Stuart Dunne

Stuart Dunne
Stuart Dunne
Born	1957 (age 66–67); Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Actor

Stuart Dunne is an Irish actor and artist. He is best known for his dark and violent portrayal of the character Billy Meehan on the Irish soap opera Fair City.^[1] He was nominated at the 2003 Irish Film and Television Awards for Best Actor in a Television Drama for Fair City.

Career

Dunne was born in 1957 in Dublin, Ireland. He comes from a large family, nine sisters and two brothers, from Drimnagh. He studied for five years in the Focus Theater under the direction of Deirdre O'Connell. Dunne married in 1988 years to his wife Geraldine, who is also his agent, and in 1991 their son Neil was born.

Dunne is a self-taught artist who has had his work shown on The Late Late Show on RTÉ One. He has also exhibited in the IFSC, the Davis Gallery, the James Gallery, and in England and the USA. Dunne's work hangs in The Roily Gallery, the oldest gallery in Dublin.

Dunne is currently working on the project; "Vincent: Questioning the Method", a character study where he will take on the role of Vincent Van Gogh through method acting. Set in Ireland, the film will reinterpret the last seventy days of Van Gogh's life in a modern-day retelling of this harrowing tale. The study will be documented by a film crew 24/7 for the duration, and will yield both web content and eventually a documentary feature. For more information go www.themethod.ie.

Filmography

Doctors .... Joe McNair (1 episode, 2003)
- Getting the Ride (2003) TV episode .... Joe McNair
Murphy's Law .... Morrison (1 episode, 2003)
- Manic Munday (2003) TV episode .... Morrison
In Deep .... Tom (2 episodes, 2003)
- Queen and Country: Part 2 (2003) TV episode .... Tom
- Queen and Country: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Tom
Fair City .... Billy Meehan (1 episode, 2001)
- Billy and Leo (2001) TV episode .... Billy Meehan
Family Affairs (1997) TV series .... Patrick McNeil (unknown episodes, 2000)
Knocking on Death's Door (1999) .... Judd
... aka Haunted House (Philippines: English title)
Vicious Circle (1999) (TV) .... Niall
Crush Proof (1998) .... The Da
... aka Dublin Desperados (Germany)
Mia, Liebe meines Lebens (1998) TV mini-series
... aka Mia per sempre (Italy)
Ballykissangel .... Soldier 1 (1 episode, 1998)
- Pack up Your Troubles (1998) TV episode (uncredited) .... Soldier 1
Stray Bullet (1998) .... Chester
The MatchMaker (1997) .... Head Bang Man
Bolt (1997) (as Stewart Dunne) .... Repairman
The Van (1996) .... Sam
A Man of No Importance (1994) .... John
Ailsa (1994) .... Workman
The Snapper (1993) (TV) .... Bertie
"Lovejoy" .... Van Driver (1 episode, 1993)
- Irish Stew (1993) TV episode (as Stewart Dunne) .... Van Driver
The Flower and the Rabbit (1991)
Joyriders (1989) .... Hank, the Barman
Act of Betrayal (1988) (TV) .... Robert
The Courier (1988) .... Tony

Appearances as himself

Fair City: The Ten Commandments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
The Late Late Show .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 26 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself

References

^ Gallagher, Brian (3 October 2005). Inside Fair City. Rooney Media Graphics. ISBN 978-0955090202.

RTÉ Guide: 3–9 November 2001
RTÉ Guide: 17–23 November 2001
RTÉ Guide: 28 September – 4 Oct 2002
IFTA 2003

External links

[insidefaircity-1] Gallagher, Brian (3 October 2005). Inside Fair City. Rooney Media Graphics. ISBN 978-0955090202.

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