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Pulling Moves
''Pulling Moves'' is a Northern Irish television series set in Lenadoon, West Belfast. It follows the exploits of four friends: Wardrobe (Simon Delaney), Ta (Ciarán McMenamin), Shay (Ciaran Nolan) and Darragh (Kevin Elliot). The series first aired on BBC Northern Ireland in 2003, and aired nationwide on BBC Three, running for one series of ten episodes. Premise Wardrobe is the leader of the group, who only loves one person, his 'wee ma' and he would do anything for her. Ta lives with Una, the mother of his children. She is always on his case, trying to get him to leave the group, get a respectable job and make a living for her and their children, but his nature stops him from doing this. Darragh is always trying to impress his ex-wife to allow him to keep seeing his son. Shay is the youngest in the group, and the one who always makes the mistakes. He is always getting into trouble and his mother always hopes that one day he will be able to get a job and be sensible like hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Irish
Northern Irish people is a demonym for all people born in Northern Ireland or people who are entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their period of residence. Most Northern Irish people either identify as Northern Irish, Irish people, Irish or British people, British, or a combination thereof. National identity In Northern Ireland, national identity is complex and diverse. The question of national identity was asked in the 2011 census with the three most common identities given being British people, British, Northern Irish and Irish people, Irish. Most people of Protestant background consider themselves British, while a majority of people of Catholic background are native Irish. This has origins in the 17th-century Plantation of Ulster. In the early 20th century, most Ulster Protestants and Catholics saw themselves as Irish, although Protestants tended to have a strong sense of Britishness also.Walker, Brian"British or Irish - who do you think y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Delaney
Simon Delaney (born 2 September 1970) is an Irish actor, director and television presenter. He is known for appearances in a range of films and television series such as RTÉ's comedy-drama ''Bachelors Walk'' and CBS' legal drama ''The Good Wife'', and in the films ''Zonad'' (2009), ''Delivery Man'' (2013) and ''The Conjuring 2'' (2016) Personal life Delaney was born in his family home in Raheny, Dublin. His father was a printer, who worked for Smurfit's and was also part of show-bands in the 1960s, where he played the clarinet and the saxophone. Delaney married Lisa Muddiman in 2005. The couple have 4 children, Cameron, Elliot, Isaac and they welcomed their 4th child, Lewis, in June 2016. Career Delaney's early work includes being a "Ballydung Player" (one of the actors on '' A Scare at Bedtime''). His first high-profile role was for the RTÉ television series ''Bachelors Walk'' as one of three bachelors living together in a flat on the quays in Dublin, which ran from 2001 until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán McMenamin
Ciarán McMenamin (born 1 October 1975) is a Northern Irish actor and author. Early life McMenamin was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, where he attended St Michael's College. He earned his B.A. from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1998. He attended drama classes at Ardhowen Youth Theatre before moving on to work with the Ulster Youth Theatre. Career McMenamin has appeared on various BBC and ITV programmes, including " 4:50 From Paddington", an episode of ''Agatha Christie's Marple'', starring Geraldine McEwan, in which he played Cedric Crackenthorpe, and in the Channel 4 comedy series '' The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star''. In 1999 he was cast in the title role of the BBC1 television movie ''David Copperfield''. He co-starred in '' The Golden Hour'' (ITV, 2005), playing a doctor. In January 2009, he appeared in a one-off special episode ("The Grinning Man") of the BBC's ''Jonathan Creek'', playing a grounds keeper. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, current affairs, and drama series. The television channel closed down in 2016 and was replaced by an online-only BBC Three streaming channel. After six years of being online, BBC Three returned to linear television on 1 February 2022. It broadcasts every day from 19:00 to around 04:00, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 07:00). BBC Three is the BBC's youth-orientated television channel, its remit to provide "innovative programming" to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output originated from the United Kingdom. Notable exceptions were '' Family Guy'' and ''American Dad'' (both of them originating in the United States). It an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Jordan
Gerard Jordan is a Northern Irish actor from Belfast. Career He is best known for his recurring roles in the Northern Irish TV series ''Pulling Moves'' (2004) and in BBC's '' The Fall'' (2013–2014), and for his portrayal of Biter in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2014). He also starred in the Irish drama film ''Peacefire'' (2008) and he played the role of Jim in Oliver Hirschbiegel's ''Five Minutes of Heaven ''Five Minutes of Heaven'' is a 2009 Irish film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from a script by Guy Hibbert. The film was premiered on 19 January 2009 at the 25th Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award for ...'' (2009). Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Gerard 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Living people Male television actors from Northern Ireland Male film actors from Northern Ireland Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Kiera Clarke
Kathy Kiera Clarke (possibly Keira) is a Northern Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Aunt Sarah in ''Derry Girls''. Career Film and television Clarke's first television role was as Bernadette Brennan in '' Head over Heels'' in 1993. In 1995, she appeared in an episode of ''Chandler & Co'' as Poppy Farquhar. She appeared as Rosemary in the 1996 film '' Eskimo Day.'' In 2000, she played Rosie in the film ''The Most Fertile Man in Ireland'' and a production assistant in the film '' Wild About Harry''. She also played Anna Le Page in the television series, ''Take a Girl Like You''. In 2002, Clarke played Frances in ''Bloody Sunday''. In 2003, she played Nicola Blyth in the film ''Solid Air''. In 2004, Clarke appeared as Una in the comedy series ''Pulling Moves''. She played Elizabeth Gibson in the film ''Omagh'' and played Jenifer Gaghan in two episodes of '' Silent Witness''. In 2005, she played Sinead in four episodes of '' Proof''. In 2006, she played Agnes in t ... [...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] |
Doreen Keogh
Doreen Sheila Elsie Keogh (10 April 1924 – 31 December 2017) was an Irish actress of radio, stage, television and film, who was best known for roles in numerous television serials and telefilms, but most especially Concepta Riley the first barmaid, at the Rovers Return Inn in soap opera ''Coronation Street'', as an original character in 1960 until 1975. Early life Keogh was born in Dublin, Ireland, to librarian John Keogh and Alice Mullany. She attended the Holy Faith Convent school, in Clontarf, Dublin, where she first started acting, in addition to being a member of the local amateur dramatics society. Keogh left school at the age of 15 to train with the Abbey Theatre School, Dublin, before moving to London during World War II due to her father's job. After moving to London, her first role was playing Christine Horan in ''The Man from Kilsheelan.'' Career Keogh's first television role came in 1948 as Miss Fulton in crime drama ''Death at Newtownstewart''. She then ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean McGinley
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean'') is another version. For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Gaelic has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the normal Gaelic practice for adapting Biblical names that contain in other languages (''Sine''/''Siobhàn'' for ''Joan/Jane/Anne/Anna''; ''Seonaid''/''Sinéad'' for ''Janet''; ''Seumas''/''Séamus'' for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; 4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor. He appeared in some 60 films, most notably as the villainous Messala in '' Ben-Hur'' (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for ''Billy Rose's Jumbo'' (1962). He also appeared, sometimes as a hero and sometimes as a malefactor, in the major big-screen productions '' Les bijoutiers du clair de lune'' (1958), ''The Bravados'' (1958), '' Imperial Venus'' (1962), '' The Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1964), ''Genghis Khan'' (1965), ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966) and ''Shalako'' (1968). Biography Early life Stephen Boyd was born on 4 July 1931 in Glengormley, County Antrim,"Stephen Boyd: The Busker Who Bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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