Marcus Seoige (; born 1976) is an Irish actor. He was born on Inis Mór (where the family would spend each summer), but raised in

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. At

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he studied

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and

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but became involved in acting via

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and

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weapons stunt fighting. This led to him choreographing fight sequences and stunts for TV and film such as ''King Arthur'', with

Clive Owen Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series '' Chancer'' from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his work in the film '' Close ...

and Keira Knightley. Work as an extra led to an audition for

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, ''

Ros na Rún () is an Irish soap opera produced for the Irish-language television channel TG4. The series is set in a fictional village called Ros Na Rún, located near to An Spidéal, and focuses on the domestic and professional lives of its residents. ' ...

'', which won him the part of 'love-rat' Johnny Stapelton. He has also appeared in the TG4

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

Seacht ''Seacht'' (; Irish for "seven") is a college drama series following the lives of seven college students (Brian, Caroline, Pete, Joanne, Eithne, Linda, Decko, Paddy, and Marcas) at the Arts Department of Queen's University in Belfast. The drama ...

'' and in

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's adaptation of

Ken Bruen Ken Bruen (born 1951) is an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction. Biography Education and teaching career Born in Galway, he was educated at Gormanston College, County Meath and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a ...

's Jack Taylor novels, with

Nora Jane Noone Nora-Jane Noone (born 8 March 1984) is an Irish actress. In 2020, ''The Irish Times'' ranked her 47th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time. She made her screen debut in the drama film ''The Magdalene Sisters'' (2002) and h ...

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* http://archive.galwayindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24145&Itemid=91

* http://rosnarun.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=104&Itemid=438 * http://www.herald.ie/lifestyle/femme/we-always-have-a-great-laugh-2431394.html * http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/0401/rosnarun.html * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seoige, Marcus 1976 births Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Actors from County Galway Living people Actors from County Westmeath People from Athlone People from the Aran Islands