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Shooting For Socrates
''Shooting for Socrates'' is a 2014 Irish film co-written and directed by James Erskine and starting John Hannah, Richard Dormer and Sergio Mur as Brazilian footballer Sócrates. Plot During the 1986 FIFA World Cup the Northern Ireland national football team play against Brazil national football team in one of the most memorable games in Irish footballing history. The film follows the lives of passionate football supporter Arthur and his son Tommy from East Belfast. The lead up to a momentous day in the life of a young boy (his 10th birthday) mirrors the buildup to the big day for the football team as they play the greatest match of their lives. Cast * John Hannah as Billy Bingham *Conleth Hill as Jackie Fullerton *Richard Dormer as Arthur *Nico Mirallegro as David Campbell * Ciaran McMenamin as Sammy McIlroy * Barry Ward as Jimmy Quinn *Bronagh Gallagher as Irene *Paul Kennedy as Pat Jennings * Chris Newman as Norman Whiteside *Aaron McCusker as Gerry Armstrong *Sergio Mur as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Erskine (filmmaker)
James Erskine is a British screenwriter, film director and producer. '' The Human Face'' (2001), which he co-directed, was nominated for the Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) Emmy Award in 2002. Filmography Films *''The Invitation'' – writer and director *''EMR'' (2004) – writer, director and producer *''Closing the Deal'' (2005) – director and producer *''Vanishing of the Bees'' (2009) – writer *'' One Night in Turin'' (2010) – writer and director *''From the Ashes'' – writer and director *''Battle of the Sexes'' (2013) – director and producer *'' Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist'' (2014) – writer and director *''Shooting for Socrates'' (2014) – writer and director *'' Sachin: A Billion Dreams'' (2017) – director *''The Ice King'' (2018) – writer, director and producer *'' Billie'' (2019) – writer and director *''Healer'' – writer and director *''The End of the Storm'' (2020) Television *'' The Human Face'' (2001) – co-director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronagh Gallagher
Bronagh Gallagher (born 26 April 1972) is an Irish singer and actress from Northern Ireland. Gallagher had her first acting role in the 1989 television movie '' Dear Sarah''. In 2020, she was listed at number 33 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Early life During her teenage years, she got involved in drama and music activities through school and joined a local amateur dramatics group called the Oakgrove Theatre Company. At one time she was a backing singer in a local band called The Listener (1989–90). The band practised in a garage that belonged to Kevin McLaughlin, the drummer. Laurence Harkin, aka L, was lead singer and guitar. Career A former hairdresser, Gallagher's big break came when she starred as Bernie in '' The Commitments'' (1991). She followed up with small parts in ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994) and '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999). Other film appearances include '' You, Me & Marley'' (1992), '' Mary Reilly'' (1996), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, making it the Metropolitan areas of Mexico#List of metropolitan areas in Mexico by population, third-largest metropolitan area in the country and the List of metropolitan areas in the Americas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the Americas Guadalajara has the second-highest population density in Mexico, with over 10,361 people per square kilometer. Within Mexico, Guadalajara is a center of business, arts and culture, technology and tourism; as well as the economic center of the Bajío region. It usually ranks among the 100 most productive and globally competitive cities in the world. It is home to numerous landmarks, including Guadalajara Cathedral, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Jalisco
The Jalisco Stadium is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The facility is located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, 400 kilometers north-west of Mexico City, and has a maximum capacity of 56,713 spectators. History Estadio Jalisco was the home ground of Guadalajara, one of the oldest football teams in Mexico, until 2010. It remains the home stadium of Atlas in the Liga MX and Club Universidad de Guadalajara in the Liga de Expansión MX. Several football preliminary matches took place for the 1968 Summer Olympics. The stadium hosted games in two separate FIFA World Cups in 1970 and 1986. During both of those tournaments the Estadio Jalisco was the temporary home of the Brazilian national team and today remains a liaison between the people of Guadalajara and the Brazilian national team. The stadium is centrally located in the heart of the neighbour ... [...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] |
Alan McDonald (Northern Ireland Footballer)
Alan McDonald (12 October 1963 – 23 June 2012) was a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a centre back who spent most of his career in England with Queens Park Rangers, notably playing in numerous Premier League seasons. He would play 402 times in the league for the club over a sixteen-year spell at Loftus Road. He also had brief stints in the Football League with both Charlton Athletic and Swindon Town. He was capped 52 times for Northern Ireland and played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. After retiring as a player, he briefly returned to QPR as a first team coach before going on to manage IFA Premiership side Glentoran from June 2007 until his resignation at the end of February 2010. McDonald collapsed and died whilst playing golf at the Temple Golf Club near Lisburn on 23 June 2012. Club career McDonald joined Queens Park Rangers on 4 October 1979 as a youth player and spent 17 years with the club. Unable to br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mal Donaghy
Malachy Martin Donaghy (born 13 September 1957 in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Luton Town and Manchester United. Career Club career The current Northern Ireland Under-19 coach, originally from West Belfast, began his football career as a goalkeeper with little-known Down and Connor League side team St. Agnes', before moving on to play as an outfield player for works team Post Office Social Club. After barely six months, he was on the move again, this time joining Amateur League side Cromac Albion, where his blossoming talent was spotted by then Larne boss Brian Halliday. Donaghy's rapid rise in the game continued when, after just 20 matches with the Inver Park club, he was transferred to Luton Town in June 1978 for a fee of £20 000. He spent 10 years at Luton Town, overseeing the most successful era of their history to date. He collected a Second Division title winner's medal in 1982, enabling him to experience First Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Hagan (actor)
Stephen Hagan (born 25 January 1985) is an actor from Northern Ireland. Early life and education Hagan was raised in the town of Greenisland, Antrim. He was a student at the Carrickfergus Grammar School, contributing to amateur dramatics at Youth Lyric as a teenager, as well as White Lights in Whitehead. Prior to pursuing a career as an actor, Hagan planned to study accountancy at Northumbria University and join his father's business. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2007. Career Stage career Hagan's first notable role after drama school was a part as Vito Barratini, a muse of the artist Michelangelo, in Antony Sher's play ''The Giant''. Hagan was in the original cast of the West End and Broadway hit production ''End of the Rainbow'', as well as in ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' opposite Joseph Fiennes at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Hagan also appeared in The York Relist at Riverside Studios, and The Real Thing at Salisbury Playhouse. He has als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Parkinson
Art Parkinson (born 19 October 2001) is an Irish actor from Moville in Inishowen, County Donegal, in Ireland. He began his professional acting career at the age of seven. He is best known for his role as Rickon Stark on the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2013; 2016), and Kubo in the film ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' (2016). Personal life Parkinson was raised in Moville, a coastal town on the Inishowen Peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. His mother, Movania, also an actor, runs a local drama school which Art and his two older brothers, Pearce and Padhraig, attended from a very young age. His two older brothers have also acted in several Irish and British television productions. He is bilingual, having been educated through the Irish language at both primary school level and latterly at Coláiste Chineal Eoghain. He was selected as Ambassador for Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia in 2017. Career Parkinson played the role of 'Young Kenneth' in the mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Nicholl
James Michael Nicholl (born 28 December 1956) is a Northern Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played for several clubs, including Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and Rangers F.C., Rangers. He was mainly a defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back but could also play in other defensive roles. Nicholl won a total of 73 international cap (football), caps for Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland, scoring one goal. After retiring as a player, he moved into coaching and management. He enjoyed success as manager of Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers, winning the 1994–95 Scottish League Cup. In recent years he has worked as an assistant coach for several Scottish clubs, including Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen, Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, Falkirk F.C., Falkirk, Rangers and Dundee F.C., Dundee. Early life Jimmy Nicholl was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to Northern Irish parents. His family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Armstrong (footballer)
Gerard Joseph Armstrong (born 23 May 1954) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur. He spent the majority of his career in England, as well as having a spell in Spain. He represented the Northern Ireland national football team and won acclaim at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he was the highest scoring player from the UK; this included a shock winner against hosts Spain. He currently works as a football analyst. Playing career Domestic career Armstrong, who supported English club Leeds United as a boy, began his career in Northern Ireland with St Paul's Swifts. He only started to play football as a teenager when serving a ban from Gaelic football, and feels that his late start in the game was a significant disadvantage. He subsequently moved on to play for Cromac Albion and Bangor. In November 1975, Armstrong moved to England, signing with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £25,000. He made his Spurs debut in a 3–1 defeat at Ip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron McCusker
Aaron McCusker is a Northern Irish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jamie Maguire in the Channel 4's television series '' Shameless'' and Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury's boyfriend, in the 2018 feature film ''Bohemian Rhapsody''. Early life McCusker was born in Portadown, County Armagh. He was a member of the local drama group called The Phoenix Players. Career From 2007-2013, McCusker starred as Jamie Maguire in 108 episodes of '' Shameless''. He appeared in ''Ultimate Force'', ''The Bill'' and a TV adaptation of Jonathan Coe's novel '' The Rotters' Club''. McCusker starred in the video for the song "Making Money" by Microlip. He played serial killer AJ Yates in season eight of '' Dexter''. He portrayed astronaut Wally Schirra in the ABC series ''The Astronaut Wives Club''. He played Jason Donnelly in the psychological thriller '' Fortitude''. On 18 April 2016, he appeared as Wesley, an MI6 agent, on the American police drama '' Castle'' (episode: "Backstabber"). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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