Gerard McSorley (Irish: Gearóid Mac Somhairle), (born 1 January 1950)
is an Irish theatre, television and film actor.He was born in the
County Tyrone town of Omagh and, after attending a Christian Brothers
school in his hometown, he attended St. Columb's College in Derry. He
then attended Queen's University, Belfast, where he was taught by
Seamus Heaney. He resides in Gweedore, County Donegal. He is a
descendant of John McSorley, who opened McSorley's Old Ale House, the
oldest operating pub in New York City.He spent much of his early
career working in theatre, notably at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
After playing Michael Evans in the original West End and Broadway
productions of Brian Friel's play Dancing at Lughnasa in the early
1990s, McSorley started to attract more TV and movie roles. He has
appeared in many Hollywood movies including Braveheart (in which his
character "Cheltham" was decapitated by William Wallace at the battle
of Stirling) and In the Name of the Father. One of his most celebrated
performances was his lead role in Omagh, a feature-length television
drama depicting the effect of the Omagh bombing on the residents of
the town. He is also known for playing the mysterious "Father Todd
Unctious" in the Christmas special episode ("A Christmassy Ted") of
the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. His film credits include The Constant
Gardener, and he was also cast as Queenan in The Departed but had to
pull out (Martin Sheen took over the role).[citation needed] McSorley
most recently played the role of Robert Aske in the Showtime
historical drama The Tudors. He appeared in the 2010 movie Robin Hood,
directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe.
is an Irish theatre, television and film actor.He was born in the
County Tyrone town of Omagh and, after attending a Christian Brothers
school in his hometown, he attended St. Columb's College in Derry. He
then attended Queen's University, Belfast, where he was taught by
Seamus Heaney. He resides in Gweedore, County Donegal. He is a
descendant of John McSorley, who opened McSorley's Old Ale House, the
oldest operating pub in New York City.He spent much of his early
career working in theatre, notably at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
After playing Michael Evans in the original West End and Broadway
productions of Brian Friel's play Dancing at Lughnasa in the early
1990s, McSorley started to attract more TV and movie roles. He has
appeared in many Hollywood movies including Braveheart (in which his
character "Cheltham" was decapitated by William Wallace at the battle
of Stirling) and In the Name of the Father. One of his most celebrated
performances was his lead role in Omagh, a feature-length television
drama depicting the effect of the Omagh bombing on the residents of
the town. He is also known for playing the mysterious "Father Todd
Unctious" in the Christmas special episode ("A Christmassy Ted") of
the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. His film credits include The Constant
Gardener, and he was also cast as Queenan in The Departed but had to
pull out (Martin Sheen took over the role).[citation needed] McSorley
most recently played the role of Robert Aske in the Showtime
historical drama The Tudors. He appeared in the 2010 movie Robin Hood,
directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe.
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