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Barry McGovern | |
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 Portrait head by Imogen Stuart | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Castleknock College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Barry McGovern (born 1948) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.
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Barry McGovern | |
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| Portrait head by Imogen Stuart | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Castleknock College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Barry McGovern (born 1948) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.
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.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 1995-1996 | 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 | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Dying Man | Episode: "Mockingbird" |
| 2016 | Vikings | French Archbishop | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Foundation | Orlio | 1 episode |
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