Damien Molony

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Damien Molony (2013)

Damien Molony (born February 21, 1984 in Johnstown Bridge ) is an Irish actor .

childhood and education

During his childhood and adolescence, Molony wanted to become a football player, but gave up the dream. Instead, he decided to become an actor. In order to have an alternative to an acting career, Molony studied business administration and politics from 2003 to 2007. He then joined an amateur theater group called Balally Players and performed with them in various regions. In 2008 he introduced himself at the Drama Center London and completed his acting training there. He completed this in 2011.

Career

After Molony's acting degree at the Drama Center London , he had the second leading role as Giovanni in the play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore' by John Ford at the West Yorkshire Playhouse .

Molony's role as William West Junior in the short film Making Rosebud earned him a first credits credits. He got his first leading role in the BBC Three series Being Human , in which he played a vampire named Hal Yorke . In an interview with SFX Magazine , Molony said that in preparation for the role of Hal, he did research on drug addicts and alcoholics. After completing season 4 of Being Human , Molony starred in the roles of Motl and Nate in Traveling Light directed by Nicholas Hytner at the National Theater . Following performances in London, the play toured England before returning to the National Theater in April 2012. In 2011 he appeared as a stage actor in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night with Shakespeare in Styria . British director Sean Aita directed it . In 2013, Molony DC portrayed Albert Flight in the British crime series Ripper Street .

Since 2014 he can be seen in the lead role of DS Jack Weston in the television series Suspects . In this television series, the actions are only roughly given and the actors have to improvise in their dialogues. From February to May 2015 he played Spike in the play The Hard Problem at the National Theater. On April 16, 2015, a live stream of the play was shown in selected cinemas. In September 2015, Molony played boxer Danny Dempsey on the Irish television series Clean Break . He also played Ross in the movie Kill Your Friends . Molony also played a leading role in the HBO pilot The Devil You Know . However, the series was canceled after the pilot. In early 2016, Molony starred as Anthony in the British comedy series Crashing . He also played a soldier in the Irish film Tiger Raid , which is based on a play by Mick Donnellan .

Molony also continued his theater career in 2016. He was seen alongside Ian McKellen , Patrick Stewart and Owen Teale in No Man's Land at Foster Wyndham's Theater in London. The play was shown in various cinemas worldwide in December 2016.

Private life

Molony is married with a son who was born in late 2016. He goes to donate blood and campaigns for it on his Twitter account.

Filmography (selection)

theatre

year title role theatre place Individual evidence
2007 Riders to the Sea Bartley trip Ireland
2008 A vampire story Mint Riverbank Arts Center, Kildare Youth Theater Kildare
2011 Tis Pity She's A Whore Giovanni West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds
2012 Traveling Light Motl Lyttelton theater London
2012 First person shooter lectures WordTheatre at The Latitude Festival Suffolk, England
2013 If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep Jason Royal Court Theater London
2014 The Body of an American Dan Gate Theater London
2014 Heart Strings: Bittersweet Love Stories lectures St. James Theater London
2014-2015 The hard problem Spike National Theater London
2016-2017 No Man's Land Foster Wyndham's Theater London

Awards and nominations

year Award category plant Result
2007 All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival Best overall performance Riders to the Sea Won
2011 Spotlight Prize Best Actor / Actress CDS drama schools Nominated
2011 Ian Charleson Awards 2011 Ian Charleson Award Tis Pity She's A Whore , West Yorkshire Playhouse Won
2014 Off West End Theater Awards 2014 Best Male Actor The Body Of An American Nominated

Other works

year title Type role Individual evidence
2013 The Commitments BBC Radio 4 drama James Clifford
2013 The Hill Bachelors BBC Radio NI drama Paulie
2013-2015 Poetry Please BBC Radio 4 reading Reader
2014 Raven Audio book Reader
2015 Me and the Devil BBC Radio 4 readings Reader

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Neil Cheesman: Interview with Damien Molony. . In: Londontheatre1.com . February 25, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Damien Molony. Spotlight Actors. . In: Spotlight.com . Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Matthew Amer: Introducing ... Damien Molony. . In: Officiallondontheatre.co.uk . February 12, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ " Review: 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until May 28 ", The Press (York), May 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ " 'Being Human' death was 'horrendous', says Crichlow ", BBC.co.uk, February 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Being Human Series Four - Damien Molony interview , SFX.co.uk, February 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "Traveling Light" at the National Theater site
  8. ^ Keith Watson: Damien Molony and Charlie Murphy light up the screen in Ripper Street. . In: Metro.co.uk . November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ David Stephenson: Being Human's Damien Molony on Suspects: 'Just brilliant craic'. . In: Independent.ie . August 17, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ Keith Watson: Damien Molony: There were lots of possibilities still open to the characters in Ripper Street. . In: metro.co.uk . February 19, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ Christopher Gray: Learn to rejoice in stimulating drama The Hard Problem. . In: Oxfordtimes.co.uk . March 12, 2015. Accessed March 13, 2015.
  12. ↑ Pat Stacey: Clean Break 'puts plenty of clear water between it and Stuart Carolan's Dublin gangland saga Love / Hate'. . In: independent.ie . September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ Seán Brosnan: Interview with Billy Roche - writer of the RTÉ series 'Clean Break'. . In: iftn.ie . September 25, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ Denise Petski: HBO Pilot 'The Devil You Know': Ever Carradine & Damien Molony Among Additions. . In: Deadline.com . March 13, 2015. Accessed March 14, 2015.
  15. ^ Anne Marie Scanlon: Crashing star Damien Molony a stealth hit on British TV. . In: independent.ie . 2016-22-02. Accessed in 2016-15-03.
  16. ^ Huge stars on stage for theater screening of No Man's Land. . In: bridportnews.co.uk . Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  17. ^ Owen Teale & Damien Molony: "No Man's Land". Talks at Google. . In: youtube.com . Retrieved October 10, 2017: "I think my wife said to me the night before ..."
  18. ↑ Love Talkin - Series 3. Episode 19 - Damien Molony. . In: lovetalkin.com . Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ A blood addict giving blood! In: Donor Magazine, June 8, 2013
  20. ↑ a b Riders to the Sea . In: balallyplayers.com . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  21. ^ A Selection of Reviews and Evaluations of KYT productions . In: Kildareyouththeatre.com . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  22. ^ Alfred Hickling: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore - review . In: Theguardian.com . May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  23. ↑ Michael Billington: Traveling Light - review . In: Theguardian.com . January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  24. ↑ WordTheatre at The Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England - July 12, 2012 - July 15, 2012 . In: Wordtheatre.com . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  25. ↑ Philip Fisher: If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep . In: Britishtheatreguide.info . 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  26. ^ Lyn Gardner: The Body of an American - review . In: theguardian.com . January 26, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  27. ↑ Heart Strings: Bittersweet Love Stories . In: wordtheatre.com . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  28. ↑ Peter Craven: The Hard Problem review: Olivia Vinall shimmers in minor Tom Stoppard offering . In: smh.com.au . May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  29. ↑ Charlotte Marshall: Damien Molony joins No Man's Land . In: officiallondontheatre.co.uk . April 27, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  30. ↑ 2011 Spotlight Prize Nominees announced! . In: Spotlight.com . March 17, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  31. ^ Ian Charleson Awards 2011 . In: iancharlesonawards.co.uk . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 2, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iancharlesonawards.co.uk
  32. ^ The Off West End Theater Awards . In: offwestend.com . Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  33. ^ The Commitments . In: bbc.co.uk . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  34. ↑ Afternoon Drama: The Hill Bachelors . In: bbc.co.uk . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  35. ↑ Poetry Please. He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by WB Yeats . In: bbc.co.uk . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  36. ↑ radio . In: Damienmolony.org . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  37. ↑ Raven . In: fantomfilms.co.uk . Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 2, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fantomfilms.co.uk
  38. ↑ Me and the Devil . In: bbc.co.uk . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Molony, Damien
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Johnstown Bridge