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 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.
Filmography
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
as Mr Bonaparte
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
as Mr Bonaparte
The Uprising
The Uprising
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
as Harry Conway
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
as Harry Conway
Jay Kelly
as First Voice (voice)
Jay Kelly
as First Voice (voice)
National Theatre Live: Retrograde
as Mr Parks
National Theatre Live: Retrograde
as Mr Parks
The Teacher
as Simon Cohen
The Teacher
as Simon Cohen
Kinked
Kinked
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye
as Narrator
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye
as Narrator
The Song of Names
as Gilbert
The Song of Names
as Gilbert
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
as Sir Constance
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
as Sir Constance
A Girl from Mogadishu
as Joe Costello
A Girl from Mogadishu
as Joe Costello
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
as Addison Dewett
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
as Addison Dewett
Psychomanteum
as Narrator
Psychomanteum
as Narrator
The Current War
as Franklin Pope
The Current War
as Franklin Pope
Florence Foster Jenkins
as Phineas Stark
Florence Foster Jenkins
as Phineas Stark
Standby
as Paul
Standby
as Paul
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as The Earl of Kent
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as The Earl of Kent
The Voices
as Sheriff Weinbacher
The Voices
as Sheriff Weinbacher
The Physician
as Bar Kappara
The Physician
as Bar Kappara
One Chance
as Luciano Pavarotti
One Chance
as Luciano Pavarotti
Lovely Louise
as Bill
Lovely Louise
as Bill
Burton and Taylor
as Milton Katselas
Burton and Taylor
as Milton Katselas
Cars 2
as Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)
Cars 2
as Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)
Killing Bono
as Danny Machin
Killing Bono
as Danny Machin
The Pizza Miracle
as Gianni
The Pizza Miracle
as Gianni
Holy Water
as Inspector Brian Hogan
Holy Water
as Inspector Brian Hogan
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
as Theseus
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
as Theseus
Hilde
as David O. Selznick
Hilde
as David O. Selznick
Happy-Go-Lucky
as Tramp
Happy-Go-Lucky
as Tramp
Flawless
as Henry
Flawless
as Henry
Saddam's Tribe
as Saddam
Saddam's Tribe
as Saddam
The Nativity Story
as Zechariah
The Nativity Story
as Zechariah
Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott
as Narrator
Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott
as Narrator
Isolation
as Garda Hourigan
Isolation
as Garda Hourigan
Omagh
as Sam Pollock
Omagh
as Sam Pollock
Dot.Kill
as Capt. Tommy Byrnes
Dot.Kill
as Capt. Tommy Byrnes
Fallen
as Mara
Fallen
as Mara
Inside I'm Dancing
as Interview Panelist
Inside I'm Dancing
as Interview Panelist
The Libertine
as Keown
The Libertine
as Keown
Wondrous Oblivion
as Victor
Wondrous Oblivion
as Victor
Mystics
as Mickey Mac
Mystics
as Mickey Mac
Byron
as Turkish Governor
Byron
as Turkish Governor
What a Girl Wants
as Bride's Father
What a Girl Wants
as Bride's Father
Monsieur N.
as Dr. O'Meara
Monsieur N.
as Dr. O'Meara
Station Jim
as Matapan
Station Jim
as Matapan
Rat
as Newsreader
Rat
as Newsreader
Altmann's Tongue
as Narrator
Altmann's Tongue
as Narrator
The Van
as Des, Health Inspector
The Van
as Des, Health Inspector
My Friend Joe
as Mr. Doyle
My Friend Joe
as Mr. Doyle
Beyond Reason
as John Horan
Beyond Reason
as John Horan
In the Name of the Father
as Hooker's Driver
In the Name of the Father
as Hooker's Driver
The Snapper
as Anaesthetist
The Snapper
as Anaesthetist
The Miracle
as Washington, Destry Rides Again
The Miracle
as Washington, Destry Rides Again
Taffin
as Les
Taffin
as Les
Ink
Ink
Another Turn of the Screw
as Henry James
Another Turn of the Screw
as Henry James
Golden Boy
Golden Boy