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Con O'Neill is a Actor British born on 15 august 1966 at Weston-super-Mare (United-kingdom)
Robert "Con" O'Neill (born 1966) is an English actor and singer. He began his acting career at Liverpool's Everyman Youth Theatre.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1988 for "Best Actor in a Musical" for his performance in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, and was nominated for Broadway's 1993 Tony Award as Best Actor (musical) for Blood Brothers.
In the 1980s he had a walk-on role in another British series, One Summer as "Jackson".
He starred in Dancin' Thru the Dark, the 1990 film adaptation of Russell's Stags and Hens.
In 1992, he played "Cougar Glass" opposite Jude Law in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's The Fastest Clock In The Universe. In 2006, he starred as Aston in a tour of Sheffield theatres' production of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, alongside David Bradley and Nigel Harman. In 1999 he starred in The Last Seduction II.
In 2008 he appeared in Criminal Justice a five-part TV drama on the BBC, playing the part of Ralph Stone, a solicitor.
He played the part of Joe Meek in both the 2008 film and 2005 play of Meek's life, Telstar: The Joe Meek Story.
In 2011, he took the role of dock worker Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester (from 18 May to 25 June 2011). This portrayal won the 2011 Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actor.
He played St. Paul in the 2013 mini-series The Bible. He portrays Val Pearson in several episodes of BBC Three's series 'Uncle' (2014 to 2015). He is currently starring in Cucumber, an eight-part TV drama series currently being broadcast on Channel 4. Between 6 February and 7 March 2015 he stars in Educating Rita at The Liverpool Playhouse. This is the 35th-anniversary staging of Russell’s bittersweet comedy.
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Birth name Robert Philip O'Neill
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 15 august 1966 (58 years) at Weston-super-Mare (United-kingdom)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 15 august 1966 (58 years) at Weston-super-Mare (United-kingdom)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award
Robert "Con" O'Neill (born 1966) is an English actor and singer. He began his acting career at Liverpool's Everyman Youth Theatre.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1988 for "Best Actor in a Musical" for his performance in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, and was nominated for Broadway's 1993 Tony Award as Best Actor (musical) for Blood Brothers.
In the 1980s he had a walk-on role in another British series, One Summer as "Jackson".
He starred in Dancin' Thru the Dark, the 1990 film adaptation of Russell's Stags and Hens.
In 1992, he played "Cougar Glass" opposite Jude Law in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's The Fastest Clock In The Universe. In 2006, he starred as Aston in a tour of Sheffield theatres' production of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, alongside David Bradley and Nigel Harman. In 1999 he starred in The Last Seduction II.
In 2008 he appeared in Criminal Justice a five-part TV drama on the BBC, playing the part of Ralph Stone, a solicitor.
He played the part of Joe Meek in both the 2008 film and 2005 play of Meek's life, Telstar: The Joe Meek Story.
In 2011, he took the role of dock worker Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester (from 18 May to 25 June 2011). This portrayal won the 2011 Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actor.
He played St. Paul in the 2013 mini-series The Bible. He portrays Val Pearson in several episodes of BBC Three's series 'Uncle' (2014 to 2015). He is currently starring in Cucumber, an eight-part TV drama series currently being broadcast on Channel 4. Between 6 February and 7 March 2015 he stars in Educating Rita at The Liverpool Playhouse. This is the 35th-anniversary staging of Russell’s bittersweet comedy.
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The Batman (2022)
Directed by Matt Reeves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Batman films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Robert Pattinson, Zoë Naelle Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Andy Serkis
Roles Chief Mackenzie Bock
Rating77%
Batman fait sa première apparition en solo de l'Univers Cinématographique DC.
The Way of the Wind (2020)
Directed by Terrence Malick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Géza Röhrig, Mark Rylance, Matthias Schoenaerts, Joseph Fiennes, Douglas Booth, Ben Kingsley
Roles Enoch
Filmé au sud de Rome dans la réserve naturelle de Tor Caldara, le film aborderait des passages de la vie du Christ sous formes de paraboles évangéliques.
The Kid (2010)
, 1h51Directed by Nick Moran
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Rupert Friend, Natascha McElhone, William Miller, Ioan Gruffudd, Con O'Neill, Augustus Prew
Roles Dennis
Rating67%
Based on the real-life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and how he put his life together again afterwards. The screenplay was written by Mark Thomas and Kevin Lewis with additional writing by Nick Moran.
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008)
, 1h59Directed by Nick Moran
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Con O'Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris, JJ Feild, James Corden, Tom Burke
Roles Joe Meek
Rating63%
The film tells the story of record producer Joe Meek, the songwriter-producer behind the 1960s hits "Have I the Right?", "Just Like Eddie" and "Johnny Remember Me". The film charts Meek's initial success with the multi-million selling record, "Telstar", his homosexuality which was illegal in the UK at the time, and his struggles with debt, paranoia and depression, which culminated in the killing of his landlady Violet Shenton and himself, on 3 February 1967.
Learners (2007)
, 1h18Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors David Tennant, Jessica Hynes, Shaun Dingwall, Con O'Neill, Sarah Hadland, Mathew Baynton
Roles Gerry
Rating63%
The film tells the story of a group of learner drivers. One of them, Beverly (Jessica Hynes), is a housewife who works as a cleaner at the police station and has failed her driving exams eight times, mainly due to the driving lessons of her impatient husband Ian (Shaun Dingwall). She decides to take driving lessons from Chris (David Tennant), a devout Christian driving instructor at Gear Change, with whom she falls in love. Chris however is in love with Fiona (Sarah Hadland), his boss, who is having an affair with Beverly's colleague, policeman Gerry.
The Last Seduction II (1999)
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Joan Severance, Con O'Neill, Joseph Pilato, Beth Goddard
Roles Troy Fenton
Rating42%
Bridget Gregory, a femme fatale hiding from the law in Spain, cons a phone-sex entrepreneur while being pursued by a relentless private investigator.
Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
, 1h36Directed by Rose Troche
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kevin McKidd, Julie Graham, Simon Callow, Con O'Neill, Harriet Walter, Christopher Fulford
Roles Terry
Rating65%
The film opens as Leo (Kevin McKidd), an openly gay man celebrating his 30th birthday, arrives home and is very unhappy to find a surprise-party organised by his roommates Darren (Tom Hollander) and Angie (Julie Graham) in full swing. Leo has a complicated personal history with some of the guests and hides in his bedroom, feeling grumpy and old. The movie then goes into an extended flashback which explains this history.
The Perfect Match (1995)
, 1h17Directed by Nick Hurran
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Saskia Reeves, Con O'Neill, Beth Goddard, John Thomson, Sheila Gish, Roger Lloyd-Pack
Roles Phil
Manchester United supporter Phil (Con O'Neill) proposes to his girlfriend Bridget (Saskia Reeves) on the big screen at Wembley during the FA Cup Final. They soon become minor national celebrities, attracting the attention of the tabloid newspaper The Sun and television presenter Keith Chegwin. The public frenzy leads Bridget to decide not to marry Phil. The two eventually reconcile and marry out of the public eye.
Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990)
, 1h35Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Con O'Neill, Ben Murphy, Mark Womack, Julia Deakin, Colin Welland, Angela Clarke
Roles Peter McGeghan
Rating66%
Linda's out on her hen night, her fiance is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married, when both groups arrive at a club, to find the band fronted by her ex-boyfriend—and the love of her life—Peter. Linda has to decide: Does she stay and settle down, like her friends want her to, or does she chuck it all in and run away with Peter?
Sir Norbert Smith, a Life (1989)
, 52minutesGenres Comedy
Actors Harry Enfield, Melvyn Bragg, Renée Asherson, Moray Watson, Josie Lawrence, Felicity Montagu
Roles Davy Throb
Rating84%
, 7h20Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible
Actors Diogo Morgado, Darwin Shaw, Paul Brightwell, Roma Downey, Greg Hicks, Sebastian Knapp
Roles Paul the Apostle (1 episode)
Rating73%