Stanley Townsend

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20 augusti 1961 (64 år)
Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. 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.

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.

ilm 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.

Filmer och Serier på Plex

  • The Voices
    The Voices2014
  • The Physician
    The Physician2013
  • Flawless
    Flawless2007
  • Fresh Meat
    Fresh Meat4 seasons
  • Tillbaka till Aidensfield
    Tillbaka till Aidensfield1 season
  • Standby
    Standby2014
  • The Teacher
    The Teacher2023
  • The Clinic
    The Clinic7 seasons
  • Bevis
    Bevis2 seasons
  • Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye
    Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye2022
  • Thin Lizzy: Rocker on the Loose
    Thin Lizzy: Rocker on the Loose2018

Känd för

  • Florence Foster Jenkins
    Florence Foster Jenkins2016
  • The Voices
    The Voices2014
  • Happy-Go-Lucky
    Happy-Go-Lucky2008
  • The Libertine
    The Libertine2004
  • The Physician
    The Physician2013
  • Galavant
    Galavant2 seasons
  • Vägen till Betlehem
    Vägen till Betlehem2006
  • Jay Kelly
    Jay Kelly2025
  • Zen
    Zen4 episodes
  • Isolation
    Isolation2005
  • The Song of Names
    The Song of Names2019
  • Standby
    Standby2014
  • Blackshore: Anmäld försvunnen
    Blackshore: Anmäld försvunnen1 season
  • Burton and Taylor
    Burton and Taylor2013
  • Wondrous Oblivion
    Wondrous Oblivion2004
  • Agathas gåta - Ishtars förbannelse
    Agathas gåta - Ishtars förbannelse2019
  • Hard Times
    Hard Times2009
  • Quirke
    Quirke3 episodes
  • The Teacher
    The Teacher2023
  • Digital Reaper
    Digital Reaper2005

Filmography

2026
2026
Once Upon A Time in A Cinema · as Harry Conway
2025
Jay Kelly · as First Voice (voice)
2024
KAOS · as President Minos
2024
The Regime · as Emil Bartos
2024
Blackshore · as Bill Mcguire
2023
Obituary · as Dog With No Name
2023
The Teacher · as Simon CohenPå Plex
2022
Dangerous Liaisons (2022) · as Eduard Abbaye
2022
Andor · as Commandant Jayhold Beehaz
2022
About Joan · as Doug
2022
Becoming Elizabeth · as Anthony Denny
2022
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye · as NarratorPå Plex
2019
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar · as Sir Constance
2019
A Girl from Mogadishu · as Joe Costello
2019
The Song of Names · as Gilbert
2019
The Spy · as General Ad-Din
2019
All About Eve · as Addison Dewett
2019
Traitors · as Henry
2019
Resistance (2019) · as Senator Daniel Shea
2018
Informer · as Geoffrey Boyce
2018
Finding Joy · as Joy's Dad
2018
Psychomanteum · as Narrator
2018
Thin Lizzy: Rocker on the Loose · as NarrationPå Plex
2017
The Current War · as Franklin Pope
2017
Redwater · as Peter Dolan
2016
The Collection · as Stan Rossi
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins · as Phineas Stark
2016
Rebellion · as Senator Daniel Shea
2016
2015
Galavant · as King Of Valencia
2014
Standby · as PaulPå Plex
2014
King Lear · as The Earl Of Kent
2014
New Worlds · as Colonel Blood
2014
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond · as Colonel William Donovan
2014
The Voices · as Sheriff WeinbacherPå Plex
2013
The Unbeatables · as The Agent
2013
Quirke · as Inspector Hackett
2013
The Physician · as Bar KapparaPå Plex
2013
Fifty Years on Stage · as Bernardo
2013
One Chance · as Luciano Pavarotti
2013
The Tunnel · as Mike Bowden
2013
Lovely Louise · as Bill
2013
Burton and Taylor · as Milton Katselas
2013
Underdogs · as Agent
2012
Ripper Street · as Aiden Galvin
2012
2012
The Hollow Crown · as Warwick
2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel · as Rex Riley
2012
Call the Midwife · as Father Joe
2011
Death in Paradise · as Bruce Garrett
2011
Fresh Meat · as John FrobisherPå Plex
2011
Appropriate Adult · as Syd Young
2011
Cars 2 · as Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan The Tow Truck (voice)
2011
The Shadow Line · as Bulkat Babur
2011
Killing Bono · as Danny Machin
2011
Mad Dogs · as Lazaro
2011
Zen · as Moscati
2010
First Night · as Paolo Prodi
2010
Sherlock · as Angelo
2009
Happy Ever Afters · as Mr Maguire
2009
Hard Times · as Inspector Brian Hogan
2009
Phèdre · as Theseus
2009
Hilde · as David O. Selznick
2008
Happy-Go-Lucky · as Tramp
2008
He Kills Coppers · as Mick
2008
Ashes to Ashes · as Jason Sacks
2007
Flawless · as HenryPå Plex
2007
Prosperity · as Eamonn
2007
2006
Rough Diamond · as Charlie Carrick
2006
The Nativity Story · as Zechariah
2006
The Tiger's Tail · as Jim Brady - The Banker
2006
2005
The Virgin Queen · as King Philip Of Spain
2005
Isolation · as Garda Hourigan
2005
Digital Reaper · as Capt. Tommy Byrnes
2004
Rory O'Shea Was Here · as Interview Panelist
2004
The Libertine · as Keown
2004
Omagh · as Sam Pollock
2004
Fallen · as Mara
2004
The Brief · as Costas Nicolaou
2004
2004
Suzie Gold · as Irving Gold
2004
Hustle · as Johnny Keyes
2004
Proof · as Patrick MooneyPå Plex
2003
Wondrous Oblivion · as Victor
2003
Mystics · as Mickey Mac
2003
The Clinic · as Michael KinsellaPå Plex
2003
Byron · as Turkish Governor
2003
Coming Up · as Yevgeny Sukhov
2003
What a Girl Wants · as Bride's Father
2003
2003
The Commander · as David Sperry
2003
Monsieur N. · as Dr. O'meara
2003
New Tricks · as Don Maddox
2002
Foyle's War · as Jose De Perez
2002
Menace · as Fellner
2002
2002
Spooks · as Roy Woodring
2001
Station Jim · as Matapan
2001
The Seventh Stream · as Constable
2001
24 · as Anatol Stolnavich
2001
2000
Rat · as Newsreader
2000
Waking the Dead · as Di Bailey
2000
In Defense · as Dr. Jack Gower
1998
1997
Jonathan Creek · as Det. Inspector Barrison
1996
The Van · as Des, Health Inspector
1996
Moll Flanders · as Gambler
1996
My Friend Joe · as Mr. Doyle
1996
Ballykissangel · as Micky Keeler
1995
Jake's Progress · as Consultant
1995
The Governor · as Pete (carpenter)
1995
Undercurrent · as Bob Harris
1993
In the Name of the Father · as Hooker's Driver
1993
The Snapper · as Anaesthetist
1993
The Snapper · as Anaesthetist
1993
Peak Practice · as Keith Johnson
1992
Into the West · as Rico
1992
Blue Ice · as Interrogator #1
1992
Heartbeat · as Igor SaukasPå Plex
1991
The Miracle · as Washington, Destry Rides Again
1988
Taffin · as Les
1986
Casualty · as Joe
1984
Screen Two · as Anaesthetist
1984
The Bill · as Jim Kerr
1980
Mystery! · as Moscati
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Constable

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