Mark O'Halloran ( ga, Marcas Ó hAllmhuráin) is an Irish scriptwriter and actor. He is a native of

Ennis Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...

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. He has written award-winning screenplays for the films ''

Adam & Paul ''Adam & Paul'' is a 2004 Irish buddy comedy drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and starring Tom Murphy and Mark O'Halloran. It follows a day in the life of two Dublin drug addicts, Adam and Paul, as they wander around Dublin trying to s ...

'' (in which he co-starred) and ''

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'' and the

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mini-series ''

Prosperity Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status. Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can be profusely wealthy in all degrees, such as happiness and health. Competing notion ...

''. In 2019 he starred with

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in the Channel 4 miniseries '' The Virtues'', written and directed by

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Awards and nominations

;Awards *2005: Gijón International Film Festival Award for Best Actor - ''

'' *2006: Evening Standard British Award for Best Screenplay - ''Adam & Paul'' *2008: Irish Film and Television Award for Best Script for Film - ''

'' *2008: Irish Film and Television Award for Best Script for Television - ''

'' *2008: Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild Award for Best Television Script - ''Prosperity'' ;Nominations *2004: Irish Film and Television Award Nomination for Best Script - ''Adam & Paul'' *2005: European Film Award Nomination for Best Screenwriter - ''Adam & Paul'' *2008: Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild Award Nomination for Best Film - ''Garage''

References

External links

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''Prosperity'' official site - RTE.ie
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