Hugh O'Conor
Hugh O'Conor (born April 19, 1975 in Dublin ) is an Irish actor .
Life
O'Conor was trained as the son of a concert pianist at Trinity College , Dublin. O'Conor began acting at the age of eight and made his first major appearance in 1986, starring Liam Neeson in the drama Lamb . In the film he plays a boy suffering from epilepsy . Two years later he starred in the fantasy film Da alongside Martin Sheen .
His final breakthrough was O'Conor in 1989 under the direction of Jim Sheridan in the Oscar -nominated drama My Left Foot alongside Daniel Day-Lewis . O'Conor received for his role in a nomination for the Young Artist Award as Best Supporting Actor .
In 1993 he took on a supporting role as the young French king in the blockbuster The Three Musketeers . Two years later he got his first leading role in the black comedy The Handbook of the Young Poison Mixer , followed by the love film Chocolat - A Small Bite Enough by director Lasse Hallström in 2000. For his supporting role, he was selected as a member of the cast in the category Best Ensemble nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award .
Filmography (selection)
- as an actor
- 1985: Lamb
- 1989: My Left Foot (My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown)
- 1993: The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers)
- 1995: The Young Poisoner's Handbook (The Young Poisoner's Handbook)
- 2000: Chocolat - A small bite is enough (Chocolat)
- 2001: Caught in Icy Depths ( Submerged , TV movie)
- 2003: Bloom
- 2004: Blueberry and the Curse of the Demons
- 2007: Lewis - The Oxford Crime ( Lewis , TV series, episode On the wrong track )
- 2007: Flick - Zombies are only humans too (Flick)
- 2007: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (as James Morland)
- 2008: A Film with Me in It
- 2011: Killing Bono
- 2012: Ripper Street (TV series, episode In My Protection )
- 2013: The Bachelor Weekend (The Stag)
- 2017: The Fall ( The Fall ; TV series, two episodes)
- 2017: God's ways are bloody (Pilgramidge)
- 2017: Mary Shelley
- 2019: Resistance (television miniseries, five episodes)
- as a director
- 2001: Guilty of Love (short film, also screenplay)
- 2008: Spacemen Three (short film, also screenplay)
Web links
- Hugh O'Conor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Conor, Hugh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |