Pádraic Delaney (born 6 November 1977) is an Irish actor known for playing Teddy O'Donovan in the Ken Loach film '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', for which he earned an

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nomination as well as being named Irish Shooting Star for the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. In addition, he is known for his role as English aristocrat Lord

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, brother-in-law of King Henry VIII of England in

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's '' The Tudors''.

Early life

Delaney was born to parents Sheelagh and Michael Delaney. He has three older brothers Philip, Conor and Emmett, and two younger sisters Tracey and Gemma. He attended Colaiste Abbain Secondary School in Adamstown, County Wexford. He originally studied engineering before dropping out after four months. He later went on to study at the Beckett Centre at Trinity College Dublin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama and theatre studies in 2001.

Career

He first started acting in theatre, performing in '' Hamlet'', ''The Madman and the Nun'', ''

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'' and ''The Hollow in the Sand''. Delaney soon added screen acting to his resume, starring in the 2003 short film ''An Cuainín'', and in 2005 appearing in the Irish television series ''Pure Mule'' and ''The Clinic''. He went on to play the lead in the

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series ''Legend''. It was in 2006 that he first appeared before international audiences as Irish

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Teddy O'Donovan in Ken Loach's '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', opposite Cillian Murphy. The film won the Palme D'Or at the

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, and Delaney was nominated for two 2007 Irish Film and Television Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Breakthrough Talent. Delaney was also honoured as the Irish Shooting Star for 2007 by the Berlin International Film Festival. Delaney was a cast member of the

series '' The Tudors'' in which he plays Anne Boleyn's brother George alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers as

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. In late 2007, Delaney appeared on stage at the Tricycle Theatre in the role of Father Flynn in John Patrick Shanley's play '' Doubt: A Parable''. He was reunited with Cillian Murphy and Liam Cunningham in 2009, his co-stars in '' The Wind That Shakes The Barley'', for the comedy '' Perriers Bounty''. In 2010, he filmed the role of Sundance in the western '' Blackthorn'' alongside Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Between 2013 and 2014, he starred in Martin McDonagh's dark comedy play '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'' alongside Daniel Radcliffe, which started out in London's West End and then transferred to Broadway. In 2015, he starred alongside Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons in ''

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''. Delaney acted in

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's '' Knightfall,'' which aired in 2017.

Personal life

Delaney lives in London, England.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delaney, Padraic 1977 births Living people Irish expatriates in England Irish male film actors Irish male stage actors People from County Wexford