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Ciarán Fitzgerald
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Ciarán Fitzgerald
27 July 1983 (age 41) |
| Other names | Ciaran Fitzgerald |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–2006 |
Ciarán Fitzgerald is an Irish former actor. He starred in movies and on TV shows. He is most famous for playing Ossie Reilly in the 1992 film Into the West. This role helped him win a special award called the Young Artist Award. Ciarán also appeared in other films like Nothing Personal (1995) and The Boxer (1997).
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About Ciarán Fitzgerald
Ciarán Fitzgerald was born in Dublin, Ireland. He started acting in movies in 1992. His first big role was Ossie Reilly in the movie Into the West. This film is what many people remember him for.
His Movie Roles
Ciarán acted in several Irish films. He worked with famous actors in many of them. For example, he was in Some Mother's Son with Helen Mirren. He also appeared in The Last of the High Kings alongside Jared Leto and Christina Ricci. In The Boxer, he acted with Daniel Day-Lewis. He also worked with Brendan Gleeson in The General. Both Brendan Gleeson and Gabriel Byrne (who was also in Into the West) acted with Ciarán in other movies.
His TV Shows and Stage Work
Ciarán also appeared on television. He was in shows like Screen Two and The Hanging Gale. He also had a role in the RTÉ One soap opera Fair City. He acted in two TV movies too. These were The Canterville Ghost and The Informant.
Beyond movies and TV, Ciarán performed on stage. He played Colin Craven in a play called The Secret Garden. This play was shown at The Helix in Dublin in 2006. He also studied drama at DIT Rathmines.
Ciarán's Acting Work
Here are some of the movies and TV shows Ciarán Fitzgerald was in:
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 1996 | Space Truckers | (Non-acting work) | Camera trainee: second unit |
| 1997 | The Boxer | Liam | |
| 1997 | Seeing Things | Jack Park | Short film |
| 1998 | The General | Tommy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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) |
Stage Performances
- The Secret Garden, as Colin Craven – The Helix, Dublin, Landmark Productions (6 December 2005–8 January 2006).
Awards
Ciarán Fitzgerald won an award for his acting!
Won: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film – He shared this award with Rúaidhrí Conroy at the 15th Youth in Film Awards in 1994.
