Tony Guilfoyle
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Tony Guilfoyle | |
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| Born | March 30, 1960 County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Tony Guilfoyle (born 30 March 1960) is an Irish actor. He was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, and was educated at the
In theatre, he is best known for his long collaboration with
In cinema, Guilfoyle played the lead, Rory, in The Return (1986),[2] for Film Four, and the Magistrate in The Murder of Stephen Lawrence,[3] written and directed by Paul Greengrass. On TV, in addition to playing Father Larry Duff on Father Ted, he starred in the HBO/BBC historical drama Rome, playing Pothinus, an Egyptian eunuch and pharaoh's aide. Other TV credits include a role in a 1985 episode of Juliet Bravo, as unhinged hostage taker Moll Kelly, and brief roles in The Musketeers, Merlin, The Virgin Queen, Fanny Hill, and Bleak House. In 2016, he appeared as the Bishop of Durham, in the Netflix series The Crown. In October 2019, he appeared as Jack Dacre in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | Spearhead | Sergeant Brawne | TV series, episode "Loyalties" |
| 1982 | Squadron | Flt. Lt. Tony Jackson | TV series, episode "The Veteran" |
| 1984 | Tucker's Luck | Frank | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Juliet Bravo | Moll Kelly | TV series, episode "Hostage to Fortune" |
| 1985 | Black Silk | Terry Reed | TV series, episode "Winner Stays On" |
| 1986 | First Among Equals | Shadow Irish Minister | TV miniseries, episode "#1.8" |
| 1986 | The Return | Rory | TV movie |
| 1986–2002 | Casualty | Lyndsey, Watch Commander | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1987 | Knights of God | Sergeant | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991–2002 | The Bill
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Reporter, Terry Downey, Security Manager, John Goulding, Mr. Bailey | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1992 | Inspector Morse | Journalist One | TV series, episode "Happy Families" |
| 1992 | Between the Lines | Dr. Owen-Smith | TV series, episode "Nothing Personal" |
| 1994 | Wycliffe | Bill Clark | TV series, episode "The Pea Green Boat" |
| 1995 | 99-1 | Smith | TV series, episode "A Game of Two Halves" |
| 1995 | Boon | Clerk, receptionist | TV series, episode "Thieves Like Us" |
| 1995 | Shine on Harvey Moon | RAF Sergeant | TV series, episode "#5.6" |
| 1996 | Father Ted | Father Larry Duff
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TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1997 | Gobble | Mr. George Henderson, Colin's boss | TV movie |
| 1997 | Birds of a Feather | Prison Officer | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | The Murder of Stephen Lawrence | Magistrate | TV movie |
| 2001 | Todesstrafe - Ein Deutscher hinter Gittern | Officer Henderson | TV movie |
| 2002 | NCS: Manhunt | Patsy O'Brien | TV series, episode "Collision Course: Part 1" |
| 2005 | The Golden Hour | Deacon | TV miniseries, episode "#1.2" |
| 2005 | Rome | Pothinus | TV series, episode "Caesarion" |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Lawyer | TV miniseries, episode "#1.15" |
| 2006 | The Virgin Queen | Sir John Brydges
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TV miniseries, episode "#1.1" |
| 2006 | The Best Man | Baxter | TV movie |
| 2006 | Murder City
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Dr. Simon Kramer | TV series, episode "Death of a Ladies' Man" |
| 2007 | Fanny Hill | Old Clergyman | TV miniseries, episode "#1.1" |
| 2009 | The Conservatory | (voice) | TV short |
| 2009 | Wolves | The Man | TV short |
| 2010 | The Eagleman Stag | Philip | TV short |
| 2010 | Traumdeutung
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(voice) | TV short |
| 2012 | Merlin
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Sindri | TV series, episode "A Lesson in Vengeance" |
| 2015 | The Musketeers | Chancellor Dupre | TV series, episode "A Marriage of Inconvenience" |
| 2016 | The Crown | Michael Ramsey, Bishop of Durham | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Decline and Fall | Vicar | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Broken | Father Patrick | TV series, episode "Christina" |
| 2019 | Doctors | Jack Dacre | TV series, episode "Heart to Heart" |
References
- ^ Chloe McCloskey. "Playing a round: Tony Guilfoyle". Le Cool London. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "The Return". IMDb. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "The Murder of Stephen Lawrence". IMDb. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
External links
- Tony Guilfoyle at IMDb
- Tony Guilfoyle's CV; represented by Eamonn Bedford Agency
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