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name: "John Carty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-carty"
roles: []
born: "1 January 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T08:35:56.724703+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# John Carty

Actor. Born 1 January 1967 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 January 1967, Lewisham, London, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117083278, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10104271/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3879013

## Biography

John Carty is an Irish traditional musician and actor. He plays fiddle, tenor banjo, tenor guitar and flute, with a particular interest in the North Connacht style, and has released several solo albums including *Last Night's Fun* (1996).

Born in London, he lives in Boyle, County Roscommon. He was named Traditional Musician of the Year by TG4 in 2003 and has performed with bands including At the Racket and Patrick Street. Carty has appeared as a musician or actor in films including *Jimmy's Hall* (2014), *Brooklyn* (2015) and *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022), in which he played Older Musician 1, and in the television film *Royally Ever After* (2018).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022), Fi1m 84, as Older Musician 1 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-banshees-of-inisherin.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Obituary* (2023), series, as AA Chair
- *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022), as Older Musician 1 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-banshees-of-inisherin.md)
- *Royally Ever After* (2018), as Gardener
- *Blowies* (2004), as Pierre

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