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Gavin O'Connor is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 17 december 1972 at Long Island (USA)
Gavin O'Connor (born 17 December 1972) is an Irish actor, known for his roles in TV series such as Charlie (TV series), The Tudors, Single Handed and films including Dorothy Mills (2008), Eden (2008), The Front Line (2006), Headrush (2003) and This Is My Father (1998), This Must Be The Placeand Fifty Dead Men Walking
Born in Cork, O'Connor trained at Trinity College Dublin's Samuel Beckett Centre.
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Born in Cork, O'Connor trained at Trinity College Dublin's Samuel Beckett Centre.
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Gavin O'Connor est né en 1964 à Long Island, New York. Après avoir fréquenté l'Université de Pennsylvanie, il s'est beaucoup intéressé à tous les aspects de la production cinématographique. Son film Warrior, qu'il a réalisé et pour lequel il a écrit le scénario, est sorti en 2011.Best films
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This Must Be the Place (2011)
, 1h58Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Kerry Condon, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Harry Dean Stanton
Rating67%
Cheyenne is a wealthy former rock star, now bored and jaded in his 20-year retirement in Dublin. He retired after two of his teenaged fans committed suicide. He travels to New York to reconcile with his estranged father during his final hours, only to arrive too late. The reason he gives for not communicating with his father for 30 years was that his father rejected him when he put on glam rock make-up at the age of 15. He reads his father's diary and learns about his father's persecution in Auschwitz at the hands of former SS officer Alois Lange. He visits a professional Nazi hunter named Mordecai Midler who tells him that Lange is small fry.
Warrior (2011)
, 2h20Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Combat libre
Actors Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Nick Nolte, Kevin Dunn
Roles J.J. Riley (uncredited)
Rating80%
U.S. Marine Tommy Riordan visits his father, Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic who has returned to his Catholic faith. Tommy had to run away from Paddy with his dying mother when he was just a boy due to Paddy having previously been an abusive alcoholic, and has never quite forgiven him. Paddy tries to convince him that he has changed, but to no avail. The next day, Tommy enters a gym where he beats a professional fighter named Pete "Mad Dog" Grimes (Erik Apple) unconscious in less than 30 seconds, in a fight which is filmed via a cell phone's video camera and later uploaded to the Internet, where it goes viral. Tommy learns about a winner-takes-all mixed martial arts tournament called Sparta in which the winner will receive $5,000,000. Tommy asks his father to help him train for the tournament, but only under the condition that Paddy does not try to reconcile their relationship.
Dorothy Mills (2008)
, 1h42Directed by Agnès Merlet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Carice van Houten, Jenn Murray, Gary Lewis, Rynagh O'Grady, Gavin O'Connor, Charlene McKenna
Rating60%
Jane van Dopp (Carice van Houten), a psychiatrist in mourning after the accidental death of her son, is assigned the case of Dorothy Mills (Jenn Murray), a 15-year-old girl from a small Irish island, accused of attempting to murder a baby while babysitting.
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
, 1h57Directed by Kari Skogland
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, Rose McGowan, Kevin Zegers, William Houston, Nick Dunning
Rating67%
Martin McGartland (Jim Sturgess) is a 21-year-old street hustler from Northern Ireland, living in the late 1980s. The Irish Republican Army wants to recruit him, but he is reluctant because of what he sees as their cruel street justice. Because of his connection to the community, the British police want him to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. Marty agrees because of the car and money he gets from the police and because he despises the IRA. The IRA accepts him as a Volunteer and in that position he learns of various planned attacks. He then informs Fergus, his police contact, to prevent these attacks. He builds up a new sense of self-esteem, but he cannot tell his family and friends about his activities. Even his new girlfriend Lara (Natalie Press) only notices that he seems to do some work for the IRA, which worries her.
The Front Line (2006)
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Eriq Ebouaney, James Frain, Gerard McSorley, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Fatou Ndiaye, Orla O'Rourke
Roles Detective Duffy
Rating64%
Turning Green (2005)
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Timothy Hutton, Alessandro Nivola, Frank Kelly, Colm Meaney, Gavin O'Connor
Rating54%
Sixteen year old James Powers hates his life in Ireland. Six years prior, he was forced to live with his three aunts after his mother died and his father shipped him and his little brother Pete (Killian Morgan) off to rural Ireland. There, the bored, depressed and xenophobic James drops out of school and spends his days yearning to get back to his idealized America. For James, getting back to the U.S. is a long and improbable prospect. He tries to make money, little by little, to return to New York City – making small bar bets and working for the local bookie, Bill the Bookie, played by Alessandro Nivola. When Bill doesn't get the money owed to him, Bill the Breaker is sent in, played by Academy Award winning actor Timothy Hutton. Bill the Breaker does exactly the same job as James, only with an added dose of extreme violence. But it's obvious that Bill the Bookie prefers James, and takes a shine to the clever and resourceful young man.
Headrush (2003)
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Steven Berkoff, Moira Deady, Tom Hickey, Gavin O'Connor, Laura Pyper, Rachel Rath
Roles Neville
Rating57%
Down on his luck Charlie has been kicked off the dole, had his electricity cut off, and been dumped by his girlfriend Vicky. Despite claiming to be an expert on women, his best friend T-Bag has never had a girlfriend and the boys are convinced only money will change their depressing situation. The boys hear through their dealer Blowback that The Uncle is looking for new drug mules, so Charlie conceives an elaborate scam to smuggle a consignment of Cocaine back from Amsterdam. They meet The Uncle's nephew Razor Rupert and convince him that they're up for the job. As they lay their plans, each one egging the other on, each one refusing to admit to any fear, a series of comic coincidences begin to unravel their carefully laid plans.
The Glass House (2001)
, 1h46Directed by Daniel Sackheim
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgård, Bruce Dern, Kathy Baker, Michael O'Keefe
Roles Whitey
Rating58%
Sixteen-year-old Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) and 11-year-old Rhett (Morgan) lose their parents in a car accident. Their parents' will is not a recent one but, in accordance with its terms, the children are placed under the guardianship of family neighbors from some years back, the childless couple Erin (Diane Lane) and Terry (Stellan Skarsgård) Glass, who live in a large glass house in Malibu.
Tumbleweeds (2000)
, 1h42Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin O'Connor, Laurel Holloman, Cody McMains
Roles Jack Ranson
Rating66%
The story revolves around Mary Jo Walker, a single mother whose usual reaction to trouble is to pack her car with her belongings and take her pre-teen daughter Ava in search of greener pastures. The film commences with a strong-willed Mary-Jo in an altercation with a man. As this is something which is routine in Ava's life, she packs a suitcase as she prepares herself for their inevitable departure.
Mad About Mambo (2000)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Dance films, Sports films, Association football films
Actors William Ash, Keri Russell, Gavin O'Connor, Maclean Stewart, Brian Cox, Jim Norton
Rating58%
A boy obsessed with football finds his life changing dramatically once he adds a little Samba. Danny (Ash) plays on the football team at the all-boys Catholic school he attends in Belfast. Danny's three best friends, who also play on the team, all have different ambitions for their lives. Mickey (Maclean Stewart) wants to be a fashion designer so he can get rich and date supermodels. Gary (Russell Smith) wants to become a magician so he can get rich and meet beautiful women (and presumably saw them in half). And Spike (Joe Rea) likes to beat people up, so he wants to become a mercenary and do it for a living. But Danny dreams of making football his life.
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The Accountant (2016)
, 2h8Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Anna Kendrick, Ben Affleck, J. K. Simmons, Jeffrey Tambor, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow
Rating72%
Christian Wolff est un génie mathématique et spécialiste de juricomptabilité qui travaille pour une firme comptable en Illinois. Il accepte des contrats de groupes criminels, contrats transmis par téléphone portable (cellulaire) par une femme inconnue, « La Voix ». Dans son enfance, lors d'une visite au Harbor Neuroscience Institute, centre pour enfants atteints de troubles de santé mentale, les parents de Christian reçoivent l'offre de laisser leur enfant sous la responsabilité du directeur, qui propose de trouver les conditions de vie où Christian s'épanouira. Entre-temps, Christian établit un lien avec Justine, troublée et muette. Le père de Christian, un officier militaire américain, rejette la proposition, jugeant que son fils doit surmonter son handicap. Plus tard, la mère quitte la famille parce qu'elle est incapable de supporter plus longuement les comportements excentriques, parfois violents, de Christian ; elle abandonne aussi son deuxième garçon, Braxton. Dans le but de les aider à relever les défis de leur vie adulte, le père engage des spécialistes pour former ses deux fils au combat.
Jane Got a Gun (2015)
, 1h37Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Rodrigo Santoro, Ewan McGregor, Noah Emmerich, Boyd Holbrook
Rating58%
Jane Hammond (Natalie Portman) has built a new life with her husband Bill "Ham" Hammond (Noah Emmerich) after being tormented by the Bishop Boys gang. She finds herself in the gang’s crosshairs once again when Ham stumbles home riddled with bullets after dueling with the Boys and their relentless leader, Colin (Ewan McGregor). With the vengeful crew hot on Ham's trail, Jane has nowhere to turn but to her former fiancé Dan Frost (Joel Edgerton) for help in defending her family against certain death. Haunted by old memories, Jane’s past meets the present in a heart-stopping battle for survival.
Warrior (2011)
, 2h20Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Combat libre
Actors Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Nick Nolte, Kevin Dunn
Rating80%
U.S. Marine Tommy Riordan visits his father, Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic who has returned to his Catholic faith. Tommy had to run away from Paddy with his dying mother when he was just a boy due to Paddy having previously been an abusive alcoholic, and has never quite forgiven him. Paddy tries to convince him that he has changed, but to no avail. The next day, Tommy enters a gym where he beats a professional fighter named Pete "Mad Dog" Grimes (Erik Apple) unconscious in less than 30 seconds, in a fight which is filmed via a cell phone's video camera and later uploaded to the Internet, where it goes viral. Tommy learns about a winner-takes-all mixed martial arts tournament called Sparta in which the winner will receive $5,000,000. Tommy asks his father to help him train for the tournament, but only under the condition that Paddy does not try to reconcile their relationship.
Pride and Glory (2008)
, 2h10Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes La corruption policière
Actors Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle, John Ortiz
Rating65%
Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell) leads the New York City Police Department to victory in police-league football. While everybody is celebrating, Francis "Franny'" Tierney Jr. (Noah Emmerich), Jimmy's brother-in-law and superior officer, answers his phone to find out that several men from their unit have been killed during a failed drug bust of a local gang leader, Angel Tezo.
Miracle (2004)
, 2h15Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Sports films, Ice hockey films, Films about the Olympic Games, Political films, Children's films, Sports d'hiver
Actors Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Sean McCann, Kenneth Welsh, Eddie Cahill
Rating74%
The film chronicles the journey of the 1980 US Olympic Mens ice hockey team. Then University of Minnesota head coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) interviews with the United States Olympic Committee, discussing his philosophy on how to beat the Soviet team, calling for changes to the practice schedule and strategy.