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.
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Galavant
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Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jan 04, 2015
KAOS
as President Minos
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 29, 2024
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as Consultant
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First Aired: Oct 12, 1995
Blackshore
as Bill McGuire
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First Aired: Feb 04, 2024
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as Emil Bartos
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First Aired: Mar 03, 2024
Resistance
as Senator Daniel Shea
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 06, 2019
Fleming
as Colonel William Donovan
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 29, 2014
Zen
as Moscati
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 02, 2011
Quirke
as Inspector Hackett
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 16, 2014
Ballykissangel
as Micky Keeler
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 11, 1996
Jonathan Creek
as Det. Inspector Barrison
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 09, 1997
Waking the Dead
as DI Bailey
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 18, 2001
Becoming Elizabeth
as Anthony Denny
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 12, 2022
Whistleblower
as Michael Neary
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 31, 2008
The Hollow Crown
as Warwick
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 30, 2012
The Spy
as General Ad-Din
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 06, 2019
Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Rex Riley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 2012
Heartbeat
as Igor Saukas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
Spooks
as Roy Woodring
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 2002
Sherlock
as Angelo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 25, 2010
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Constable
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
Fresh Meat
as John Frobisher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2011
Hustle
as Johnny Keyes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 24, 2004
Peak Practice
as Keith Johnson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 10, 1993
Death in Paradise
as Bruce Garrett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 25, 2011
Ripper Street
as Aiden Galvin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 30, 2012
Call the Midwife
as Father Joe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 2012
Star Wars: Andor
as Commandant Jayhold Beehaz
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2022
The Commander
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 16, 2003
Murder City
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 17, 2004
Toast of London
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 20, 2013
The Ambassador
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 1998
Wire in the Blood
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 2002
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