Conor MacNeill

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Conor MacNeill
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Years active2004–present

Conor MacNeill is a film, television, and stage actor from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his roles as Kenny Kilblane in the BBC Two and HBO series Industry .

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Early life and education

MacNeill was born in West Belfast.[ citation needed ]

Career

In his early career MacNeill appeared in such films as Fifty Dead Men Walking and Peacefire directed by Macdara Vallely. He made a cameo appearance as 'Fanta' in Cherrybomb . He also played the character of Dave in Five Minutes of Heaven , which was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[ citation needed ]

He starred as Ciaran MacIonraic in the Irish comedy-drama An Crisís , for which he received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy drama series at the 2010 Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo.[ citation needed ]

He performed extensively on stage in Ireland. Acting in productions at Lyric Players' Theatre, Gate Theatre, and Project Arts Centre. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2011 Irish Times Theatre Awards.[ citation needed ]

In 2011, he appeared, with Brendan Fraser in Whole Lotta Sole [1] directed by Terry George He also appeared alongside David Wilmot in RTÉ's Saving The Titanic playing Frank Bell. [2]

MacNeill made his London stage debut in 2012 at the Donmar Warehouse, appearing on stage alongside Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh, directed by Michael Grandage at the Noël Coward Theatre throughout the summer of 2013. In spring 2014 this production transferred to Broadway at the Cort Theatre in New York for a limited run. The show garnered six Tony Award nominations.[ citation needed ]

In 2016 MacNeill appeared in Whit Stillman's film Love & Friendship and in the final episodes of the RTE/BBC series The Fall . In 2017 he appeared in series 2 of No Offence on Channel 4. He was due to reprise the role of Gavin in series 3 in 2018.[ citation needed ]

In April 2017, he appeared in The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, ahead of a transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in the West End. [3] He reprised his role as Diarmuid Corcoran in the Broadway transfer of the show at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in late 2018.[ citation needed ] MacNeill had a small role as William Kemmler in The Current War in 2017.[ citation needed ]

In 2023, MacNeill appeared as Martyn Smith in BBC One's true crime drama The Sixth Commandment , portraying the crimes of Ben Field. [4]

In February 2024, it was announced that MacNeill had been cast as Ned Gowan in the Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2008 Peacefire Pots
Fifty Dead Men Walking Frankie
City of Ember Student
2009 Five Minutes of Heaven Dave – 1975
Cherrybomb Fanta
2010 Parked Sol
Richer Than RosesPaulShort film
LatteShort film
2011 Whole Lotta Sole Sox
2012 Good Vibrations Schoolboy Executive
StandUpRichardShort film
Cowboys and DissidentsRoyShort film
2015OrthodoxYoung Shannon
2016 Love & Friendship Young Curate
The Siege of Jadotville Radio Operator
2017 The Current War William Kemmler
ChancerShort film
SpitballJamesShort film
2020 Artemis Fowl Goblin Lieutenant
2021 Belfast McLaury
2022 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Bodhi – IT Specialist
BallywalterShort film
2023 In the Land of Saints and Sinners Conan McGrathCompleted
TBAKing FrankiePost-production
TBA Bring Them Down Post-production

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004 Pulling Moves Hood in TaxiEpisode: "The Pirate and the Choirboys"
2010–2013 An Crisis Ciaran12 episodes
2012 Saving the Titanic Frank BellTelevision film
2013 Privates Private McIlvenny5 episodes
Coming Up EddieEpisode: "Call It a Night"
2014 Scúp Gerry6 episodes
2015 Peep Show ClerkEpisode: "Are We Going To Be Alright?"
2016 The Fall Bailey3 episodes
2017–2018 No Offence Gavin Nuttle12 episodes
2018 Death and Nightingales Gary Pringle3 episodes
2018–2020 101 Dalmatian Street Fergus Fox/Apollo StallionEpisode: "Jurassic Pups"
2019 Rebellion Diarmuid McWilliams2 episodes
Resistance Diarmuid McWilliams2 episodes
101 Dalmatian Street ShortsFergus FoxEpisode: "Jurassic Pups"
2020–Present Industry Kenny Kilbane17 episodes
2022 Derry Girls HansEpisode: "The Night Before"
2023 The Sixth Commandment Martyn Smith4 episodes
The Tourist Detective Ruairi SlaterSeries 2. Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 6"
TBAOutlander: Blood of My BloodNed Gowan

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References

  1. "Five Minutes With... 'Saving The Titanic' Actor Conor MacNeill". The Irish Film & Television Network (IFTN). 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. "Saving the Titanic: The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship". PR Newswire. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. "Cast and West End transfer confirmed for Sam Mendes' The Ferryman". WhatsOnStage.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. "Who is Martyn Smith? The true story of Ben Field's friend portrayed by Conor MacNeill in The Sixth Commandment". i . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. Otterson, Joe (26 February 2024). "'Outlander' Prequel Series 'Blood of My Blood' Adds Four to Cast as Younger Versions of Key Characters". Variety.