Barry McGovern is an Irish stage, film, and television actor.
Early life and education Barry McGovern was educated at Castleknock College, Dublin.
Career McGovern is a former member of the RTÉ Players and the Abbey Theatre Company. He has worked in theatre, film, radio and television, as well as written music for many shows, and co-written two musicals and directed plays and operas.
He is known internationally for his award-winning one-man Beckett shows I'll Go On and Watt, which the Gate Theatre presented at the 1985 and 2010 Dublin Theatre Festival respectively. McGovern revived I'll Go On for a run at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City for L.A.'s Center Theatre Group in 2014.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1987 Riders to the Sea Bartley 1990 Joe Versus the Volcano Luggage Salesman 1991 Billy Bathgate Father McInerny 1992 Far and Away McGuire 1995 Braveheart King's Advisor 1996 The Disappearance of Finbar Action Committee Chairman 1997 Driftwood McTavish 1997 The Informant Courtroom Judge TV movie1998 The General IRA Man 1 1999 Felicia's Journey Gatherer 2001 Waiting for Godot Vladimir 2015 My Name Is Emily Dr. Golding 2018 Penance The Commandant (Old Antaine) Irish language2024 Blue Fiddle Irish language Television Year Title Role Notes1979 Play for Today Sean 1 episode1984 Caught in a Free State Éamon de Valera 4 episodes1987 Foreign Bodies Dermot #1 TV movie1990 Dear Sarah Giuseppe Conlon TV movie1991 The Treaty Éamon de Valera TV movie1995 The Governor Solicitor 1 episode1995–96 Finbar's Class Mannix Beatty 24 episodes1998 Ballykissangel Con Casey 1 episode1998 Miracle at Midnight Rabbi Ben Abrams 1 episode2007 The Tudors Bishop Bonnivet 2 episodes2008 School Run Padraig Ó Cinnéide 2 episodes2010 Na Cloigne Ceannfort Ó Sé 3 episodes2010 An Crisis Piaras De Barra Irish language; 1 episode2014 Game of Thrones Dying Man Episode: "Mockingbird"2016 Vikings French Archbishop 1 episode2021 Foundation Orlio 1 episode2024CráArt Ó Súilleabháin Irish language; All 6 episodes
Awards and nominations 2012: Nominated, Lead Actor in a Play in the Ovation Awards, for the role of Vladimir in the Center Theatre Group production of Waiting For Godot
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