Ciarán Fitzgerald is an Irish former film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Ossie Reilly in the 1992 film Into the West, which earned him a Young Artist Award. He has also appeared in films, such as, Nothing Personal (1995), Some Mother's Son (1996), The Last of the High Kings (1996), The Boxer (1997), and The General (1998).
Early life and career Fitzgerald was born in Dublin, Ireland. He made his film debut in 1992 when he played the role of Ossie Reilly in Into the West, a film for which he is perhaps best known. He has appeared in several Irish films including Some Mother's Son, which stars Helen Mirren; The Last of the High Kings, which stars Jared Leto, Christina Ricci, Catherine O'Hara, and Gabriel Byrne, whom Fitzgerald had worked alongside in Into the West; The Boxer, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis; and The General, which stars Brendan Gleeson, another actor which starred alongside Fitzgerald in Into the West.
Fitzgerald's television credits include Screen Two, The Hanging Gale and RTÉ One soap opera Fair City. He has appeared in two television films, The Canterville Ghost and The Informant.
Other work Fitzgerald performed on stage at The Helix, portraying Colin Craven from The Secret Garden on 8 January 2006. He studied drama in DIT Rathmines.
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Into the West Ossie Reilly 1995 Nothing Personal Young Liam Kelly 1996 Some Mother's Son Liam Quigley 1996 The Last of the High Kings Noelie Griffin 1996 Space Truckers Camera trainee: second unit 1997 The Boxer Liam 1997 Seeing Things Jack Park Short film 1998 The General Tommy
+Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 The Big Breakfast Himself Episode dated 11 December 1992 1994 Screen Two Barry O'Neill Episode: "All Things Bright and Beautiful" 1995 The Hanging Gale Joseph Phelan Miniseries (4 episodes) 1996 The Canterville Ghost Adam Otis ABC TV film 1997 The Informant Gerard McAnally Showtime TV film 2005 Fair City Finn McDonald (1 episode)
Stage The Secret Garden, as Colin Craven – The Helix, Dublin, Landmark Productions (6 December 2005 – 8 January 2006).
Awards and nominations Won: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film – shared with Rúaidhrí Conroy (15th Youth in Film Awards, 1994).
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