Anthony Fox is an
Irish writer, producer, director, actor and founder of the
New Theatre, Dublin
The New Theatre is a small theatre, with 66 seats, in Temple Bar, Dublin. Founded in 1997, it was closed temporarily during 2007 for renovation works.
It is partly funded by the Arts Council (Ireland), Arts Council and Dublin City Council, and ma ...
. Originally from
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...
, Fox left Ireland in 1992 to study acting at the
Lee Strasberg Studio in
London From there he went to New York to work with the
Irish Repertory Theatre, and had parts in ''A Wilde Night on Broadway'' and ''Juno and the Paycock''.
Fox returned to Ireland in 1997, and set up the New Theatre in Dublin's
Temple Bar. Fox later played the lead role in the Irish premiere of
Tennessee Williams' ''Sweet Bird of Youth'', as directed by Tim McDonnell, and in 2004 played the lead role in a production of
Brendan Behan's ''The Hostage''. His film and TV credits include ''
The General (1998 film)'' and ''
The Bill'' on
ITV
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.
Fox wrote the 2008 film ''
Anton'', which was nominated in three categories of the
2009 Irish Film & Television Awards.
References
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Irish writers
Living people
People from County Cavan
Year of birth missing (living people)