Hugh O'Conor
| Hugh O'Conor | |
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| Born |
Hugh Charles O'Conor 19 April 1975 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Hugh Charles O'Conor (born 19 April 1975) is an Irish actor. He started his acting career when he was ten. His first film appearance was opposite Liam Neeson in the 1985 movie Lamb. He won Young Artist Awards of 1990 for his role in the film My Left Foot, in which he portrayed the childhood days of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. It was his biggest hit to date.[1]
Currently, he has two upcoming projects: Finding Fate and Operation H²O.[2] In 2012 he appeared in the docudrama Saving The Titanic as the ship's 2nd Engineer Jonathan Shepherd.[3][4]
Biography
O'Conor was born on 19 April 1975 in Dublin, Ireland. His father is the concert pianist John O'Conor. He has one younger brother, named Keith.
O'Conor studied at Trinity College in Dublin, and received a scholarship to attend the NYU Film School.
Filmography
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Lamb | Owen Kane | |
| 1986 | Rawhead Rex | Robbie Hallenbeck | |
| 1988 | Da | Boy Charlie | |
| 1989 | My Left Foot | Young Christy Brown | |
| 1993 | Red Hot | Yuri | |
| 1993 | Three Musketeers, TheThe Three Musketeers | King Louis | |
| 1994 | Words Upon the Window Pane | Cabin Boy | |
| 1995 | Young Poisoner's Handbook, TheThe Young Poisoner's Handbook | Graham Young | |
| 1996 | Boy from Mercury, TheThe Boy from Mercury | Paul | |
| 1997 | Sawdust Tales | Isaac | |
| 2000 | Hotel Splendide | Stanley Smith | |
| 2000 | Chocolat | Father Henri | |
| 2002 | Deathwatch | Anthony Bradford | |
| 2003 | Coney Island Baby | Satchmo | |
| 2003 | Il compagno americano | Muffa | |
| 2003 | Bloom | Stephen Dedalus | |
| 2004 | Blueberry | Young Mike Blueberry | AKA, Renegade |
| 2005 | Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish, TheThe Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish | Mr. Henry Cavendish | Short film |
| 2005 | George | Short film | |
| 2007 | Botched | Dmitry | |
| 2007 | Speed Dating | James Van Der Bexton | |
| 2007 | Waiting for Dublin | Twickers | |
| 2008 | Flick | Johnny 'Flick' Taylor | |
| 2008 | Summer of the Flying Saucer | Father Burke | |
| 2008 | Film with Me in It, AA Film with Me in It | Detective | |
| 2008 | Man Inside, TheThe Man Inside | Annoying Guy (voice) | Short film |
| 2010 | Miss Remarkable & her Career | Boyfriend (voice) | Short film |
| 2010 | Reuniting the Rubins | Yona Rubin | |
| 2011 | Stella Days | Willie | |
| 2011 | Killing Bono | Gary | |
| 2013 | Stag, TheThe Stag | Fionnan | |
| 2015 | Shem the Penman Sings Again | James Joyce | |
| 2015 | Pilgrimage | Brother Cathal | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Irish R.M., TheThe Irish R.M. | Jim Donovan | Episode: "Qweneen the Sprat" |
| 1991 | Perfect Scoundrels | Liam | Episode: "The Carpetbaggers" |
| 1998 | 30 Years to Life | Vinnie Dawson | TV film |
| 2002 | Fergus's Wedding | Sex Shop Assistant | Episode: "1.3" |
| 2005 | Showbands | Karl | TV film |
| 2006 | Showbands II | Karl | TV film |
| 2007 | Northanger Abbey | James Morland | TV film |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Magoo | Episode: "Our Business Is North" |
| 2009 | Psych Ward | Danny O'Hagan | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2009 | Wild Decembers | The Crock | TV film |
| 2010 | Your Bad Self | 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | Lewis | Father Jasper | Episode: "The Dead of Winter" |
| 2010 | Three Wise Women | Tom | TV film |
| 2011 | Garrow's Law | Cathal Foley | Episode: "3.2" |
| 2012 | Saving the Titanic | Jonathan Shepherd | TV film |
| 2012 | Moone Boy | Elf | Episode: "Dark Side of the Moone" |
| 2013 | Ripper Street | Eagles | Episode:In My Protection |
| 2013 | Terrible Beauty..., AA Terrible Beauty... | Lt. Arthur Dickson | TV film, post-production |
| 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | ||
Film and television as writer and director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Your Bad Self | Writer, TV series |
| 2009 | Corduroy | |
| 2008 | Spacemen Three | |
| 2001 | Guilty of Love | Also producer |