Barry McGovern
Irish stage, film and television actor (born 1948)
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Barry McGovern is an Irish stage, film, and television actor.
Barry McGovern | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Castleknock College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Early life and education
Barry McGovern was educated at Castleknock College, Dublin.[citation needed]
Career
McGovern is a former member of the RTÉ Players and the Abbey Theatre Company. He has worked in theatre, film, radio and television, as well as written music for many shows, and co-written two musicals and directed plays and operas.[citation needed]
He is known internationally for his award-winning one-man Beckett shows I'll Go On and Watt, which the Gate Theatre presented at the 1985 and 2010 Dublin Theatre Festival respectively. [citation needed] McGovern revived I'll Go On for a run at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City for L.A.'s Center Theatre Group in 2014.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Riders to the Sea | Bartley | |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Luggage Salesman | |
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate | Father McInerny | |
| 1992 | Far and Away | McGuire | |
| 1995 | Braveheart | King's Advisor | |
| 1996 | The Disappearance of Finbar | Action Committee Chairman | |
| 1997 | Driftwood | McTavish | |
| 1997 | The Informant | Courtroom Judge | TV movie |
| 1998 | The General | IRA Man 1 | |
| 1999 | Felicia's Journey | Gatherer | |
| 2001 | Waiting for Godot | Vladimir | |
| 2015 | My Name Is Emily | Dr. Golding | |
| 2018 | Penance | The Commandant (Old Antaine) | Irish language |
| 2024 | Blue Fiddle | Irish language | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Play for Today | Sean | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Caught in a Free State | Éamon de Valera | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Foreign Bodies | Dermot #1 | TV movie |
| 1990 | Dear Sarah | Giuseppe Conlon | TV movie |
| 1991 | The Treaty | Éamon de Valera | TV movie |
| 1995 | The Governor | Solicitor | 1 episode |
| 1995–96 | Finbarr's Class | Mannix Beatty | 24 episodes |
| 1998 | Ballykissangel | Con Casey | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Miracle at Midnight | Rabbi Ben Abrams | 1 episode |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Bishop Bonnivet | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | School Run | Padraig Ó Cinnéide | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Na Cloigne | Ceannfort Ó Sé | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | An Crisis | Piaras De Barra | Irish language; 1 episode |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Dying Man | Episode: "Mockingbird" |
| 2016 | Vikings | French Archbishop | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Foundation | Orlio | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Crá | Art Ó Súilleabháin | Irish language; All 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
- 2012: Nominated, Lead Actor in a Play in the Ovation Awards, for the role of Vladimir in the Center Theatre Group production of Waiting For Godot[1]
