Stanley Townsend
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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.
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Stanley Townsend (* August 1961) ist ein irischer Schauspieler. Er wurde in Dublin geboren und wuchs dort auf. Nach dem Besuch des Wesley College in Dublin studierte er Mathematik und Bauingenieurwesen am Trinity College. Dort schloss er sich den Dublin University Players an, der Amateurtheatergruppe des Colleges. Später gründete er zusammen mit dem Autor und Regisseur Declan Hughes und der Theaterregisseurin Lynne Parker die Theaterkooperative Rough Magic und wirkte in zahlreichen Produktionen mit, darunter „The Country Wife“, „Nightshade“ und „Sexual Perversity“ in Chicago. Anschließend spielte er in mehreren Produktionen am Gate Theatre und am Abbey Theatre in Dublin. In London arbeitete er mit Regisseuren wie Sam Mendes („The Plough and the Stars“), Richard Eyre („Guys and Dolls“) und Rufus Norris („Under the Blue Sky“) zusammen. Zu seinen Theaterauftritten am Royal Court zählen die Alice-Trilogie unter der Regie von Ian Rickson und Shining City unter der Regie von Conor McPherson, für die er einen Irish Theatre Award gewann und 2004 für den Evening Standard Theatre Award als Bester Schauspieler nominiert wurde. Townsends Fernsehkarriere begann mit verschiedenen Sendungen für RTÉ in Dublin. Seit seinem Umzug nach London war er unter anderem in Spooks, The Commander, Hustle, Waking the Dead und Omagh Bombing zu sehen. Zu seinen Filmcredits zählen Mike Newells Into the West, Jim Sheridans In the Name of the Father mit Daniel Day-Lewis, The Van von Stephen Frears, Peter Greenaways The Tulse Luper Suitcases, The Libertine mit Johnny Depp, Paul Morrisons Wondrous Oblivion mit Delroy Lindo, John Boormans The Tiger's Tale und Michael Radfords Flawless. Er lebt derzeit in London.
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- Dublin, Ireland