Brian Milligan (born 1982/1983) is a Northern Irish actor best known for his role in the television crime drama '' The Fall''.

Early life

Milligan grew up in

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 Kingdo ...

with his 5 siblings. He attended secondary school at

Lagan College Lagan College is an integrated secondary school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It holds a total of around 1540 students. It was formed in 1981 as the first integrated school in Northern Ireland and contains students of mainly Roman Catholic and ...

. Milligan is an amateur

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player for

Newtownbreda Newtownbreda is a residential suburb of South Belfast, clustered around a small and now largely invisible 18th century village. The Belfast A55 "Outer Ring" dual carriage-way provides transport links to the city centre, as well as the outskirts o ...

and supports

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While at school he starred in his first television role in ''Safe and Sound'', alongside fellow Northern Ireland actor

Michelle Fairley Michelle Fairley (born 1964–1965) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series '' Suits'' (2013), the Fo ...

. He also performed on stage at the

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. Milligan attended drama school in England.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milligan, Brian 1980s births 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Living people Male actors from Belfast Male film actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland People educated at Lagan College