Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

Actor. Born 14 September 1950 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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Born
14 September 1950, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Active
1993–1996

Biography

Gerard McSorley is an Irish theatre, television and film actor. He began his career in theatre, performing at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and appeared in the original West End and Broadway productions of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa in the early 1990s.

His film roles include Belfast Detective Pavis in In the Name of the Father (1993), Cathal Brugha in Michael Collins (1996), Cheltham in Braveheart (1995), John Gilligan in Veronica Guerin (2003) and Sir Kenneth Curtiss in The Constant Gardener (2005). On television he played Father Todd Unctious in the Father Ted Christmas special and Michael Gallagher in the drama Omagh (2004), for which he received an IFTA award.

Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Gerard McSorley is known for Braveheart (1995), Robin Hood (2010), War Horse (2011), The Constant Gardener (2005), The Deep End of the Ocean (1999), Bloody Sunday (2002), Angela's Ashes (1999) and Veronica Guerin (2003).