Francis Magee

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Francis Magee
Born (1959-06-07) 7 June 1959 (age 66)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

Francis Magee (born 7 June 1959) [1] is an Irish actor. He portrayed Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films, including The Calling (2000), Layer Cake (2004), Sahara (2005), No Angels (2004-2006), City of Vice (2008), 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (2009), "Men Against Fire", an episode of Black Mirror (2016), Into the Badlands and Absentia (both 2019), White Lines (2020), and Kin (2022–2023).

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Early life

Born in Dublin, Ireland, [1] and raised on the Isle of Man, [2] Magee worked as a fisherman for 8 years, [1] before pursuing a career as an actor. [2] Magee worked as a courier for Concord(e) Despatch in Belsize Park, and enrolled to study acting at the Poor School in King's Cross, London. [2] During the 1980s he was the lead singer of Isle of Man-based band Joe Public and Reading-based band Jo Jo Namoza. [2]

Career

His career started by portraying the villain character Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. [3] He played the role of Victor Rodenmaar in the Nickelodeon TV series House of Anubis . In 2004, he played a regular role as short tempered Leslie McManus in Channel 4's nurse drama No Angels , for three seasons until 2006. [1] In 2008, he played Saunders Welch in City of Vice . [1]

In 2011, Magee played Yoren, a member of the Night's Watch, in the first and second seasons of Game of Thrones on HBO. [4] He played electronic musician The Orgazoid in an episode of Peep Show . He also appeared in the 2013 Magners Cider television ad Now is a Good Time.

In 2016, he appeared in "Men Against Fire", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror . [2]

In 2023, he played Bren Kinsella in the Irish gangster family series Kin , alongside Aidan Gillen and Maria Doyle Kennedy. [2]

Filmography

Film roles

YearFilmRoleNotes
1995 The Hurting Wease
1998 Still Crazy Hockney
Written in BloodDr McRayer
2000 The Calling Carmac
Undertaker's Paradise
2002 Butterfly Man Joey
2003 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Algar / Foreman
2004 Layer Cake Paul the Boatman
2005 Sahara Fuse Cutter
2008 The Crew Dermot
2009The Last BreathPaul KelvinShort film
London RiverInspecteur anglais
Perrier's Bounty Hank
2010 Cemetery Junction Mr. Pearson
Brighton Rock Pavement Photographer
2011If You Have No Place to CryLuisShort film
2013 Hammer of the Gods Ulric the Chronicler
2014 Jimmy's Hall Mossie
Glory DaysJake Murphy
Good People Ben Tuttrle
Blood Cells Cormac
LocustAlan DwyerShort film
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Jav Mefran
2017The Last Lighthouse KeeperTomShort film
Take the ShotDonShort film
Justice League Ancient King of Men
Bless Me FatherMichaelShort film
2018 The Dig Murphy
I Made This for YouDad
WinterlongFrancis
2019BeastsArthurShort film
ExtinctionShort film
2020PedroComandante Talbot
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Ancient King of Men
The TideSkipperShort film
As A Prelude to FearDCS Barnbrook
My HouseDon
2024 The Damned Skuli
2025 Rose of Nevada

TV roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1995 EastEnders Liam Tyler19 episodes
1994 99-1 BalaclavaEpisode: "The Cost of Living"
Time After TimeVillainEpisode: "Working with Conviction"
Moving Story ScurveEpisode: "Last Stand at Laurel Way"
1996 A Touch of Frost Rod BainbridgeEpisode: "Deep Waters"
1996–2005 Heartbeat Ken Rawson / Stannard2 episodes
1997 Where the Heart Is Joe BevanEpisodes: "Things Fall Apart"
Drover's GoldIrish
Painted Lady Driver
1997–2008 The Bill David Crossley / Leo Durkin / Peter Lewis /

Arty Shanks / Rod Tiernan / Clive Newton

6 episodes
1998–2014 Casualty Frankie Lee / Jake Lincoln /

Gavin /Tony Norris

5 episodes
1999All the King's MenAble SeamanTV film
2000 Britannic ReillyTV film
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries CastriesEpisode: "The Rising of the Moon"
Don Quixote Ginesillo de ParapillaTV film
The Knock DavisEpisode: 5.1
2000–2011 Doctors DI Lorenzo Morris / Ken Middlemiss /

Arnie Lynch / Bobby Jones

2001 Cold Feet DazEpisode: 4.2
In a Land of Plenty Trevor MichaelsEpisode: 1.1
The Bombmaker O'KeefeTV film
2001–2008 Holby City Barry Carter / Barry Hughes2 episodes
2002 Stranded PicklesTV film
Ultimate ForceLoftyEpisode: "The Killing House"
Lenny BlueConnorTV film
2003 Buried Felix 'Ronaldo' Carver2 episodes
Footballers' Wives DC SimmondsEpisode: 2.3
Down to EarthDaveyEpisode: "All Together Now"
In Deep Ronnie Sharkey2 episodes
Born and Bred James FalknerEpisode: "The Miracle of Ormston"
AlibiSgt. PowellTV film
Family Pat Bishop2 episodes
Holy CrossFlag ManTV film
2004 Bad Girls Rob Skelton3 episodes
Shadow PlayMr. Trimby2 episodes
Hustle JournalistEpisode: "The Last Gamble"
The Royal Alex HeathEpisode: "No Room for Ravers"
2004–2006 No Angels Mr. Leslie McManus24 episodes
2005Trafalgar Battle Surgeon Dr. William Beatty [5] TV film
Waking the Dead Gordon ChristieEpisode: "Subterraneans: Part 1"
The Slavery BusinessCaptain RollinsEpisode: "How to Make a Million from Slavery"
2006 Murphy's Law Detective Chief Superintendent Warren3 episodes
A Harlot's Progress James DaltonTV film
Pulling Eileen's BlokeEpisode: 1.6
2006–2007 New Street Law Frank Halcroft5 episodes
2007 Peep Show The OrgazoidEpisode: "Handyman"
Gina's Laughing Gear Trevor MulletEpisode: "Trevor Island"
2008 Survivors Callum BrownEpisode: 1.1
City of Vice Saunders Welch 5 episodes
Honest Quentin2 episodes
2009 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth Ordgar2 episodes
True HorrorVlad the Impaler / Scribe2 episodes
2010 Worried About the Boy Jerry O'DowdTV film
Inspector George Gently Chief Constable LilleyEpisode: "Peace and Love"
2011 Zen Giulio / Avel VaskoEpisode: "Vendetta"
Midsomer Murders SmudgepotEpisode: "The Night of the Stag"
The Body Farm Barney QuinnEpisode: 1.6
The Fades Dr. Tremlett5 episodes
2011–2012 Game of Thrones Yoren7 episodes
2011–2013 House of Anubis Victor Rodenmaar Jr.144 episodes
2012 Misfits Dan Woolaston
DCI Banks Arthur Jameson2 episodes
2013 Touchstone of Ra Victor Rodenmaar Jr.TV special
The Bible King Saul2 episodes
Strike Back O'RiordanEpisode: "Shadow Warfare: Part 5"
2014 Damo and Ivor Bricko
WPC 56 Brendan McCormackEpisode: "Cry, Cry, Cry"
In The Flesh Iain Monroe2 episodes
Ripper Street DaviesEpisode: "Whitechapel Terminus"
2015 A.D. The Bible Continues Levi6 episodes
Death in Paradise Stevie SmithEpisode: "Swimming in Murder"
Outlander Crenshaw2 episodes
X Company ThierryEpisode: "Kiss of Death"
No Offence Shane MercyEpisode: 1.6
CasanovaBalbiTV film
The Bastard Executioner Absolon5 episodes
2016 Black Mirror Parn HeidekkerEpisode: "Men Against Fire"
The Coroner George JamesEpisode: "The Foxby Affair"
Of Kings and Prophets LahmiEpisode: "Lest I Sleep the Sleep of Death"
The Musketeers HubertEpisode: "The Hunger"
2017 The Frankenstein Chronicles SpenceSeason 2; 3 episodes
Loaded RockyEpisode: "Leon's Teacher"
2017–2018 Witless Willy Whelan9 episodes
2017–2019 GameFace Marcella's Dad2 episodes
2018 Humans TexEpisode: 3.6
Death and Nightingales Mickey Dolphin3 episodes
2019 The Witcher YurgaEpisode: "Much More"
Into the Badlands Magnus4 episodes
Absentia Lester Nowicki3 episodes
Brassic Big Joe BlaneEpisode: 1.3
Britannia Rork3 episodes
2020 White Lines Clint Collins9 episodes
2022–2023 Kin Bren Kinsella9 episodes
2024 The Tourist Frank McDonnellMain role (series 2)

Video games

YearTitleVoice RoleNotes
2015 Bloodborne: The Old Hunters Befuddled Villager / Nightmare Hunters
2016 Dragon Quest Heroes II TornekoEnglish version
2018 Sea of Thieves Stitcher Jim
2023 Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince TornekoEnglish version

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Francis Magee – Actor". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roisin Butler (27 March 2023). "RTE Kin: All you need to know about terrifying Bren Kinsella actor Francis Magee". dublinlive.ie.
  3. ↑ Berman, A.S. (2010). "Francis Magee – 'Liam Taylor'". Walford Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Curtain Call: Francis Magee". winteriscoming.net. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Trafalgar Battle Surgeon". hardypictures.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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