Richard Dormer (born November ) is an actor, playwright and
screenwriter from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his role as
Beric Dondarrion in the HBO television series Game of Thrones and Dan
Anderssen in Sky Atlantic's Fortitude.Dormer was born in Portadown,
Northern Ireland. He studied at the RADA school of acting in
London.[citation needed] After living and working in London, he
returned to Northern Ireland. He lives in Belfast and is married to
director Rachel O'Riordan.Dormer gained recognition following his
performance as Northern Irish snooker star Alex Higgins in Hurricane
in , which he wrote and starred in. Dormer won The Stage award for
best actor in .[failed verification] In , Dormer won the Irish Times
Best Actor Award for his performance in Frank McGuinness's Observe the
Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and in completed a season
with Sir Peter Hall at the Theatre Royal and starred in Bath as
Antonio in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Jean in August
Strindberg's Miss Julie and in a production of Samuel Beckett's
Waiting for Godot.
screenwriter from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his role as
Beric Dondarrion in the HBO television series Game of Thrones and Dan
Anderssen in Sky Atlantic's Fortitude.Dormer was born in Portadown,
Northern Ireland. He studied at the RADA school of acting in
London.[citation needed] After living and working in London, he
returned to Northern Ireland. He lives in Belfast and is married to
director Rachel O'Riordan.Dormer gained recognition following his
performance as Northern Irish snooker star Alex Higgins in Hurricane
in , which he wrote and starred in. Dormer won The Stage award for
best actor in .[failed verification] In , Dormer won the Irish Times
Best Actor Award for his performance in Frank McGuinness's Observe the
Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and in completed a season
with Sir Peter Hall at the Theatre Royal and starred in Bath as
Antonio in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Jean in August
Strindberg's Miss Julie and in a production of Samuel Beckett's
Waiting for Godot.
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