Barry McEvoy is an Irish film actor/writer best known for writing and
playing the lead in An Everlasting Piece (2000), directed by Barry
Levinson. McEvoy's first screen appearance of note was in the
supporting role of a gangster in Gloria (1999), filmed after he had
spent a decade performing in Off Broadway plays in New York City. He
appeared in Gettysburg (1993), Veronica Guerin (2003), Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), and Five Minutes of Heaven
(2009).McEvoy based the screenplay of An Everlasting Piece upon the
adventures of his own father selling toupées to both Protestants and
Catholics in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the height of the
conflict.Before his career in film, Barry was lead singer for
legendary 1980s Washington, D.C., punk band Phlegm, who released
several records before disbanding in 1988.McEvoy lives in Dublin with
his wife and son. He continues to do screenwriting and also stars in
plays from time to time in both Ireland and the U.S.
playing the lead in An Everlasting Piece (2000), directed by Barry
Levinson. McEvoy's first screen appearance of note was in the
supporting role of a gangster in Gloria (1999), filmed after he had
spent a decade performing in Off Broadway plays in New York City. He
appeared in Gettysburg (1993), Veronica Guerin (2003), Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), and Five Minutes of Heaven
(2009).McEvoy based the screenplay of An Everlasting Piece upon the
adventures of his own father selling toupées to both Protestants and
Catholics in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the height of the
conflict.Before his career in film, Barry was lead singer for
legendary 1980s Washington, D.C., punk band Phlegm, who released
several records before disbanding in 1988.McEvoy lives in Dublin with
his wife and son. He continues to do screenwriting and also stars in
plays from time to time in both Ireland and the U.S.
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