When we see movies in the cinema that are shown to be in English, we tend to think that the actors are American. However, you won’t believe how many Irish stars there are on the big screen. With a population of 5 million, this northern state has long and surprisingly consistently supplied continental Europe and Hollywood with talented actors. That is why now we bring you a list of those celebrities that you have surely seen at some point in their career and you did not know that they were Irish or that you did not connect that they were the same person.
1-. Colin Farrell (46 years old)
Channel Four Films / Searchlight Pictures
Actor in the films “War Zone” (1998) and “Banshee of Inisherina” (2022)
two-. Cillian Murphy (46 years old)
Temper Films / Universal Pictures
The actor in the movie “The Story of Sweety Barrett” (1998) and in the promotional photo of the movie “Oppenheimer”, which will be released in 2023.
3-. Pierce Brosnan (69 years old)
Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros.
Actor in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Black Adam (2022).
4-. Brendan Gleeson (67 years old)
Paramount Pictures / Searchlight Pictures
Actor in the films “Braveheart” (1995) and “Banshee of Inisherina” (2022).
Gleason was already 40 years old when the movie “Braveheart” was released, in which he made his debut in the big cinema
5-. Domhnall Gleason (39 years old)
Brother Films / Hulu
Actor in the movie “Sementales” (2006) and in the TV series “El Patient” (2022).
6-. Liam Cunningham (61 years old)
Enigma Productions / TF1 Studio
Actor in the films “War of the Buttons” (1994) and “Brilliant Robbery” (2021). Although you may know him better as Sir Davos in “Game of Throne”.
7-. Liam Neson (70 years old)
Ken Anderson Films/STXmovies
Actor in the films Pilgrim’s Progress to Skyland (1978) and Flashback (2022).
8-. Saoirse Ronan (28 years old)
Fatts / Searchlight Pictures
Actress in Jonathan Toomey’s Christmas Miracle (2007) and Watch ‘Em Run (2022).
9-. Aidan Gillen (54 years old)
Savoy Pictures / Warner Bros.
Actor in the movies Circle of Friends (1995) and Those Who Want Me Dead (2021).
10-.Michael Gambon (82)
Amicus Productions / LD Entertainment
Actor in Animal Must Die (1974) and Judy (2019).
eleven-. Fiona Shaw (64 years old)
Palace Pictures/Netflix
Actress in My Left Foot (1989) and Enola Holmes (2020).
12-.Brenda Fricker (77 years old)
Radio TVfis Éireann / ITV
Actress in the movie “Romance in the Ballroom” (1982) and the TV series “Possession” (2022).
Among the general public, Brenda Fricker is best known for her role as the pigeon lady in My Poor Little Angel 2: Lost in New York (1992).
13-. Jaime Dornan (40 years old)
Columbia Pictures / Universal Pictures
Actor in the films Marie Antoinette (2006) and Belfast (2021).
14-. Robert Sheehan (34)
Irish Film Board/Netflix
Actor in the movie “Summer of Flying Saucers” (2008) and in the TV series “The Last Bus on Earth” (2022).
fifteen-. Andrew Scott (46 years old)
ITV Studios/HBO
Actor in the films Longitude (2000) and Oslo (2021).
16-. Kenneth Branagh (61 years old)
Central Independent Television PLC / 20th Century Studios
Actor in the films “Overcoming” (1985) and “Death on the Nile” (2022).