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Gerard McSorley (Irish: Gearóid Mac Somhairle; born 1 January 1950) is an Irish theatre, television and film actor.




Early life



He was born in the County Tyrone town of Omagh and, after attending a Christian Brothers school in his hometown, he attended St. Columb's College in Londonderry. He then attended Queen's University, Belfast, where he was taught by Seamus Heaney. He resides in Gweedore, County Donegal. He is a descendant of John McSorley, who opened McSorley's Old Ale House, the oldest operating pub in New York City.




Career


He spent much of his early career working in theatre, notably at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. After playing Michael Evans in the original West End and Broadway productions of Brian Friel's play Dancing at Lughnasa in the early 1990s, McSorley started to attract more TV and movie roles. He has appeared in many Hollywood movies including Braveheart (in which his character "Cheltham" was decapitated by William Wallace at the battle of Stirling) and In the Name of the Father. One of his most celebrated performances was his lead role in Omagh, a feature-length television drama depicting the effect of the Omagh bombing on the residents of the town. He is also known for playing the mysterious "Father Todd Unctious" in the Christmas special episode ("A Christmassy Ted") of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. His film credits include The Constant Gardener, and he was also cast as Queenan in The Departed but had to pull out (Martin Sheen took over the role). McSorley most recently played the role of Robert Aske in the Showtime historical drama The Tudors. He appeared in the 2010 movie Robin Hood, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe.




Legal issues


In November 2019, McSorley was arrested for a breach of the peace. He was also charged with damaging property in a cell at Letterkenny Garda Station. A warrant was issued for his arrest the following month after he failed to appear in court.




Filmography






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= TV roles

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Play for Tomorrow (1982) – John Bingham
The Irish R.M. (1984) – Thomay Foley
Bergerac (1985) – Doctor
Lapsed Catholics (1987) – Mal Nevin
The Rockingham Shoot (1987) – Garda Casey
Act of Betrayal (1988) – Brendon
The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (1990) – Paddy Mcllkenny
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1994) – Iago
The Hanging Gale (1995) – Coulter
The Governor (1995) – Harry Reynolds
Kidnapped (1995) – Shuan
Runway One (1995) – Manning
A Christmassy Ted (1996) – Father Todd Unctious
Making the Cut (1998)
Vicious Circle (1999) – Crowley
Teenage Cics (2006) – Principal Scannel
Damage (2007) – Defence Counsel
Striapacha (2008)
The Tudors (2009) – Robert Aske
The Savage Eye (2009) – Various




References






External links


Gerard McSorley at IMDb

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