Liam Cunningham facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Liam Cunningham
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Cunningham in 2017
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| Born | 2 June 1961 East Wall, Dublin, Ireland
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| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | St Davids, Artane, Dublin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Colette Cunningham |
| Children | 3 |
Liam Cunningham is an Irish actor, born on June 2, 1961. He is super famous for playing Davos Seaworth in the amazing fantasy TV show Game of Thrones.
Liam has won many awards for his acting. He has won two Irish Film & Television Awards and even a BAFTA award for a short film called Pitch Black Heist. He has also been nominated for other big awards. The Irish Times newspaper even listed him as one of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020!
He has acted in many movies, including A Little Princess (1995), Dog Soldiers (2002), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), Hunger (2008), and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).
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Early Life and Career Beginnings
Liam Cunningham was born in East Wall, a part of Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in Kilmore West with his three sisters and a brother. Liam left school when he was 15 years old to become an electrician.
In the 1980s, he lived in Zimbabwe for three years. There, he worked as an electrician, fixing equipment at a safari park and teaching local electricians. When he came back to Ireland, Liam decided he wanted to try acting instead. He started taking acting classes and performing in local plays, even with the famous Royal Shakespeare Company.
Acting Career Highlights
Liam Cunningham's first movie role was in Into the West in 1992, where he played a police officer. He then appeared in films like War of the Buttons (1994) and A Little Princess (1995). He became known around the world for his role as Captain Ryan in the horror film Dog Soldiers (2002).
He starred in several well-known films, such as The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), which won a top award at the Cannes Film Festival. Other notable films include Hunger (2008) and The Guard (2011). Liam also appeared in big British and American movies like The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) and Clash of the Titans (2010).
In 2012, Liam joined the cast of the hugely popular HBO series Game of Thrones. He played the character of Davos Seaworth, a former smuggler who becomes a loyal advisor. This role made him even more famous worldwide. He also appeared in the BBC One show Doctor Who in 2013, playing Captain Zhukov.
More recently, in 2020, it was announced that Liam Cunningham would be the voice of Man-At-Arms in the Netflix animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation. He continues to act in many different projects.
Personal Life
Liam Cunningham lives in Dublin with his wife, Colette. They have three children together: a daughter named Ellen and two sons, Liam Jr. and Sean.
Involvement in Politics
Liam Cunningham has also used his voice to support causes he believes in. In 2015, he was one of many artists who signed a letter supporting a cultural boycott of Israel. This means they chose not to participate in cultural events there.
Later, during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, he signed another letter with over two thousand artists. This letter called for a ceasefire and expressed concerns about how some governments were reacting to the situation. Liam also supported a political group called Solidarity–People Before Profit in the Irish general election in 2020.
Images for kids
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Liam Cunningham at the Dublin International Film Festival in 2024
See also
In Spanish: Liam Cunningham para niños
