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'''Conor MacNeill''' (born 4 July 1988) is an actor from ], ], who has appeared on stage, film and television. '''Conor MacNeill''' is a film, television, and stage actor from ]. He is best known for his roles as Kenny Kilblane in the ] and ] series '']''.


==Early life and education ==
==Biography==
MacNeill was born in ].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
MacNeill was born in ] and has appeared in such films as '']'' and '']'' directed by Macdara Vallely. He made a cameo appearance as 'Fanta' in '']''. He played the character of Dave in '']''. The film was directed by ] and was premiered at the 2009 ].


== Career ==
He starred alongside ] as Ciaran MacIonraic in Irish comedy drama '']'', for which he received a Nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy drama series at the 2010 ]. He performed extensively on stage in Ireland. Acting in productions at ], ] and ]. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2011 ].
In his early career MacNeill appeared in such films as '']'' and '']'' directed by Macdara Vallely. He made a cameo appearance as 'Fanta' in '']''. He also played the character of Dave in '']'', which was directed by ] and premiered at the 2009 ].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}


He starred as Ciaran MacIonraic in the Irish comedy-drama '']'', for which he received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy drama series at the 2010 ].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
In 2011, he appeared, with ], ] and ], in '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/featureinterviews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4284752&tpl=archnews|title=Five Minutes With... 'Saving The Titanic' Actor Conor MacNeill|publisher=The Irish Film & Television Network (IFTN)|date=5 April 2012|accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref> directed by ]. The film premiered at the 2012 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonaripost.com/2012/03/entertainment/oscar-winners-new-film-to-premiere-at-tribeca|title=Oscar Winner’s New Film to Premiere at Tribeca|publisher=The Toonari Post|date=31 March 2012|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> He appeared alongside ] in ]'s '']'' playing Frank Bell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/saving-the-titanic-the-remarkable-untold-story-of-the-men-who-tried-to-save-the-ship-premieres-sunday-april-1-2012-at-1000-pm-check-local-listings-on-pbs-2012-03-19|title=Saving the Titanic: The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship|date=19 March 2012 |publisher=PRNewswire}}</ref>


He performed extensively on stage in Ireland. Acting in productions at ], ], and ]. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2011 ].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
In 2013 he appeared as series regular Pvt. McIlvenny in '']'' on ] and reprised his role as Ciaran MacIonraic in '']'' for ].


In 2011, he appeared, with ] in '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/featureinterviews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4284752&tpl=archnews|title=Five Minutes With... 'Saving The Titanic' Actor Conor MacNeill|publisher=The Irish Film & Television Network (IFTN)|date=5 April 2012|accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref> directed by ] He also appeared alongside ] in ]'s '']'' playing Frank Bell.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/saving-the-titanic-the-remarkable-untold-story-of-the-men-who-tried-to-save-the-ship-premieres-sunday-april-1-2012-at-1000-pm-check-local-listings-on-pbs-2012-03-19|title=Saving the Titanic: The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship|date=19 March 2012|agency=PR Newswire|access-date=9 April 2012|archive-date=1 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401194240/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/saving-the-titanic-the-remarkable-untold-story-of-the-men-who-tried-to-save-the-ship-premieres-sunday-april-1-2012-at-1000-pm-check-local-listings-on-pbs-2012-03-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
MacNeill made his London stage debut in 2012 at the ] and appeared on stage alongside ] in '']'' by ], directed by ] at the ] in London's West End throughout the summer of 2013. In Spring 2014 this production transferred to ] at the ] for a limited run. The show garnered 6 TONY Award nominations.


MacNeill made his ] stage debut in 2012 at the ], appearing on stage alongside ] in '']'' by ], directed by ] at the ] throughout the summer of 2013. In spring 2014 this production transferred to ] at the ] in New York for a limited run. The show garnered six ] nominations.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
In 2016 MacNeill appeared in Whit Stillman's film '']'' and in the final episodes of the RTE/BBC series '']''. In 2017 he is appearing in series 2 of '']'' on Channel 4.


In 2016 MacNeill appeared in Whit Stillman's film '']'' and in the final episodes of the RTE/BBC series '']''. In 2017 he appeared in series 2 of '']'' on Channel 4. He was due to reprise the role of Gavin in series 3 in 2018.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
In April 2017, he appeared in ] at the ], ahead of a transfer to the ] in the ].<ref name="WhatsOnStage.com">{{cite web | title=Cast and West End transfer confirmed for Sam Mendes' The Ferryman | website=WhatsOnStage.com | date=February 8, 2017 | url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/casting-ferryman-paddy-considine-sam-mendes-royal-court_42833.html | accessdate=April 5, 2017}}</ref> He will appear in the broadway transfer of the show at ] in the fall of 2018.

In April 2017, he appeared in '']'' at the ], ahead of a transfer to the ] in the ].<ref name="WhatsOnStage.com">{{cite web | title=Cast and West End transfer confirmed for Sam Mendes' The Ferryman | publisher= WhatsOnStage.com | date=8 February 2017 | url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/casting-ferryman-paddy-considine-sam-mendes-royal-court_42833.html | accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> He reprised his role as Diarmuid Corcoran in the Broadway transfer of the show at ] in late 2018.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} MacNeill had a small role as ] in '']'' in 2017.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 2023, MacNeill appeared as Martyn Smith in ]'s true crime drama '']'', portraying the crimes of ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Martyn Smith? The true story of Ben Field’s friend portrayed by Conor MacNeill in The Sixth Commandment |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/who-is-martyn-smith-the-true-story-of-ben-fields-friend-portrayed-by-conor-macneill-in-the-sixth-commandment-2485946 |website=] |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>

In February 2024, it was announced that MacNeill had been cast as Ned Gowan in the '']'' prequel series ''Outlander: Blood of My Blood''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title='Outlander' Prequel Series 'Blood of My Blood' Adds Four to Cast as Younger Versions of Key Characters |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/outlander-prequel-series-blood-of-my-blood-cast-1235922568/|magazine=Variety|date=26 February 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| ]
| Pots
|
|-
| '']''
| Frankie
|
|-
| '']''
| Student
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| '']''
| Dave – 1975
|
|-
| ]
| Fanta
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2010
| '']''
| Sol
|
|-
| ''Richer Than Roses''
| Paul
| Short film
|-
| ''Latte''
|
| Short film
|-
| 2011
| '']''
| Sox
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| ]
| Schoolboy Executive
|
|-
| ''StandUp''
| Richard
| Short film
|-
| ''Cowboys and Dissidents''
| Roy
| Short film
|-
| 2015
| ''Orthodox''
| Young Shannon
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| '']''
| Young Curate
|
|-
| ]
| Radio Operator
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2017
| '']''
| ]
|
|-
| ''Chancer''
|
| Short film
|-
| ''Spitball''
| James
| Short film
|-
| 2020
| ]
| Goblin Lieutenant
|
|-
| 2021
| ]
| McLaury
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| '']''
| Bodhi – IT Specialist
|
|-
| ''Ballywalter''
|
| Short film
|-
| 2023
| '']''
| Conan McGrath
| Completed
|-
| TBA
| ''King Frankie''
|
| Post-production
|-
| TBA
| '']''
|
| Post-production
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| '']''
| Hood in Taxi
| Episode: "The Pirate and the Choirboys"
|-
| 2010–2013
| '']''
| Ciaran
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2012
| '']''
| Frank Bell
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| ]
| Private McIlvenny
| 5 episodes
|-
| ]
| Eddie
| Episode: "Call It a Night"
|-
| 2014
| '']''
| Gerry
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ]
| Clerk
| Episode: "Are We Going To Be Alright?"
|-
| 2016
| ]
| Bailey
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2017–2018
| '']''
| Gavin Nuttle
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ]
| Gary Pringle
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2018–2020
| '']''
| Fergus Fox/Apollo Stallion
| Episode: "Jurassic Pups"
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| ]
| Diarmuid McWilliams
| 2 episodes
|-
| ]
| Diarmuid McWilliams
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''101 Dalmatian Street Shorts''
| Fergus Fox
| Episode: "Jurassic Pups"
|-
| 2020–Present
| ]
| Kenny Kilbane
| 17 episodes
|-
| 2022
| '']''
| Hans
| Episode: "The Night Before"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2023
| ]
| Martyn Smith
| 4 episodes
|-
| ]
| Detective Ruairi Slater
| Series 2. Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 6"
|-
| TBA
| ''Outlander: Blood of My Blood''
| Ned Gowan
|
|}


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Actor from Northern Ireland

Conor MacNeill
BornAntrim, Northern Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Conor MacNeill is a film, television, and stage actor from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his roles as Kenny Kilblane in the BBC Two and HBO series Industry.

Early life and education

MacNeill was born in West Belfast.

Career

In his early career MacNeill appeared in such films as Fifty Dead Men Walking and Peacefire directed by Macdara Vallely. He made a cameo appearance as 'Fanta' in Cherrybomb. He also played the character of Dave in Five Minutes of Heaven, which was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

He starred as Ciaran MacIonraic in the Irish comedy-drama An Crisís, for which he received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy drama series at the 2010 Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo.

He performed extensively on stage in Ireland. Acting in productions at Lyric Players' Theatre, Gate Theatre, and Project Arts Centre. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2011 Irish Times Theatre Awards.

In 2011, he appeared, with Brendan Fraser in Whole Lotta Sole directed by Terry George He also appeared alongside David Wilmot in RTÉ's Saving The Titanic playing Frank Bell.

MacNeill made his London stage debut in 2012 at the Donmar Warehouse, appearing on stage alongside Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh, directed by Michael Grandage at the Noël Coward Theatre throughout the summer of 2013. In spring 2014 this production transferred to Broadway at the Cort Theatre in New York for a limited run. The show garnered six Tony Award nominations.

In 2016 MacNeill appeared in Whit Stillman's film Love & Friendship and in the final episodes of the RTE/BBC series The Fall. In 2017 he appeared in series 2 of No Offence on Channel 4. He was due to reprise the role of Gavin in series 3 in 2018.

In April 2017, he appeared in The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, ahead of a transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in the West End. He reprised his role as Diarmuid Corcoran in the Broadway transfer of the show at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in late 2018. MacNeill had a small role as William Kemmler in The Current War in 2017.

In 2023, MacNeill appeared as Martyn Smith in BBC One's true crime drama The Sixth Commandment, portraying the crimes of Ben Field.

In February 2024, it was announced that MacNeill had been cast as Ned Gowan in the Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2008 Peacefire Pots
Fifty Dead Men Walking Frankie
City of Ember Student
2009 Five Minutes of Heaven Dave – 1975
Cherrybomb Fanta
2010 Parked Sol
Richer Than Roses Paul Short film
Latte Short film
2011 Whole Lotta Sole Sox
2012 Good Vibrations Schoolboy Executive
StandUp Richard Short film
Cowboys and Dissidents Roy Short film
2015 Orthodox Young Shannon
2016 Love & Friendship Young Curate
The Siege of Jadotville Radio Operator
2017 The Current War William Kemmler
Chancer Short film
Spitball James Short film
2020 Artemis Fowl Goblin Lieutenant
2021 Belfast McLaury
2022 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Bodhi – IT Specialist
Ballywalter Short film
2023 In the Land of Saints and Sinners Conan McGrath Completed
TBA King Frankie Post-production
TBA Bring Them Down Post-production

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Pulling Moves Hood in Taxi Episode: "The Pirate and the Choirboys"
2010–2013 An Crisis Ciaran 12 episodes
2012 Saving the Titanic Frank Bell Television film
2013 Privates Private McIlvenny 5 episodes
Coming Up Eddie Episode: "Call It a Night"
2014 Scúp Gerry 6 episodes
2015 Peep Show Clerk Episode: "Are We Going To Be Alright?"
2016 The Fall Bailey 3 episodes
2017–2018 No Offence Gavin Nuttle 12 episodes
2018 Death and Nightingales Gary Pringle 3 episodes
2018–2020 101 Dalmatian Street Fergus Fox/Apollo Stallion Episode: "Jurassic Pups"
2019 Rebellion Diarmuid McWilliams 2 episodes
Resistance Diarmuid McWilliams 2 episodes
101 Dalmatian Street Shorts Fergus Fox Episode: "Jurassic Pups"
2020–Present Industry Kenny Kilbane 17 episodes
2022 Derry Girls Hans Episode: "The Night Before"
2023 The Sixth Commandment Martyn Smith 4 episodes
The Tourist Detective Ruairi Slater Series 2. Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 6"
TBA Outlander: Blood of My Blood Ned Gowan

References

  1. "Five Minutes With... 'Saving The Titanic' Actor Conor MacNeill". The Irish Film & Television Network (IFTN). 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. "Saving the Titanic: The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship". PR Newswire. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. "Cast and West End transfer confirmed for Sam Mendes' The Ferryman". WhatsOnStage.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. "Who is Martyn Smith? The true story of Ben Field's friend portrayed by Conor MacNeill in The Sixth Commandment". i. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. Otterson, Joe (26 February 2024). "'Outlander' Prequel Series 'Blood of My Blood' Adds Four to Cast as Younger Versions of Key Characters". Variety.

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