STORYTELLER
As a stage and screen actor, Jack has played roles in films ‘Eat The Peach’, ‘When Brendan Met Trudy’ and ‘The Snapper’ to name but a few. His TV work includes roles in ‘Fair City’, ‘Glenroe’ and Ballykissangel. He was also a presenter, writer, actor and puppeteer for five years on RTE’s ‘Pajo’s Junkbox’. He has played in most theatres throughout Ireland and has wide experience in the classics including Shakespeare, Ibsen and Synge. He is represented by First Call Management.
Theatre
Recent work includes: John McArdle’s ‘Heading For Dakota’, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ (Rough Magic) and Tom Murphy’s ‘The Drunkard’. In London he appeared in the Almeida production of ‘The Playboy of the Western World’; in Myles na gCopaleen’s ‘The Poor Mouth’ and Paul Mercier’s ‘Buddleia’ – which also toured to Poland.
TV
PRODUCTION / ROLE / PRODUCER
Fair City / Ronan Boylan, Val Falvey TD / RTE
Glenroe / Detective Murray / RTE
Family / Woodwork Teacher
Pajo’s Junkbox, The Tudors, Ballykissangel, The Ambassador, L’Esprit de Brendan Behan
Film
Film work includes: 32A, Bloom, When Brendan Met Trudy, The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone, Angela’s Ashes, War of the Buttons, Snakes and Ladders, The Seventh Stream, Last of the High Kings, The Van, The Snapper, Eat The Peach, Pigs, 5-Aside and The Drip – co-written with director Trish MacAdam.
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