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:

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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

MEMORABLE QUOTES

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

FAN SITES

PHOTOS

	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"

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