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- Diarmaid Murtagh was born on 28 July 1982 in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Vikings (2013), Dracula Untold (2014) and The Monuments Men (2014).
- Brían F. O'Byrne was born on 16 May 1967 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Million Dollar Baby (2004), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and Bug (2006). He is married to Heather Goldenhersh. They have two children.
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- Writer
Character actor Thomas Patrick McKenna was born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1929. A prolific theatre actor throughout his career, he made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954.
He made his film debut in the IRA-Nazi drama The Night Fighters (1960) and from this uncredited beginning he moved up to tenth billing in The Siege of Sidney Street (1960). His next major movie was in 1964's Girl with Green Eyes (1964), by which time he had started a successful television career.
He made his TV debut in Espionage (1963) and over the next few years appeared in several more TV shows. His versatility enabled him to play three characters in The Avengers (1961). He was also featured in such well-regarded shows as Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Dixon of Dock Green (1955) and The Saint (1962).
Meanwhile, his film career was developing along literary lines, and he was featured in Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow (1962), the Sean O'Casey biopic Young Cassidy (1965) and James Joyce's Ulysses (1967). He took smaller parts in such epics as The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Anne of the Thousand Days (1969).
British films such as Perfect Friday (1970) and Villain (1971) allowed him to showcase his suave, urbane persona before trying something different in the controversial Straw Dogs (1971). He appeared alongside a young Anthony Hopkins in All Creatures Great and Small (1975) before starring with John Gielgud for the second time, this time in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977). Over the next few years his co-stars were as diverse as Leonard Rossiter (Britannia Hospital (1982)), Timothy Dalton (The Doctor and the Devils (1985)), Ben Kingsley (Pascali's Island (1988)) and Dolph Lundgren (Red Scorpion (1988)). Not all of these films were successes, but McKenna always gave good value for the money and developed themes of his, such as an interest in Irish issues, in The Outsider (1979). His last released film was Valmont (1989), which was unfortunately completely overshadowed by Dangerous Liaisons (1988), which was based on the same novel.
Over the years he made numerous guest appearances in TV series such as Minder (1979), Casualty (1986), Lovejoy (1986), Inspector Morse (1987), Heartbeat (1992) and Ballykissangel (1996). McKenna has also been prominent in TV movies and series, featuring in Charles Dickens' Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985), Stendhal's Scarlet and Black (1993) and most recently an adaptation of Henry James' The American (1998).
McKenna is up there with the greats of character acting such as Lionel Jeffries, Dennis Price, Richard Wattis, Wilfrid Hyde-White and John Le Mesurier.- Actor
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Aaron Monaghan was born in 1980 in Co. Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor and director, known for The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), Assassin's Creed (2016) and '71 (2014).- Ciaran Owens was born in 1985 in Co. Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Angela's Ashes (1999), The Magdalene Sisters (2002) and Ballykissangel (1996).
- Derbhle Crotty was born in 1968 in Co. Cavan, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Notes on a Scandal (2006), Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004) and Masterpiece (1971).
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ciaran O'Reilly co-founded The Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City. He continues to work there as an actor, director, and Producing Director. He has produced over 200 plays and musicals. Favorite directing credits include: The Butcher Boy, A Touch of the Poet, Autumn Royal, A Touch Of The Poet*, The Weir* (*Performances on Screen), Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory, Dublin Carol, The Shadow of a Gunman, The Seafarer, The Dead, 1904, Shining City, Off the Meter, On the Record, The Weir (Calloway Nom.), Banished Children of Eve, The Emperor Jones (Callaway Award, O'Neill Credo Award, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Nom.), The Hairy Ape (Drama Desk Drama League and Callaway Nom.), Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Drama Desk Nom). Irish Rep acting roles include Da, Juno and the Paycock, Dancing at Lughnasa, Molly Sweeney, Candida, Aristocrats, A Whistle in the Dark, The Shaughraun, and The Irish and How They Got That Way. He appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of A Touch of the Poet with Gabriel Byrne. He has appeared at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and made his Broadway debut in The Corn is Green. Films include The Devil's Own (starring Harrison Ford), Law & Order, The Irish...and How They Got That Way, Third Watch, Bored to Death and The Knick. Ciarán has been inducted in to the Irish America Hall of Fame, received the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award and has been awarded the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad, 2019 by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. In November of 2022, the New York Landmarks Commission named him as a "New York Living Landmark" at the Plaza Hotel.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Shane Connaughton was born in 1947 in Redhills, Co. Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for My Left Foot (1989), The Blackwater Lightship (2004) and The Run of the Country (1995).- Paul Marron was born on 11 December 1981 in County Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Revenant, Redemption of a Rogue (2020) and Keys to the City (2012).
- Cillian Sheridan was born in County Cavan, Ireland. He is known for The Sheriff Show (2022), UEFA Champions League (1992) and SportsJOE: House of Football (2023).
- Cian Hyland was born on 4 November 1999 in Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Dreamtown, Obituary (2023) and Forgive Us Our Trespasses (2022).
- Michael Harding was born in 1953 in County Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for The Poorhouse Revisited (2011), Southwest Donegal (2020) and Black Ice (2013). He has been married to Cathy Carman since 1993. They have two children.
- Jake Doyle-Hayes was born in County Cavan, Ireland.
- John McEntee was born in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland.
- Tony Reddin was born on 15 November 1919 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland. He was an actor, known for All Ireland Hurling Championship Final, 1949 (1949). He was married to Maura. He died on 1 March 2015 in Banagher, County Offaly, Ireland.
- Additional Crew
Damian McGuckian was born on 6 March 1966 in Co. Cavan, Ireland. Damian is known for The Making of Plus One (2010).- Neven Maguire was born in 1974 in County Cavan, Ireland. He has been married to Amelda Maguire since 23 December 2006. They have two children.