Ruaidhri Conroy

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Rúaidhrí Conroy (b. 1979) is an Irish actor. One of his first castings was as 'Tito' 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.^[1] In 1998, Conroy received the Theatre World Award for his performance in Martin McDonagh's play, The Cripple of Inishmaan.^[2]

Conroy also appeared in another McDonagh film, the film 'Six Shooter', which won an award for Best Live Action Short Oscar in 2006.^[3]. 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. ^[4]

Contents 1 Film Credits 2 Television Credits 3 Theatre Credits 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Film Credits

• 1992 - Into the West - Tito
• 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

[edit] Television Credits

• 1996 - Kavanagh QC - Paul Warwick

[edit] Theatre Credits

• 1998 - Public Theatre, New York production of The Cripple of Inishmaan - Billy (Lead)^[5]
• 1997 - Royal National Theatre production of The Cripple of Inishmaan - Billy (Lead)^[6]
• 1999 - DRUID Theatre Company (Irish Tour) production of The Country Boy - Lead^[7]
• 2000 - DRUID Theatre Company at Gaiety Theatre production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane - Ray^[8]
• 2004 - ART NI production of Philadelphia, Here I Come! - "Public" Gar^[9]

[edit] Awards

• 1993 - Young Artist Award: Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film^[1]
• 1998 - Theatre World Award^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} 15th Annual Awards (HTML). Young Artist Awards. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Theatre World Award Recipients. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
3. ^ Irish short Six Shooter wins Oscar (HTML). RTE News. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
4. ^ UK stars shine at Academy Awards (HTML). BBC News}. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
5. ^ The Cripple Of Inishmaan: a CurtainUp Review. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
6. ^ National Theatre: Past Productions: 1996-2000. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
7. ^ DRUID Production Archive: The Country Boy. Retrieved on May 10, 2006.
8. ^ DRUID Production Archive: The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Retrieved on May 10, 2006.
9. ^ The View: 24 February 2004. RTÉ Television. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.

[edit] 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 at the Internet Movie Database