Irish actor
Rúaidhrí Conroy (born 30 November 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish actor. He is the son of actor Brendan Conroy.[1] One of his first castings was as Tito (and not Tayto as commonly misconceived) in the 1992 film Into the West, for which he won a Young Artist Award in the Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film category.[2]In 1998, Conroy received the Theatre World Award for his performance in Martin McDonagh's play, The Cripple of Inishmaan.[3]
Conroy also appeared in another McDonagh piece, Six Shooter, which won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 2006.[4] Although invited to the 78th Academy Awards, Conroy was unable to attend due to a "passport infringement" on arrival, resulting in his being returned home.[5]
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre credits
Awards
References
- ^ Ruaidhri Conroy Biography (1979?-)
- ^ a b "15th Annual Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
- ^ a b "Theatre World Award Recipients". Retrieved 9 May 2006.
- ^ "Irish short Six Shooter wins Oscar". RTÉ News. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
- ^ "UK stars shine at Academy Awards". BBC News. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
- ^ "The Cripple Of Inishmaan: a CurtainUp Review". Retrieved 9 May 2006.
- ^ "National Theatre: Past Productions: 1996–2000". Retrieved 9 May 2006.
- ^ "DRUID Production Archive: The Country Boy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
- ^ "DRUID Production Archive: The Beauty Queen of Leenane". Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
- ^ "The View: 24 February 2004". RTÉ Television. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
External links
- Markham Froggatt Ltd. – Personal management company representing Ruaidhri Conroy.
- "The Cafe: Ruaidhri Conroy Interview". RTÉ.ie.
- "The Cafe: Ruaidhri Conroy explains his passport problem". RTÉ.ie.
- Rúaidhrí Conroy at IMDb