east and Fishamble Street to the west. It is promoted as Dublin's 'cultural quarter' and, as a centre of Dublin's city centre's nightlife, is a tourist destination. Temple Bar is in the Dublin 2 postal district. History In medieval (Anglo-Norman) times, the name of the district was St. Andrews Parish. It was a suburb, located outside the city walls. But the area fell into disuse beginning in the 14th century because it was exposed to attacks by the native Irish. The land was redeveloped in the 17th century, to create gardens for the houses of wealthy English families. At that time the shoreline of the River Liffey ran further inland of where it lies today, along the line formed by Essex Street, Temple Bar and Fleet Street. Marshy land to the river side of this line wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becky Lynch
Rebecca Quin (born 30 January 1987) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE under the ring name Becky Lynch where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand. Lynch is one of WWE's most recognizable and highest-paid wrestlers. Twitter named her sixth on their list of Top Female Athletes Worldwide in 2019.. She made her first guest star role on Season 3 of Young Rock playing Cyndi Lauper, to high praise. It's the first role billed as her real name and not her stage name. Quin began training as a professional wrestler in 2002. Initially working in Ireland, and occasionally Tag team, teaming with her brother using the ring name Rebecca Knox, she soon began wrestling across Europe and North America on the independent circuit for various promotions. She most notably competed in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling and became the inaugural ECCW Women's Championship, SuperGirls Champion in 2005. In 2006, Quin had a severe head injury during a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark O'Halloran (writer)
Mark O'Halloran ( ga, Marcas Ó hAllmhuráin) is an Irish scriptwriter and actor. He is a native of Ennis, County Clare. He has written award-winning screenplays for the films ''Adam & Paul'' (in which he co-starred) and ''Garage'' and the RTÉ mini-series ''Prosperity''. In 2019 he starred with Stephen Graham in the Channel 4 miniseries '' The Virtues'', written and directed by Shane Meadows. Awards and nominations ;Awards *2005: Gijón International Film Festival Award for Best Actor - ''Adam & Paul'' *2006: Evening Standard British Award for Best Screenplay - ''Adam & Paul'' *2008: Irish Film and Television Award for Best Script for Film - ''Garage'' *2008: Irish Film and Television Award for Best Script for Television - ''Prosperity Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status. Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can be profusely wealthy in all degrees, such as happiness and health. Competing no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Wycherley
Don Wycherley (born 15 September 1967, Skibbereen, County Cork) is an Irish actor. He played Father Cyril McDuff in ''Father Ted'', Father Aidan O'Connell in ''Ballykissangel'', and Raymond in ''Bachelors Walk''. Wycherley is a fluent Irish speaker. He is the brother-in-law of actress Tina Kellegher. His father was Florence Wycherley, an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork West from 1957 to 1961. Selected filmography * ''Father Ted'' (TV series; 1995–1998) * ''Michael Collins'' (1996) * ''Ballykissangel'' (TV series; 1998–2001) * '' The General'' (1998) * ''One Man's Hero'' (1999) * ''Bachelors Walk'' (TV series; 2001–2003) * ''Veronica Guerin'' (2003) * '' Shrooms'' (2007) * ''Garage'' (2007) * ''Perrier's Bounty'' (2009) * '' Ondine'' (2009) * ''Zonad'' (2009) * ''Pentecost'' (short film; 2011) * ''Scúp'' (TV series; 2013) * ''Moone Boy'' (TV series; 2014) * ''Sing Street'' (2016) * ''Wild Mountain Thyme "Wild Mountain Thyme" (also known as "Purple H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moe Dunford
Moe Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Vikings'' and '' Patrick's Day''. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including three Irish Film & Television Awards. Early life Dunford was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. He graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in June 2009. Career Dunford started his acting career in 2010 on The Tudors. Afterwards he appeared in many films and TV productions like ''An Crisis'' and ''Game of Thrones''. His most notable roles are Aethelwulf on ''Vikings'' and Patrick Fitzgerald in '' Patrick's Day''. In 2015, he received an IFTA in the category of Best Actor in a Lead Role in Film for '' Patrick's Day'', and an EFP 2015 Shooting Stars Award The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-European network organization European Film Promotion (EFP) to emerging actors from Europe. "Shooting Stars" is an initiative of the EFP for the international promotion and ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre O'Kane
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Olivia Wilde
Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' (2007–2012), and has appeared in the films ''Tron: Legacy'' (2010), ''Cowboys & Aliens'' (2011), ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' (2013), and ''The Lazarus Effect (2015 film), The Lazarus Effect'' (2015). Wilde made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in 2017, playing Julia (Nineteen Eighty-Four), Julia in ''1984 (play), 1984''. In 2019, she directed her first film, the teen comedy ''Booksmart'', for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Wilde's second feature as director, ''Don't Worry Darling'', was released in 2022. Early life Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City on March 10, 1984. She grew up in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. while spendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Turner
Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He played the roles of Ross Poldark in the 2015–2019 BBC adaptation of ''The Poldark Novels'' by Winston Graham, Dante Gabriel Rossetti in ''Desperate Romantics'', Ruairí McGowan in '' The Clinic'', and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series '' Being Human''. He played Kíli in ''The Hobbit'' film series (2012-2014). Early life Turner was born at home in Clondalkin, a suburban town of Dublin. The family moved later to Walkinstown. Turner attended secondary school at St Mac Dara's Community College in Templeogue before leaving to join his older brother at Firhouse Community College. Turner has stated: "I probably wasn't a great student. I had a car when I was 17, so I used to just run out of school when I could, jump in the car and go play pool in Tallaght. I don't know how I knew, but I convinced myself that my inal examresults were never going to matter to me." Before becoming an actor, Turner was a successful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend (born 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Lestat de Lioncourt in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's ''Queen of the Damned'' (2002), and Dorian Gray in Alan Moore's ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003). In 2007, he directed the film ''Battle in Seattle''. Early life and career Townsend was born in Howth, County Dublin, the son of Lorna Hogan, an Irish model, and Peter Townsend, an English professional golfer. His younger brother, Dylan, is also an actor. Stuart attended the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin, and made his non-professional stage debut in its 1993 production of Colin Teevan's ''Tear Up The Black Sail''. The following year he made his professional stage debut in ''True Lines'', directed by John Crowley, which opened in Kilkenny, before moving to the Dublin Theatre Festival and on to the Bush Theatre in London. His early film roles were in Irish short films, including ''Godsuit'' and ''Summertime'', before landing a role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Shiels
Karl Shiels (15 September 1971 – 15 July 2019) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen. His stage roles included ''Henry IV, Part 1'', ''Penelope'', ''At Swim-Two-Birds'', ''The Spanish Tragedy'', ''The Duchess of Malfi'', ''The Shadow of a Gunman'' and ''This Lime Tree Bower''. His screen roles included ''Fair City'', ''Peaky Blinders'' and ''Batman Begins''. He died suddenly at the age of 47, with a play he had directed underway in Dublin and an ongoing screen role as Robbie Quinn in ''Fair City''. Career He took up performance in the early 1990s, training with the Gaiety School of Acting. In 1998, he debuted with the Abbey Theatre. Among his stage theatre credits were ''Henry IV, Part 1'', ''Beauty in a Broken Place'', ''At Swim-Two-Birds'' and ''The Barbaric Comedies'' (those four for the Abbey), ''The Spanish Tragedy'', ''The Duchess of Malfi'', ''The Shadow of a Gunman'', Conor McPherson's ''This Lime Tree Bower'' and Mark O'Rowe's ''Howie the Rookie'', as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Pilkington
Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Irish actress from Dublin who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay from '' Monarch of the Glen''. Life Born in Dublin, Pilkington grew up in the affluent suburban village of Malahide, and attended Manor House School, Raheny. Trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Pilkington began her career at the age of 15 when she appeared in '' The Miracle'' directed by Neil Jordan. She appeared onstage in the plays ''The Plough and the Stars'' and ''The Iceman Cometh''. At age 18 she moved to London where she was given a part in a Miramax film which eventually fell through. After returning to Dublin, Pilkington appeared in films including ''Human Traffic'' and '' My Kingdom'', a retelling of ''King Lear''. In 2000, she was cast as Katrina Finlay, a schoolteacher in a Scottish village in the BBC television series '' Monarch of the Glen''. After leaving the show at the beginning of the third season, she appeared in various other t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisling O'Sullivan
Aisling O'Sullivan (born in Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish actress. Career O'Sullivan attended the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and joined the Abbey Theatre in 1991. Theatre In 2011 and 2012, she toured Ireland with Druid, playing the titular character in ''Big Maggie'' by John B. Keane. At the National Theatre she played in ''Liolà'', ''Mutabilitie'', and ''The Cripple of Inishmaan''. Film and television She played the grieving mother who commits suicide in '' Six Shooter'', playwright Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...'s Oscar-winning short film. She is familiar to Irish television audiences as Dr. Cathy Costello from Series 1 to Series 5 in the drama series '' The Clinic''. Filmography Film Television References 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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