Lorcan Cranitch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor.Born in
Dublin, Lorcan Cranitch became involved in drama while a student, and
in 1980, he moved to London where he trained at RADA.His first major
role on British television was as Tim Healy in the 1991 BBC drama
series, Parnell and the Englishwoman. It was as the troubled DS Jimmy
Beck in Cracker (1993-1995) that he became a familiar face to
viewers.Following Cracker, he returned to the BBC in a part specially
written for him, as Sean Dillon in Ballykissangel. In 2001, he starred
in the short-lived drama series McCready and Daughter, taking on a
role originally intended for his former Ballykissangel co-star, Tony
Doyle, who died shortly before the series was due to be filmed. He
appeared in several other British television dramas, including Deacon
Brodie (with Billy Connolly), Shackleton (as Frank Wild) with Kenneth
Branagh, Omagh, Hornblower (with Ioan Gruffudd), The Street, Waking
the Dead, Spooks, Silent Witness and New Tricks. In 2005, he took a
villainous role in the HBO/BBC production of Rome, as the underworld
baron Erastes Fulmen. In the 2009 BBC drama Best: His Mother's Son, he
played Dickie Best, the father of footballer George Best. He also
appeared in The Bill playing DCI Frank Keane.
Dublin, Lorcan Cranitch became involved in drama while a student, and
in 1980, he moved to London where he trained at RADA.His first major
role on British television was as Tim Healy in the 1991 BBC drama
series, Parnell and the Englishwoman. It was as the troubled DS Jimmy
Beck in Cracker (1993-1995) that he became a familiar face to
viewers.Following Cracker, he returned to the BBC in a part specially
written for him, as Sean Dillon in Ballykissangel. In 2001, he starred
in the short-lived drama series McCready and Daughter, taking on a
role originally intended for his former Ballykissangel co-star, Tony
Doyle, who died shortly before the series was due to be filmed. He
appeared in several other British television dramas, including Deacon
Brodie (with Billy Connolly), Shackleton (as Frank Wild) with Kenneth
Branagh, Omagh, Hornblower (with Ioan Gruffudd), The Street, Waking
the Dead, Spooks, Silent Witness and New Tricks. In 2005, he took a
villainous role in the HBO/BBC production of Rome, as the underworld
baron Erastes Fulmen. In the 2009 BBC drama Best: His Mother's Son, he
played Dickie Best, the father of footballer George Best. He also
appeared in The Bill playing DCI Frank Keane.
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