Patrick J.Donnelly

Patrick J. Donnelly was born in Dublin,of Irish,French and American ancestry,Ireland in 1956, left school at 13yrs and worked for a couple of years as a child worker. At the age of 17, he joined the army and served overseas in the Lebanon on a number of occasions,from 1985 to 1990,nearly losing his life twice,once when his patrol was ambushed outside the port town of Sidon and another time when an Isrealie tank round hit the road afew feet ahead of the foot patrol he was on,he was slightly wounded but was able to report back to duty afew days later.
He got interested in acting after he was asked to help out at a concert party during his last tour to the middle-east.
Acting career
On his return home in 1990,he went to an acting academy in dublin and took a degree in Acting,Radio and TV production,in college.
He started to get acting work almost immediately.
He has work in theatre/film/tv and radio over the last 19yrs and is a full member of both equity and the Irish film and tv academy,and has appeared in all the major theatres in Dublin, including 'The playboy of the western world' ,in the Abbey theatre, ,The Irish National theatre.' 'Tosca the Opera,The Gaiety Theatre,'and others.
He has a appeared in local tv and has worked on most of the major films shoot in Ireland over the last decade.
He mainly operates as a free-lance actor,but he's listed in The Spotlight.co.uk, /page2116, Irish Actors Equity(actors union,siptu) and is a full member of the Irish Film TV Academy,
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Theatre
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Show Venue Role
The Playboy of the western world---The Abbey,The Irish National Theatre,---Irish Peasent
Tosca the Opera,-------------------The Gaiety Theatre,Dublin.-----------Soldier in Firing Squad
Liffey Lane,-----------------------Merchantsquay Theatre,Dublin.--------Wise old Billy
Abigale's Party,-------------------An Beal Bocht,Dublin.----------------Tony.
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Filmography
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Braveheart--------Filmed in Ireland---Scottish Soldier
Michael Collins---Filmed in Ireland---IRA Gunman
Nothing Personal---------in Ireland---Loyalist
Into the West-----Filmed in Ireland---uncredited
Ordinary Decent Criminals---Ireland---Dublin Hood
Mad about Mumbo---Filmed in Ireland---Stand-in Double
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TV/RADIO
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Glenroe---Irish TV Soap---Dublin Thug
Crimeline-Irish Crime programme-Witness
Various radio voice-overs.
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