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This list of notable actors from Ireland includes performers in film, television, stage, and radio. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Academy Award for Best Actor: Year Name Film Status Notes Ref. 1944 Barry Fitzgerald: Going My Way: Nominated The only person to be nominated in two different acting categories for the same role in the same movie in the same year. [14] [15] 1949 Richard Todd: The Hasty Heart: Nominated [16] 1954 Dan O'Herlihy: Robinson Crusoe: Nominated [17 ...
Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and was listed at number 17 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020. [2] The Guardian named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. [3]
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. ... In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. [1]
William John Neeson OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. [3] He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors. [4]
Susan Lynch (born 1971) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is known for her role in the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol. Her other film appearances include Waking Ned Devine (1998), Nora (2000), Beautiful Creatures (2000), and From Hell (2001). In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Barry Keoghan (/ k i ˈ oʊ ɡ ən / kee-OH-gən; [1] born 18 October 1992) [a] is an Irish actor. His accolades include a BAFTA Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 27 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. [2]
He portrayed a principal character in the film The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain. [2] In 2017, Meaney won the Best Actor IFTA for his portrayal of Irish politician Martin McGuinness in the film The Journey. In 2020, he was listed at number 24 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. [3]