Stanley Townsend

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 colleges Amateur Dramatic Society He later cofounded cooperative theatre company Rough Magic with writerdirector 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 Townsends 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 Newells Into the West Jim Sheridans In the Name of the Father with Daniel DayLewis The Van by Stephen Frears Peter Greenaways The Tulse Luper Suitcases The Libertine with Johnny Depp Paul Morrisons Wondrous Oblivion with Delroy Lindo John Boormans The Tigers Tale and Michael Radfords Flawless He currently lives in London