Gavin O'Connor
- This article refers to the Irish actor. For the film director see Gavin O'Connor (American filmmaker).
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| Born | 17 December 1972 Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Gavin O'Connor (born 17 December 1972) is an Irish actor, known for his roles in TV series such as The Tudors and films including Dorothy Mills (2008), Eden (2008), The Front Line (2006), Headrush (2003) and This Is My Father (1998).
Born in Cork, O'Connor trained at Trinity College Dublin's Beckett Centre.
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[edit] Career
He made his professional acting debut in Pat McCabe's Loco County Lonesome at Dublin's Olympia Theatre.
O'Connor has appeared in numerous films and television series since his debut in The Informant (1997).
O'Connor plays a younger version of the Earl of Shrewsbury[1][2] in the third series of Michael Hirst's hit television series The Tudors, first aired on 5 April 2009 in the United States on Showtime, and August 2009 in the United Kingdom on BBC2.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- This Must Be the Place (2011)
- Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
- Dorothy Mills (2008)
- Eden (2008)
- The Front Line (2006)
- Turning Green (2005)
- RoseBud (2004)
- Headrush (2003)
- This Time Round (2001)
- Mad About Mambo (2000)
- When the Sky Falls (2000)
- The Black Suit (2000)
- Boat Racing (1999)
- This Is My Father (1998)
- The Informant (1997)
- Fanatic (1997)
- Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord (1997)
- The Boys of Barr na Sráide (1996)
[edit] Television
- Single-Handed (2010)
- The Tudors (2009)
- The Galway Races (2009)
- Showbands II (2007)
- Teenage Cics (2006)
- Stardust (2006)
- Galactik Football (2006)
- Showbands (2005)
- Clubhouse (2004)
- The Blizzard of Odd (2001)
- Rí Rá (2001)
- The Ambassador (1998)
[edit] Theatre
- Borstal Boy, (Joe da Vinci), Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
- A Woman of No Importance, Abbey Theatre, Dublin
- Loco Country Lonesome (Packo), Olympia Theatre, Dublin
- Hamlet (Laertes), Riverbank Theatre, Dublin
- The Crucible (Danforth), Beckett Centre, Ireland
- Picnic (Hal), Focus Theatre, Ireland
- I Like Armadillos (Sean), Andrews Lane, Dublin
[edit] References and notes
- ^ The Earl of Shrewsbury is depicted in the series as a much younger man. At the time of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, which is when he is featured in The Tudors, historically, he was 70 yrs old. The date confirms that he had to have been the 4th Earl of Shrewsbury; as titles are passed on after a noble dies.
- ^ The Tudors. Showtime. Season 3, Episode The Northern Uprising (2009). TV episode.
