Rúaidhrí Conroy

Rúaidhrí Conroy (born 30 November 1979 in Dublin) 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 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]

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

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

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]

Film credits

• 1990 – Fools of Fortune – Little Edy
• 1991 – Hear My Song – Grandson Ryan
• 1992 – Into the West – Tito
• 1993 – Horse—Michael Barry
• 1995 – Moondance – Dominic
• 1995 – Clockwork Mice – Conrad
• 1995 – Nothing Personal – Tommy
• 1996 – The Van – Kevin
• 1997 – The Serpent's Kiss – Apprentice
• 2000 – When the Sky Falls – Jamie Thornton
• 2002 – Hart's War – Lisko
• 2002 – Deathwatch – Chevasse
• 2005 – Six Shooter – The Kid
• 2006 – Bed & Breakfast – Baptiste
• 2017 – Pilgrimage – Brother Rua

Television credits

• 1996 – Kavanagh QC – Paul Warwick
• 2006 – Stardust – Jimmy
• 2007 – My Boy Jack – Guardsman McHugh
• 2011 – Garrow's Law – Ciaran Quinn

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 4 March 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. 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".
• "The Cafe: Ruaidhri Conroy explains his passport problem".
• Rúaidhrí Conroy on IMDb