Rúaidhrí Conroy

For the Fair City actor named 'Rory Conroy', see Fair City.

Rúaidhrí Conroy
Born	(1979-11-30) 30 November 1979 (age 45) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present

Rúaidhrí Conroy (born 30 November 1979) is an Irish actor. He is the son of actor Brendan Conroy. ^[1] One of his first castings was as Tito (and not Tayto as commonly misconceived) in the 1992 film Into the West , for which he won a Young Artist Award in the Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film category. ^[2] In 1998, Conroy received the Theatre World Award for his performance in Martin McDonagh's play, The Cripple of Inishmaan . ^[3]

Conroy also appeared in another McDonagh piece, Six Shooter , which won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 2006. ^[4] Although invited to the 78th Academy Awards, Conroy was unable to attend due to a "passport infringement" on arrival, resulting in his being returned home. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Fools of Fortune	Little Edy
1991	Hear My Song	Grandson Ryan
1992	Into the West	Tito
1994	Moondance	Dominic
1995	Clockwork Mice	Conrad
1995	Nothing Personal	Tommy
1996	The Van	Kevin
1997	The Serpent's Kiss	Physician's Assistant
2000	When the Sky Falls	Jamie Thornton
2002	Hart's War	Cpl. D.F. Lisko
2002	Deathwatch	Pvt. Colin Chevasse
2004	Six Shooter	Kid	Short
2009	Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne	Ned Foley
2017	Pilgrimage	Brother Rua
2019	The Professor and the Madman	Declan Reilly

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Kavanagh QC	Paul Warwick	Episode: "A Sense of Loss"
2006	Stardust	Jimmy	2 episodes
2007	My Boy Jack	McHugh	Television film
2008	Raw	Johnny	2 episodes
2010	Jack Taylor	Mikey	Episode: "Shot Down"
2011	Garrow's Law	Ciaran Quinn	Episode #3.2
2012	Treasure Island	John Hunter	Television film
2016	Trial of the Century	Private Daniel Bailey	Episode: "The Prosecution of Patrick H. Pearse"
2018	Taken Down	Cossie	Episode: "Episode 4"

Theatre credits

• 1998 – Public Theater, New York production of The Cripple of Inishmaan – Billy (Lead) ^[6]
• 1997 – Royal National Theatre production of The Cripple of Inishmaan – Billy (Lead) ^[7]
• 1999 – Druid Theatre Company (Irish Tour) production of The Country Boy – Lead ^[8]
• 2000 – DRUID Theatre Company at Gaiety Theatre production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane – Ray ^[9]
• 2004 – ART NI production of Philadelphia, Here I Come! – "Public" Gar ^[10]

Awards

• 1993 – Young Artist Award: Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film ^[2]
• 1998 – Theatre World Award ^[3]

References

1. Ruaidhri Conroy Biography (1979?-)
2. "15th Annual Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
3. "Theatre World Award Recipients" . Retrieved 9 May 2006.
4. "Irish short Six Shooter wins Oscar". RTÉ News . Retrieved 9 May 2006.
5. "UK stars shine at Academy Awards". BBC News. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
6. "The Cripple Of Inishmaan: a CurtainUp Review" . Retrieved 9 May 2006.
7. "National Theatre: Past Productions: 1996–2000" . Retrieved 9 May 2006.
8. "DRUID Production Archive: The Country Boy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
9. "DRUID Production Archive: The Beauty Queen of Leenane". Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
10. "The View: 24 February 2004". RTÉ Television. Retrieved 9 May 2006.

External links

• Markham Froggatt Ltd. – Personal management company representing Ruaidhri Conroy.
• "The Cafe: Ruaidhri Conroy Interview". RTÉ.ie .
• "The Cafe: Ruaidhri Conroy explains his passport problem". RTÉ.ie .
• Rúaidhrí Conroy at IMDb