Sean Maguire
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| Sean Maguire | |
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| Born | Sean Martin Michael Maguire 18 April 1976 Ilford, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Sean Maguire (born Sean Martin Michael Maguire, 18 April 1976, Ilford, Essex) is an English actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of eleven he took on the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the BBC children's drama Grange Hill, in which he remained until 1992. For a short time after leaving Grange Hill, he played Aidan Brosnan in EastEnders.
He has appeared in several feature films and had moderate success as a singer. He is known in the US for his roles as Donovan Brink in the UPN sitcom Eve, and as Kyle Lendo in the CBS sitcom The Class.
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[edit] Early life
Maguire's family were prominent in the London Irish community in the late 1970s as Irish dancers and the whole family performed regularly at events and in competitions. Sean Maguire danced traditional Irish dances alongside his family.
[edit] Career
His first role was at the age of five, opposite Laurence Olivier in A Voyage Round My Father. At age seven, he played one of the many children in the "Every Sperm is Sacred" musical number in the 1983 film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.[1] In 1993, he joined the cast of the British soap opera EastEnders playing Aidan Brosnan, a young Irish footballer playing for fictional side Walford F.C. In 1994, Sean left the show to take a starring role in the BBC drama series Dangerfield, playing Marty Dangerfield. He has also appeared in Holby City and Sunburn. In 1995, Sean was voted "3rd person you'd most like to see get messy" by CBBC viewers and famously received a custard pie in his face from presenter Chris Jarvis dressed as "The Anorak."
Like many soap actors, Maguire then pursued a career in music, releasing three albums: his self-titled debut album in 1994, Spirit in 1996, and Greatest Hits in 1998. Sean's biggest hit was Good Day, which reached number 12 in May 1996. During this time, Maguire appeared on the Childliners record The Gift Of Christmas alongside acts such as Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, E.Y.C., MN8, Deuce, Ultimate Kaos, Let Loose, East 17, Peter Andre, Michelle Gayle, Dannii Minogue and many more. Not content with acting on TV, Sean has recently branched out into films. In the early 90s, he appeared in Waterland alongside Ethan Hawke and Jeremy Irons, and has also allegedly been credited as having a part in A Kiss Before Dying, but his part may have ended up on the cutting room floor as he did not appear to be in this film after all.
In 2001, Maguire played the title role in TV-movie Prince Charming, alongside Bernadette Peters, Christina Applegate and Billy Connolly - with Martin Short as his assistant Rodney. In 2005, he also made The Third Wish - which co-starred actors Jenna Mattison, Armand Assante, Betty White and James Avery. He also appeared as "Euan" in the defunct WB Network sitcom Off Centre (which also co-starred actors Eddie Kaye Thomas from the American Pie movies and Jason George from also defunct US soap Sunset Beach).
Maguire played one of the main characters, Donovan Brink, on the television series Eve. He was starring in the CBS sitcom The Class, playing gay character Kyle Lendo, but the show was canceled in May 2007. He completed filming in 2006/2007 for a US comedy film LA Blues. He played a character called Jack Davis.
His movie Meet the Spartans went to No. 1 in the US box office chart in 2008, although the film was panned by critics, and was voted 2nd worst movie of 2008 by The Times newspaper, and he starred in Mr Eleven on ITV1 in autumn 2008. Maguire also signed on to a guest spot in Cupid for ABC, portraying an Irish musician.
Maguire played the lead role in Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, a comedy fantasy series in which he plays a "sensitive, but clueless freedom fighter".[2] The show premiered in the US on Comedy Central on April 9, 2009, in Canada on Citytv on June 8, and in the UK on BBC Two on June 11.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | A Voyage Round My Father | — | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | — | Uncredited |
| 1992 | Waterland | Peter | |
| 2000 | Out Of Depth | Paul Nixon | |
| 2001 | Prince Charming | Prince 'Charming' John | TV Movie |
| 2005 | The Third Wish | Brandon | |
| 2007 | The Dukes | Dave | |
| L.A. Blues | Jack Davis | ||
| 2008 | Meet the Spartans | Leonidas | |
| 2012 | Songs for Amy | Sean O'Malley | |
| Wartime Wanderers | Harry Goslin |
[edit] TV
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 1988–1992 | Grange Hill | Terence 'Tegs' Ratcliffe | Series regular |
| 1991 | Dodgem | Simon Leighton | 6 part series |
| 1992 | Growing Pains | Jason Begley | |
| 1993 | The Bill | 1 episode: A Better Life | |
| EastEnders | Aidan Brosnan | Series regular | |
| 1995 | Dangerfield | Marty Dangerfield | Series 1 & 2 only |
| 1997 | Dear Nobody | Chris Marshall | |
| A Man Of Letters | Alan | ||
| 1999 | Holby City | Darren Ingram | 2 episodes: Staying Alive (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 2000 | Sunburn | Lee Wilson | Series 2 only |
| Urban Gothic | Jude Redfield | 1 episode: Thirteen | |
| 2001–2002 | Off Centre | Euan Pierce | Series regular |
| 2003–2006 | Eve | Donovan Brink | Series regular |
| 2006–2007 | The Class | Kyle Lendo | Series regular |
| 2009 | Cupid | Dave | 1 episode: Pilot |
| Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Kröd Mändoon | 6 part series | |
| Mister Eleven | Dan | 2 part series | |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Phil | 1 episode: Two Weddings |
| CSI: NY | Alex Brodevesky | 1 episode: The 34th Floor | |
| Undercovers | Clive | 1 episode: Xerxes | |
| 2011 | Bedlam | Sean | 3 episodes |
| Lovelifes | Blake | ||
| 71 Degrees North | Himself | ||
| Death in Paradise | Marlon Collins | 1 episode |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Information | UK Album Chart[3] |
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| 1994 | Sean Maguire |
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| 1996 | Spirit |
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| 1998 | Greatest Hits |
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | UK Singles Chart[3] | Album |
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| 1994 | "Someone To Love" |
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| "Take This Time" |
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| 1995 | "Suddenly" |
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| "Now I've Found You" |
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| "You To Me Are Everything" |
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| 1996 | "Good Day" |
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| "Don't Pull Your Love" |
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| 1997 | "Today's the Day" |
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[edit] Stage work
[edit] References
- ^ Interview with TheTorchOnline, 4/3/09
- ^ Kröd Mändoon Official Site | Comedy Central
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 344. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
[edit] External links
- Sean Maguire official webpage
- Sean Maguire at the Internet Movie Database
- Sean Maguire Bio at CBS - The Class
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