Barry McGovern

Barry McGovern
Born	1948 (age 76–77)
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	Castleknock College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present

Barry McGovern (born 1948) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.

Background

He was educated at Castleknock College, Dublin. 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. 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.

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	Eamon de Valera	4 episodes
1987	Foreign Bodies	Dermot #1	TV movie
1990	Dear Sarah	Giuseppe Conlon	TV movie
1991	The Treaty	Eamon 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

Reviews

• (on his one man show "I'll Go On") ^[1]
  • "McGovern illuminates the accessibility of the novels, their Irishness and their brilliant, bitter humour...brilliant" - The New York Times
  • "Barry McGovern's dazzling one-man performance…makes for wicked, compulsive fun" - The Irish Times
  • "An outright triumph…arrestingly funny" - Time
  • "90 minutes of laughter, bitterness, compassion and verbal music to leave you rapt" - New York
  • "Superb one-man show…. Without doubt one of the best interpreters of Samuel Beckett's work, McGovern's performance is masterful" - Sunday Business
  • “Barry McGovern’s astounding performance was not only the best of the festival, but also among the best I’ve ever seen… genius, no other word for it." - Sun Herald

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards

• 2012: Nominated for Lead Actor in a Play for the role of Vladimir in the Center Theatre Group production of "Waiting For Godot" ^[2]

References

1. Dublin: The Gate
2. "2012 Ovation Award Nominees Announced". 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

External links

• Barry McGovern at IMDb