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Stanley Townsend

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Stanley Townsend
Born
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationWesley College, Dublin
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationActor
SpouseOrla Charlton
AwardsIrish Times Best Actor Award
2004 Shining City

Stanley Townsend is an Irish actor.

Personal life

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Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity College. While there he joined the Dublin University Players, the college's Amateur Dramatic Society. He later co-founded co-operative theatre company Rough Magic with writer/director Declan Hughes and theatre director Lynne Parker, performing in numerous productions including The Country Wife, Nightshade, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He subsequently went on to perform in several productions at The Gate and The Abbey Theatres in Dublin. In London, he has worked with such directors as Sam Mendes in The Plough and the Stars, Richard Eyre in Guys and Dolls and Rufus Norris in Under the Blue Sky. Theatre appearances at the Royal Court include The Alice Trilogy directed by Ian Rickson and Shining City directed by Conor McPherson, for which he won an Irish Theatre Award and was nominated for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 2004.[1]

Career

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Townsend's television work began on a number of shows for RTÉ in Dublin. Since moving to London, television appearances have included Spooks, The Commander, Hustle, Waking the Dead, and Omagh Bombing.

Film credits include Mike Newell's Into the West, Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father with Daniel Day-Lewis, The Van by Stephen Frears, Peter Greenaway's The Tulse Luper Suitcases, The Libertine with Johnny Depp, Paul Morrison's Wondrous Oblivion with Delroy Lindo, John Boorman's The Tiger's Tale and Michael Radford's Flawless. He currently lives in London.

Theatre

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Townsend's work in theatre includes: Remember This,[2] Guys and Dolls, Phedre and Happy Now? at the National Theatre, London; The Alice Trilogy,[3] Shining City[4] (for which he won the Irish Times Best Actor Award),[1] Under the Blue Sky,[5] The Weir and Tribes at the Royal Court, London; The Wake,[6] Trinity for Two and Sacred Mysteries at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin; The Gingerbread Mix-up at St Andrews Lane, Dublin; Prayers of Sherkin[7] at the Old Vic, London; Someone Who'll Watch Over Me at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; The Plough and the Stars[8] at the Young Vic, London; Democracy[9] at the Bush Theatre, London; Speed-the-Plow for Project Arts Centre, Dublin; Saint Oscar for Field Day Theatre Company, Derry; Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Country Wife, Nightshade and The White Devil for Rough Magic, Dublin; Who Shall Be Happy...? for Mad Cow Productions, Belfast, London and tour; and 'Art' in the West End. He played Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in early 2011. His portrayal of Sims in The Nether for director Jeremy Herrin at the Royal Court Theatre in July 2014 won critical acclaim.[10]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987 Lapsed Catholic Mickey Geraghty TV film
Fortycoats & Co. Ranny Gazoo [11]
1991 Parnell and the Englishwoman Thomas Sexton Miniseries, 4 episodes
1992 The Bill Jim Kerr Episode: "Counting the Cost"
1993 Screen Two Anaesthetist Episode: "The Snapper"
1994 Downwardly Mobile Seamus Episode: "Grapefruit and Roses"
1995 The Governor Pete (Carpenter) Episode: "Episode 6" [12]
Jake's Progress Consultant Miniseries
Beyond Reason John Horan TV film
1998 Jonathan Creek Detective Inspector Barrison 2 episodes
Peak Practice Keith Johnson Episode: "Body and Soul"
1998 Ballykissangel Micky Keeler 3 episodes
1999 The Ambassador DS Slater Episode: "Getting Away with Murder"
DDU: District Detective Unit Ciaran Gregory Episode: "The Gates of Eden"
2000 In Defence Dr. Jack Gower Episode: "Episode 4"
2001 Best of Both Worlds Paddy 3 episodes
Table 12 Guido Episode: "Opera Lovers"
Station Jim Matapan TV film
Casualty Joe Episode: "Dirty Laundry"
Heartbeat Igor Saukas Episode: "Russian Roulette"
The Seventh Stream Constable TV film
2002 Menace Fellner Miniseries, 2 episodes [13]
2003 The Commander David Sperry
Byron Turkish Governor TV film
Wire in the Blood Geoffrey Markham 2 episodes
2004 Murder City Edward De Vere Episode: "Nothing Sacred"
Fallen Mara
The Brief Costas Nicolaou Episode: "So Long, Samantha"
Omagh Sam Pollock TV film
2005 Hustle Johnny Keyes Episode: "Confessions" [14]
Proof Patrick Mooney 4 episodes
Spooks Roy Woodring Episode: "The Book" [15]
The Virgin Queen King Philip of Spain 1 episode
2007 Waking the Dead DI Bailey 2 episodes
Foyle's War Jose De Perez Episode: "Casualties of War"
Rough Diamond Charlie Carrick 6 episodes [16]
Saddam's Tribe Saddam TV film [17]
Prosperity Eamonn Episode: "Pala's Story"
2008 He Kills Coppers Mick TV film
Whistleblower Michael Neary 2 episodes
The Clinic Michael Kinsella 2 episodes
2009 New Tricks Don Maddox Episode: "Shadow Snow"
2010 Ashes to Ashes Jason Sacks 1 episode
Sherlock Angelo Episode: "A Study in Pink"
2011 Zen Moscati Miniseries, 3 episodes [18]
The Shadow Line Bulkat Babur Miniseries, 4 episodes
Appropriate Adult Syd Young 1 episode
2012 Call the Midwife Father Joe Episode: "The Browne Incident"
Titanic: Blood and Steel Rex Riley Episode: "The 'Unsinkable' Sets Sail"
Coming Up Yevgeny Sukhov Episode: "If We Dead Awaken"
Fresh Meat John Frobisher 1 episode
2013 Mad Dogs Lazaro 1 episode
Burton and Taylor Milton Katselas TV film
Toast of London Mr. Fasili Episode: "Vanity Project"
Ripper Street Aiden Galven Episode: "Dynamite and a Woman"
2014 Fleming : The Man Who Would Be Bond Colonel William Donovan 2 episodes
Quirke Inspector Hackett Miniseries, 3 episodes
New Worlds Colonel Blood Miniseries, 1 episode
24: Live Another Day Anatol Stolnavich 5 episodes
2015-2016 Galavant King of Valencia 13 episodes [19]
2016 The Hollow Crown Warwick 2 episodes
The Tunnel Mike Bowden 7 episodes
The Collection Stanley Rossi 3 episodes
2017 Redwater Peter Dolan 5 episodes
2018 Informer Geoffrey Boyce 5 episodes
Finding Joy Joy's Dad 3 episodes
2019 Rebellion Senator Daniel Shea Miniseries, 2 episodes
Resistance Miniseries, 4 episodes
Traitors Henry Miniseries, 5 episodes
The Spy General Ad-Din Miniseries, 6 episodes [20]
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Sir Constance TV film
2021 Death in Paradise Bruce Garrett Episode: "Christmas in Paradise"
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Anthony Denny 2 episodes
Andor Commandant Jayhold Beehaz Episode: "The Eye"
Dangerous Liaisons Eduard Abbaye 3 episodes
2024 The Regime Emil Bartos Miniseries, 4 episodes
Blackshore Bill McGuire 6 episodes
Kaos Minos 6 episodes

Film

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Year Title Role Reference
1988 Taffin Les [21]
1991 The Miracle Washington [22]
1992 Blue Ice Interrogator #1
Into the West Rico
1993 In the Name of the Father Hooker's Driver [23]
1995 Undercurrent Bob Harris
1996 The Van Health Inspector
My Friend Joe Mr. Doyle [24]
Moll Flanders Gambler [25]
2000 Rat Newsreader
2002 American Girl
2003 Wondrous Oblivion Victor Wiseman [26]
Monsieur N Dr. O'Meara [27]
Mystics Mickey Mac
What a Girl Wants Bride's Father
2004 The Libertine Keown [28]
Inside I'm Dancing Interview Panelist [29]
Tulse Luper II
Suzie Gold Irving Gold [30]
2005 Isolation Garda Hourican [31]
Dot.Kill Captain Tommy Byrnes
2006 Nativity Zechariah [32]
The Tiger's Tail Jim Brady
2007 Flawless Henry [33]
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Tramp [34]
2009 Hilde David O. Selznick
Holy Water Inspector Brian Hogan
Happy Ever Afters Mr. Maguire
2010 1st Night Paolo Prodi
2011 Killing Bono Danny
Cars 2 Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan / Victor Hugo
2013 Lovely Louise [de] Bill
One Chance Luciano Pavarotti
The Physician Bar Kappara
2014 The Voices Sheriff Weinbacher
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins Phineas Stark
2017 The Current War Franklin Pope
2019 A Girl from Mogadishu Joe Costello
The Song of Names Gilbert Simmonds
2022 About Joan Doug
2023 Kinked Bulent
The Teacher Simon Cohen

Video games

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Year Title Role
1997 Independence War
2001 RuneScape Saradomin
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos Smith
2002 Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Various voices
2004 Powerdrome Amran Dachs / Angul
2005 Spartan: Total Warrior Ares
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mad-Eye Moody
2007 The Witcher Azar Javed
2008 WorldShift Jack the Crank
2011 Cars 2: The Video Game Victor Hugo
2014 Transformers Universe Rampart
Sacred 3 Zane
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Nakmor Drack
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Battle Narrator
2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Consul Triton[35]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Press Office – Rough Diamond: Stanley Townsend plays Charlie Carrick". BBC. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Productions : Remember This". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. ^ Alistair Smith (17 November 2005). "The Stage / Reviews / The Alice Trilogy". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  4. ^ Michael Billington (10 June 2004). "Shining City, Royal Court, London | | guardian.co.uk Arts". Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. ^ The Royal Court Theatre / Under The Blue Sky Archived 19 April 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Wake. (Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ireland) (theater reviews) | Variety | Find Articles at BNET.com[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Theatre: First night review – Prayers of Sherkin Old Vic, London | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "> What's On > Archive > Production Details". Young Vic. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  9. ^ thebushtheatre[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ Shuttleworth, Ian (27 July 2014). "The Nether, Royal Court Theatre, London". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 August 2014. Stanley Townsend has played some sinister types in his time, but this may well be a personal best.
  11. ^ Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ La Plante Productions – The Governor Archived 16 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Menace Credits Archived 23 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Drama – Hustle – Characters & Actors". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Spooks – Series 4, Episode 5 Credits". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  16. ^ "RTÉ Television – Rough Diamond". Rte.ie. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  17. ^ Sam Wollaston (11 May 2007). "Sam Wollaston on last night's TV | Media". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Drama – Zen". BBC. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Scoop: GALAVANT on ABC - Sunday, January 18, 2015". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  20. ^ "General Ad-Din". TV Maze. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Taffin – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  22. ^ "The Miracle – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  23. ^ "In the Name of the Father – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  24. ^ "My Friend Joe (1996)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
  25. ^ "Moll Flanders – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  26. ^ "Wondrous Oblivion – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  27. ^ "RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Mystics". Rte.ie. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  28. ^ "The Libertine – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  29. ^ "'Inside I'm Dancing' – Cinema, Movie, Film Reviews – Review by Garreth Murphy | Entertainment.ie Ireland". Entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  30. ^ "Suzie Gold – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  31. ^ Isolation Movie Review (2005) from Channel 4 Film
  32. ^ The Nativity Story Movie Review (2006) from Channel 4 Film
  33. ^ "Flawless – Cast – New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  34. ^ Happy-Go-Lucky Movie Review From The Berlin Film Festival Archived 21 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  35. ^ Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Credits [HD 1080P], retrieved 27 August 2022
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