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Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Known for ActingBorn 1961-08-20 (age 64)Dublin, Ireland
Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity College. While there he joined the Dublin University Players, the college's Amateur Dramatic Society. He later co-founded co-operative theatre company Rough Magic with writer/director Declan Hughes and theatre director Lynne Parker, performing in numerous productions including The Country Wife, Nightshade, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He subsequently went on to perform in several productions at The Gate and The Abbey Theatres in Dublin. In London, he has worked with such directors as Sam Mendes in The Plough and the Stars, Richard Eyre in Guys and Dolls and Rufus Norris in Under the Blue Sky. Theatre appearances at the Royal Court include The Alice Trilogy directed by Ian Rickson and Shining City directed by Conor McPherson, for which he won an Irish Theatre Award and was nominated for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 2004. Townsend's television work began on a number of shows for RTÉ in Dublin. Since moving to London, television appearances have included Spooks, The Commander, Hustle, Waking the Dead, and Omagh Bombing. ilm credits include Mike Newell's Into the West, Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father with Daniel Day-Lewis, The Van by Stephen Frears, Peter Greenaway's The Tulse Luper Suitcases, The Libertine with Johnny Depp, Paul Morrison's Wondrous Oblivion with Delroy Lindo, John Boorman's The Tiger's Tale and Michael Radford's Flawless. He currently lives in London.Read more

Movies & web series

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema10.0
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Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

2026 · Movie

National Theatre Live: Retrograde10.0
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National Theatre Live: Retrograde

2025 · Movie

Ink10.0
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Ink

1988 · Movie

National Theatre Live: All About Eve8.5
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National Theatre Live: All About Eve

2019 · Movie

Sherlock8.5
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Sherlock

2010 · Series

Andor8.3
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Andor

2022 · Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame8.8
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Series

Beyond Reason8.0
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Beyond Reason

1995 · Movie

Wire in the Blood7.9
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Wire in the Blood

2002 · Series

National Theatre Live: Phèdre7.8
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National Theatre Live: Phèdre

2009 · Movie

In the Name of the Father7.9
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In the Name of the Father

1993 · Movie

Foyle's War7.8
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Foyle's War

2002 · Series

247.8
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24

2001 · Series

Ashes to Ashes7.7
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Ashes to Ashes

2008 · Series

Hustle7.7
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Hustle

2004 · Series

Spooks7.7
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Spooks

2002 · Series

Murder City7.6
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Murder City

2004 · Series

Call the Midwife7.5
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Call the Midwife

2012 · Series

Toast of London7.5
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Toast of London

2013 · Series

The Hollow Crown7.5
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The Hollow Crown

2012 · Series

The Spy7.4
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The Spy

2019 · Series

Fallen7.5
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Fallen

2004 · Movie

Ripper Street7.4
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Ripper Street

2012 · Series

KAOS7.3
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KAOS

2024 · Series

Station Jim
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Station Jim

2001 · Movie

Inside I'm Dancing7.4
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Inside I'm Dancing

2004 · Movie

Galavant7.3
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Galavant

2015 · Series

Jonathan Creek7.5
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Jonathan Creek

1997 · Series

The Physician7.3
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The Physician

2013 · Movie

Titanic: Blood and Steel7.2
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Titanic: Blood and Steel

2012 · Series

Fresh Meat7.2
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Fresh Meat

2011 · Series

My Friend Joe7.3
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My Friend Joe

1996 · Movie

National Theatre Live: King Lear7.1
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National Theatre Live: King Lear

2014 · Movie

Waking the Dead7.2
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Waking the Dead

2001 · Series

Zen7.1
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Zen

2011 · Series

Ballykissangel7.2
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Ballykissangel

1996 · Series

Heartbeat7.2
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Heartbeat

1992 · Series

Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott7.0
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Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott

2006 · Movie

The Nativity Story6.9
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The Nativity Story

2006 · Movie

Fleming6.8
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Fleming

2014 · Series

Blackshore6.7
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Blackshore

2024 · Series

The Current War6.7
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The Current War

2018 · Movie

The Song of Names6.7
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The Song of Names

2019 · Movie

Becoming Elizabeth6.6
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Becoming Elizabeth

2022 · Series

One Chance6.7
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One Chance

2013 · Movie

Flawless6.8
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Flawless

2007 · Movie

Florence Foster Jenkins6.7
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Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 · Movie

Happy-Go-Lucky6.6
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Happy-Go-Lucky

2008 · Movie