Anthony Fox

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Anthony Fox
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Years active1992-

Anthony Fox is an Irish writer, producer, director, actor and founder of the New Theatre, Dublin. [1] [2] Originally from County Cavan, Fox left Ireland in 1992 to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Studio in London [3] From there he went to New York to work with the Irish Repertory Theatre, and had parts in A Wilde Night on Broadway [4] and Juno and the Paycock. [5]

Fox returned to Ireland in 1997, and set up the New Theatre in Dublin's Temple Bar. [6] Fox later played the lead role in the Irish premiere of Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth, as directed by Tim McDonnell, and in 2004 played the lead role in a production of Brendan Behan's The Hostage. His film and TV credits include The General (1998 film) and The Bill on ITV.

Fox wrote the 2008 film Anton , [7] [8] which was nominated in three categories of the 2009 Irish Film & Television Awards. [9] [10]

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