Stanley Townsend

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Stanley Townsend
Born
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Education Wesley College, Dublin
Alma mater Trinity College Dublin
OccupationActor
SpouseOrla Charlton
AwardsIrish Times Best Actor Award
2004 Shining City

Stanley Townsend is an Irish actor.

Personal life

Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity College. While there he joined the Dublin University Players, the college's Amateur Dramatic Society. He later co-founded co-operative theatre company Rough Magic with writer/director Declan Hughes and theatre director Lynne Parker, performing in numerous productions including The Country Wife , Nightshade, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago . He subsequently went on to perform in several productions at The Gate and The Abbey Theatres in Dublin. In London, he has worked with such directors as Sam Mendes in The Plough and the Stars , Richard Eyre in Guys and Dolls and Rufus Norris in Under the Blue Sky. Theatre appearances at the Royal Court include The Alice Trilogy directed by Ian Rickson and Shining City directed by Conor McPherson, for which he won an Irish Theatre Award and was nominated for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 2004. [1]

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Career

Townsend's television work began on a number of shows for RTÉ in Dublin. Since moving to London, television appearances have included Spooks, The Commander, Hustle, Waking the Dead, and Omagh Bombing.

Film credits include Mike Newell's Into the West, Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father with Daniel Day-Lewis, The Van by Stephen Frears, Peter Greenaway's The Tulse Luper Suitcases, The Libertine with Johnny Depp, Paul Morrison's Wondrous Oblivion with Delroy Lindo, John Boorman's The Tiger's Tale and Michael Radford's Flawless. He currently lives in London.

Theatre

Townsend's work in theatre includes: Remember This, [2] Guys and Dolls , Phedre and Happy Now? at the National Theatre, London; The Alice Trilogy, [3] Shining City [4] (for which he won the Irish Times Best Actor Award), [1] Under the Blue Sky , [5] The Weir and Tribes at the Royal Court, London; The Wake, [6] Trinity for Two and Sacred Mysteries at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin; The Gingerbread Mix-up at St Andrews Lane, Dublin; Prayers of Sherkin [7] at the Old Vic, London; Someone Who'll Watch Over Me at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; The Plough and the Stars [8] at the Young Vic, London; Democracy [9] at the Bush Theatre, London; Speed-the-Plow for Project Arts Centre, Dublin; Saint Oscar for Field Day Theatre Company, Derry; Sexual Perversity in Chicago , The Caucasian Chalk Circle , The Country Wife , Nightshade and The White Devil for Rough Magic, Dublin; Who Shall Be Happy...? for Mad Cow Productions, Belfast, London and tour; and 'Art' in the West End. He played Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in early 2011. His portrayal of Sims in The Nether for director Jeremy Herrin at the Royal Court Theatre in July 2014 won critical acclaim. [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1987Lapsed CatholicMickey GeraghtyTV film
Fortycoats & Co. Ranny Gazoo [11]
1991 Parnell and the Englishwoman Thomas SextonMiniseries, 4 episodes
1992 The Bill Jim KerrEpisode: "Counting the Cost"
1993 Screen Two AnaesthetistEpisode: "The Snapper"
1994 Downwardly Mobile SeamusEpisode: "Grapefruit and Roses"
1995 The Governor Pete (Carpenter)Episode: "Episode 6" [12]
Jake's ProgressConsultantMiniseries
Beyond ReasonJohn HoranTV film
1998 Jonathan Creek Detective Inspector Barrison2 episodes
Peak Practice Keith JohnsonEpisode: "Body and Soul"
1998 Ballykissangel Micky Keeler3 episodes
1999 The Ambassador DS SlaterEpisode: "Getting Away with Murder"
DDU: District Detective Unit Ciaran GregoryEpisode: "The Gates of Eden"
2000 In Defence Dr. Jack GowerEpisode: "Episode 4"
2001Best of Both WorldsPaddy3 episodes
Table 12GuidoEpisode: "Opera Lovers"
Station Jim MatapanTV film
Casualty JoeEpisode: "Dirty Laundry"
Heartbeat Igor SaukasEpisode: "Russian Roulette"
The Seventh StreamConstableTV film
2002MenaceFellnerMiniseries, 2 episodes [13]
2003 The Commander David Sperry
Byron Turkish GovernorTV film
Wire in the Blood Geoffrey Markham2 episodes
2004 Murder City Edward De VereEpisode: "Nothing Sacred"
Fallen Mara
The Brief Costas NicolaouEpisode: "So Long, Samantha"
Omagh Sam PollockTV film
2005 Hustle Johnny KeyesEpisode: "Confessions" [14]
Proof Patrick Mooney4 episodes
Spooks Roy WoodringEpisode: "The Book" [15]
The Virgin Queen King Philip of Spain 1 episode
2007 Waking the Dead DI Bailey2 episodes
Foyle's War Jose De PerezEpisode: "Casualties of War"
Rough Diamond Charlie Carrick6 episodes [16]
Saddam's TribeSaddamTV film [17]
Prosperity EamonnEpisode: "Pala's Story"
2008 He Kills Coppers MickTV film
Whistleblower Michael Neary2 episodes
The Clinic Michael Kinsella2 episodes
2009 New Tricks Don MaddoxEpisode: "Shadow Snow"
2010 Ashes to Ashes Jason Sacks1 episode
Sherlock AngeloEpisode: "A Study in Pink"
2011 Zen MoscatiMiniseries, 3 episodes [18]
The Shadow Line Bulkat BaburMiniseries, 4 episodes
Appropriate Adult Syd Young1 episode
2012 Call the Midwife Father JoeEpisode: "The Browne Incident"
Titanic: Blood and Steel Rex RileyEpisode: "The 'Unsinkable' Sets Sail"
Coming Up Yevgeny SukhovEpisode: "If We Dead Awaken"
Fresh Meat John Frobisher1 episode
2013 Mad Dogs Lazaro1 episode
Burton and Taylor Milton Katselas TV film
Toast of London Mr. FasiliEpisode: "Vanity Project"
Ripper Street Aiden GalvenEpisode: "Dynamite and a Woman"
2014 Fleming : The Man Who Would Be Bond Colonel William Donovan2 episodes
Quirke Inspector HackettMiniseries, 3 episodes
New Worlds Colonel BloodMiniseries, 1 episode
24: Live Another Day Anatol Stolnavich5 episodes
2015-2016 Galavant King of Valencia13 episodes [19]
2016 The Hollow Crown Warwick 2 episodes
The Tunnel Mike Bowden7 episodes
The Collection Stanley Rossi3 episodes
2017 Redwater Peter Dolan5 episodes
2018 Informer Geoffrey Boyce5 episodes
Finding Joy Joy's Dad3 episodes
2019 Rebellion Senator Daniel SheaMiniseries, 2 episodes
Resistance Miniseries, 4 episodes
Traitors HenryMiniseries, 5 episodes
The Spy General Ad-Din Miniseries, 6 episodes [20]
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Sir ConstanceTV film
2021 Death in Paradise Bruce GarrettEpisode: "Christmas in Paradise"
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Anthony Denny 2 episodes
Andor Commandant Jayhold BeehazEpisode: "The Eye"
Dangerous Liaisons Eduard Abbaye3 episodes
2024 The Regime Emil BartosMiniseries, 4 episodes
Blackshore Bill McGuire6 episodes
Kaos Minos 6 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleReference
1988 Taffin Les [21]
1991 The Miracle Washington [22]
1992 Blue Ice Interrogator #1
Into the West Rico
1993 In the Name of the Father Hooker's Driver [23]
1995UndercurrentBob Harris
1996 The Van Health Inspector
My Friend Joe Mr. Doyle [24]
Moll Flanders Gambler [25]
2000 Rat Newsreader
2002 American Girl
2003 Wondrous Oblivion Victor Wiseman [26]
Monsieur N Dr. O'Meara [27]
Mystics Mickey Mac
What a Girl Wants Bride's Father
2004 The Libertine Keown [28]
Inside I'm Dancing Interview Panelist [29]
Tulse Luper II
Suzie Gold Irving Gold [30]
2005 Isolation Garda Hourican [31]
Dot.KillCaptain Tommy Byrnes
2006 Nativity Zechariah [32]
The Tiger's Tail Jim Brady
2007 Flawless Henry [33]
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Tramp [34]
2009Hilde David O. Selznick
Holy Water Inspector Brian Hogan
Happy Ever Afters Mr. Maguire
2010 1st Night Paolo Prodi
2011 Killing Bono Danny
Cars 2 Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan / Victor Hugo
2013 Lovely Louise  [ de ]Bill
One Chance Luciano Pavarotti
The Physician Bar Kappara
2014 The Voices Sheriff Weinbacher
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins Phineas Stark
2017 The Current War Franklin Pope
2019 A Girl from Mogadishu Joe Costello
The Song of Names Gilbert Simmonds
2022 About Joan Doug
2023KinkedBulent
The Teacher Simon Cohen

Video games

YearTitleRole
1997 Independence War
2001 RuneScape Saradomin
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos Smith
2002 Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Various voices
2004PowerdromeAmran Dachs / Angul
2005 Spartan: Total Warrior Ares
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mad-Eye Moody
2007 The Witcher Azar Javed
2008 WorldShift Jack the Crank
2011 Cars 2: The Video Game Victor Hugo
2014 Transformers Universe Rampart
Sacred 3 Zane
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Nakmor Drack
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Battle Narrator
2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Consul Triton [35]

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