Damien Molony

Damien Molony
Born	21 February 1984 Johnstown Bridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Education	Drama Centre London
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Being Human; Suspects
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Damien Molony (born 21 February 1984) is an Irish actor now based in London. He is best known for his television roles as Hal in BBC Three's Being Human, DC Albert Flight in the BBC's Ripper Street and DS Jack Weston in Channel 5's Suspects.

Early life

Molony grew up in Johnstown Bridge, County Kildare, Ireland. After graduating from the Drama Centre London in 2011, he co-starred as Giovanni in a production of the John Ford play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, directed by Jonathan Munby.^[1]

Career

Molony's casting as vampire Hal in the BBC Three series Being Human^[2] brought him his first television credit. In an interview with SFX magazine, Molony revealed that when approaching the role of Hal he did research on drug addicts and alcoholics.^[3] He has previously starred in the short film When the Hurlyburly's Done,^[4] filmed in Germany.^[5]

After the filming of series 4 of Being Human, Damien played the lead role of Motl Mendl in the National Theatre production of Travelling Light alongside Sir Antony Sher. Following the London run, the play toured England before returning to the National Theatre in late April 2012.^[6]He returned to the National Theatre in January 2015 to play Spike in Sir Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem, which ran until 17 May 2015 and was broadcast live to cinemas across the world via NT Live on 16 April 2015. Both plays were directed by the then Artistic Director of the National Theatre, Sir Nicholas Hytner.

The fifth and final series of Being Human was screened in February–March 2013. At the same time Molony starred in the play "If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep" at the Royal Court Theatre.^[7]

Damien's television slate grew when he joined the cast of Victorian BBC show Ripper Street in series 2 as Detective Constable Albert Flight. He appeared in 7 of 8 episodes, airing November-December 2013 on BBC One in the UK and February-April 2014 on BBC America. The crime drama was set in London's Whitechapel in the period following the Jack the Ripper murders.

Molony has starred alongside William Gaminara in the play The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien in January-February 2014 at the Gate Theatre (London) about the conversation of a war photographer and a struggling playwright. ^[8] Molony then starred as Detective Sergeant Jack Weston in innovative crime procedural Suspects. The drama is shot in a documentary style, using fly-on-the-wall filming techniques. Series 1, comprising 5 episodes, aired in February-March 2014 on Channel 5 in the UK. Series 4 has been announced for late 2015.

Molony was cast as Ross in the feature film Kill Your Friends, adapted from the novel by John Niven, set in the music industry in the Britpop era. The film is due for a UK and Ireland release in November 2015.

He subsequently went on to film Tiger Raid in the deserts of Jordan, alongside Brian Gleeson and Sofia Boutella. The feature film, a dark thriller about a tiger kidnapping in Iraq, is set to premiere at a film festival in late 2015. Molony's also been cast as Robert Putnam in an upcoming HBO pilot, The Devil You Know, created by Jenji Kohan and directed by Gus Van Sant. The story is set in 17th century New England and focuses on the Salem witch trials.

In September-October 2015 Molony starred alongside Aidan McArdle and Adam Fergus in the RTÉ One crime drama mini-series Clean Break.

His most recent TV role is as Anthony in the Phoebe Waller-Bridge comedy Crashing on Channel 4.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012-2013	Being Human	Hal Yorke	Series 4-5
2013	Ripper Street	Detective Constable Albert Flight	Series 2
2014-	Suspects	DS Jack Weston[9]	Series 1-4
2015	Clean Break	Danny Dempsey[10]
2015	Kill Your Friends	Ross[11]
2015	The Devil You Know	Robert Putnam[12]
2016	Crashing	Anthony
2016	Tiger Raid	Paddy[13]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Location	References
2007	Riders to the Sea	Bartley	Touring	Ireland	[14]
2008	A Vampire Story	Mint	Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare Youth Theatre	Kildare	[15]
2011	Tis Pity She’s A Whore	Giovanni	West Yorkshire Playhouse	Leeds	[16]
2012	Travelling Light	Motl	Lyttelton theatre	London	[17]
2012	First Person Shooter	Reading	WordTheatre at The Latitude Festival	Suffolk, England	[18]
2013	If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep	Jason	Royal Court Theatre	London	[19]
2014	The Body of an American	Dan	Gate	London	[20]
2014	Heart Strings: Bittersweet Love Stories	Readings	St. James Theatre	London	[21]
2014-2015	The Hard Problem	Spike	National Theatre	London	[22]
2016	No Man's Land	Foster	Wyndham's Theatre, London	London	[23]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2007	All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival[14]	Best Overall Performance	Riders to the Sea	Won
2011	Spotlight Prize[24]	Best Actor/Actress	CDS drama schools	Nominated
2011	Ian Charleson Awards 2011 [25]	Ian Charleson Award	Tis Pity She’s A Whore, West Yorkshire Playhouse	Won
2014	Off West End Theatre Awards 2014[26]	Best Male Actor	The Body Of An American	Nominated

Other Works

Year	Title	Type	Role	References
2013	The Commitments	BBC Radio 4 Drama	James Clifford	[27]
2013	The Hill Bachelors	BBC Radio NI Drama	Paulie	[28]
2013-2016	Poetry Please	BBC Radio 4 Reading	Several Readings	[29][30]
2014	Raven	Audiobook	Reader	[31]
2015	Me and the Devil	BBC Radio 4 Reading	Reader	[32]

References

1. Hutchinson, Charles. "Review: ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until May 28", The Press (York), 21 May 2011
2. "'Being Human' death was 'horrendous', says Crichlow", BBC, 6 February 2012
3. Being Human Series Four - Damien Molony interview, SFX, 1 February 2012
4. "When the HurlyBurly's Done"
5. Damien Molony 2013 Interview
6. "Travelling Light" at the National Theatre site
7. "If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep" at the Royal Court Theatre site
9. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729877/
10. http://rteonenewseason.rte.ie/portfolio/clean-break/
11. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2474958/
12. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4503022/
13. http://storyfilm.com/tigerraid/
14. "Riders to the Sea". balallyplayers.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
15. "A Selection of Reviews and Evaluations of KYT productions". Kildareyouththeatre.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
16. Alfred Hickling (13 May 2011). "'Tis Pity She's a Whore – review". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
17. Michael Billington (19 January 2012). "Travelling Light - review". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
18. "WordTheatre at The Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England - July 12, 2012 - July 15, 2012". Wordtheatre.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
19. Philip Fisher (2013). "If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
20. Lyn Gardner (26 January 2014). "The Body of an American – review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
21. "Heart Strings: Bittersweet Love Stories". wordtheatre.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
22. Peter Craven (21 May 2015). "The Hard Problem review: Olivia Vinall shimmers in minor Tom Stoppard offering". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
23. Charlotte Marshall (27 April 2016). "Damien Molony joins No Man's Land". officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
24. "2011 Spotlight Prize Nominees announced!". Spotlight.com. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
25. "Ian Charleson Awards 2011". iancharlesonawards.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
26. "The Off West End Theatre Awards". offwestend.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
27. "The Commitments". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
28. "Afternoon Drama: The Hill Bachelors". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
29. "Poetry Please. He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by WB Yeats". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
30. "Radio". Damienmolony.org. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
31. "Raven". fantomfilms.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
32. "Me and the Devil". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links

• Damien Molony at the Internet Movie Database