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Ciarán Fitzgerald
Born
Ciarán Fitzgerald

27 July 1983 (1983-07-27) (age 42)
Other names Ciaran Fitzgerald
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–2006

Ciarán Fitzgerald is an actor from Ireland. He used to act in movies and on TV. He is famous for playing Ossie Reilly in the 1992 movie Into the West. This role helped him win a special award.

He also appeared in other films. These include Nothing Personal (1995) and Some Mother's Son (1996). He was also in The Last of the High Kings (1996), The Boxer (1997), and The General (1998).

Ciarán's Early Acting Career

Ciarán Fitzgerald was born in Dublin, Ireland. He started acting in movies in 1992. His first movie role was Ossie Reilly in Into the West. This movie is still one of his most well-known works.

He acted in several other Irish films. One was Some Mother's Son, which starred Helen Mirren. Another was The Last of the High Kings, featuring Jared Leto and Christina Ricci. He also worked with Gabriel Byrne in this film, after they had been in Into the West together.

Ciarán also appeared in The Boxer with Daniel Day-Lewis. Later, he was in The General alongside Brendan Gleeson. Brendan Gleeson also acted with Ciarán in Into the West.

Television Roles

Ciarán Fitzgerald also acted on television. He was in shows like Screen Two and The Hanging Gale. He also appeared in the RTÉ One soap opera Fair City.

He acted in two TV movies as well. These were The Canterville Ghost and The Informant.

Stage Performances

Ciarán also performed on stage. He played the character Colin Craven. This was in a play called The Secret Garden. He performed this role at The Helix in Dublin. His performances ran from December 2005 to January 2006.

He also studied drama. He attended DIT Rathmines to learn more about acting.

Ciarán's Film Appearances

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Into the West Ossie Reilly
1995 Nothing Personal Young Liam Kelly
1996 Some Mother's Son Liam Quigley
1996 The Last of the High Kings Noelie Griffin
1997 The Boxer Liam
1997 Seeing Things Jack Park Short film
1998 The General Tommy

Ciarán's Television Appearances

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Big Breakfast Himself Episode dated 11 December 1992
1994 Screen Two Barry O'Neill Episode: "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
1995 The Hanging Gale Joseph Phelan Miniseries (4 episodes)
1996 The Canterville Ghost Adam Otis ABC TV film
1997 The Informant Gerard McAnally Showtime TV film
2005 Fair City Finn McDonald (1 episode)

Awards Ciarán Won

Ciarán Fitzgerald won an award for his acting. He received the Young Artist Award. This award was for "Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film." He shared this award with Rúaidhrí Conroy. They won it at the 15th Youth in Film Awards in 1994.

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