Ciarán Fitzgerald is an Irish former film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Ossie Reilly in the 1992 film Into the West, which earned him a Young Artist Award. He has also appeared in films, such as, Nothing Personal (1995), Some Mother's Son (1996), The Last of the High Kings (1996), The Boxer (1997), and The General (1998).

Ciarán Fitzgerald
Born
Ciarán Fitzgerald

27 July 1983 (1983-07-27) (age 41)
Other namesCiaran Fitzgerald
OccupationActor
Years active1992–2006

Early life and career

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Fitzgerald was born in Dublin, Ireland. He made his film debut in 1992 when he played the role of Ossie Reilly in Into the West, a film for which he is perhaps best known. He has appeared in several Irish films including Some Mother's Son, which stars Helen Mirren; The Last of the High Kings, which stars Jared Leto, Christina Ricci, Catherine O'Hara, and Gabriel Byrne, whom Fitzgerald had worked alongside in Into the West; The Boxer, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis; and The General, which stars Brendan Gleeson, another actor which starred alongside Fitzgerald in Into the West.[1]

Fitzgerald's television credits include Screen Two, The Hanging Gale and RTÉ One soap opera Fair City. He has appeared in two television films, The Canterville Ghost and The Informant.[1]

Other work

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Fitzgerald performed on stage at The Helix, portraying Colin Craven from The Secret Garden on 8 January 2006. He studied drama in DIT Rathmines.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Into the West Ossie Reilly
1995 Nothing Personal Young Liam Kelly
1996 Some Mother's Son Liam Quigley
1996 The Last of the High Kings Noelie Griffin
1996 Space Truckers (Non-acting work) Camera trainee: second unit
1997 The Boxer Liam
1997 Seeing Things Jack Park Short film
1998 The General Tommy
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Big Breakfast Himself Episode dated 11 December 1992
1994 Screen Two Barry O'Neill Episode: "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
1995 The Hanging Gale Joseph Phelan Miniseries (4 episodes)
1996 The Canterville Ghost Adam Otis ABC TV film
1997 The Informant Gerard McAnally Showtime TV film
2005 Fair City Finn McDonald (1 episode)

Stage

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  • The Secret Garden, as Colin Craven – The Helix, Dublin, Landmark Productions (6 December 2005–8 January 2006).[2]

Awards and nominations

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Won: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film – shared with Rúaidhrí Conroy (15th Youth in Film Awards, 1994).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ciaran Fitzgerald Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. ^ "The Secret Garden". landmarkproductions.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1992–1993". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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