Gerard McSorley

ABOUT GERARD MCSORLEY as ROBERT ASKE Date of Birth: 1950 Birth Place: Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Eye Color: Blue Height: 5'9" (1.75 m) Family: has three children with Ann Harrison Richie (divorced) Education: Queen's University, Belfast Actor Bio: CALLING ALL TUDORS CAST EXPERTS! Click EasyEdit to add to this profile. ● NEW TO WIKIS? [THE HELP SECTION] FOR TIPS & TRICKS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Non-acting careers: Voice acting as well as narrating such productions as "In Search of Ancient Ireland" and "Dancing at Lughasa" Movies: Creek (2008) - Mr. Marshall Anton (2008) - Detective Lynch (Trapped International: English Title) Rip & the Preacher (2008) - Preacher Mr. Crocodile in the Cupboard (2008) - Harry Dunn Hesitation (2007) - Paul Damage (2007) - Defense Council Middletown (2006) - Bill Hunter The Front Line (2006) - Detective Inspector Harbison The Constant Gardener (2005) - Sir Kenneth Curtiss Inside I'm Dancing (2004) - Fergus Connolly (Rory O'Shea Was Here US title) Omagh (2004) - Micheal Gallagher The Halo Effect (2004) - O'Grady Veronica Guerin (2003) - John Gilligan Bloody Sunday (2002) - Chief Superindendant Lagan Angela's Ashes (1999) - Father Gregory Agnes Browne (1999) - Mr. Aherne Felicia's Journey (1999) - Felicia's Father The Serpant's Kiss (1997) - Mr. Galmoy The Boxer (1997) - Harry Micheal Collins (1996) - Cathal Brugha Some Mother's Son (1996) - Father Daly Nothing Personal (1995) - Cecil Braveheart (1995) - Cheltham Widow's Peak (1994) - Gaffney, Lawyer An Awfully Big Adventure (1994) - George In the Name of the Father (1993) - Detective Pavis Taffin (1988) - Ed S.O.S Titanic (1979) - Martin Gallagher TV Shows: "The Tudors" (2009) - Robert Aske "Striapacha" (2008) - "Teenage Cics" (2006) - Principal Scannel "Father Ted" (1996) - Father Todd "The Governor" (1995) - Harry Reynolds "The Hanging Gale" (1995) - Coulter "Shakespeare: the Animated Series" (1994) - Iago (1 episode) Stage: Project Theatre Abbey's Players (Dublin) Big break: Best known for: his award winning performance in Omagh Awards: winner of an IFTA, a Golden Nymph, and a RTS for Omagh for Best Male Actor, nominated for an IFTA award for Middletown and Veronica Guerin, nominated for a 2008 IFTA for Best Actor for Anton Upcoming projects: Occi v. The World (2009) Talk about... GERARD MCSORLEY

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FUN FACTS Gerard is a descendant of John McSorley founder of "McSorley's Old Ale House", the oldest Irish tavern in the state of New York Was originally cast in the role of Queenan in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" (2006) but had to drop out of the project, Martin Sheen was cast instead In another of his historical roles McSorley played Cheltham in Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" (1995) who is also a rebel who is executed by an English monarch

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	receiving his RTS award
in "Veronica Guerin"	with his IFTA Award in 2004
Gerard at the 2009 IFTAs with 'Anton' director Graham Cantwell, and composer Anna Rice	in "Omagh"