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Michael Legge
Born	(1978-10-11) 11 October 1978 (age 46) Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Awards	1

Michael Legge (born 11 December 1978) is an Irish actor.

He has appeared in a number of stage, film, television and radio roles. He is best known for playing the teenaged Frank McCourt in Alan Parker's 1999 film, Angela's Ashes. He also played another Limerick character in the film Cowboys & Angels.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Soft Sand, Blue Sea	Store Guard
1999	Straydogs	Niko
	Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?	Vince Smith
	Angela's Ashes	Older Frank McCourt
2000	Girls from H.A.R.M.
2003	Cowboys & Angels	Shane Butler
2009	Sam and Jenny Go to a Play	Sam
2011	Whole Lotta Sole	Randy
2012	Mute	Hitchhiker
	Tower Block	Jeff
	Pop	Dr Bark
	Tristan and the Golden Lion	Tristan Dieter Potter	Voice
	The Fitz-Caymen Experiment	Paul Diagio
	Blue Mountain Mystery	Luke
2013	King of the Railway	Luke
2013	The Stag	Little Kevin

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
2000	Cressida	Stephen Hammerton	Albery Theatre, London
2001	Presence	Pete	Jerwood Theatre, London
2002	Plasticine	Maksim	Royal Court Theatre, London
2003	Habeas Corpus		Waltham Theatre, London
2004/5	His Dark Materials	Will Parry	National Theatre, London
2006	Southwark Fair	Aurek	National Theatre, London
2008	Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins	Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
2009	Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme	Martin Crawford	Hampstead Theatre, London
2012	My Cousin Rachel	Philip Ashley	Gate Theatre, Dublin
2014	Of Mice and Men	George	Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

Year	Title	Role	Episode
1996	The Precious Blood	John Willis
1997/8	Dream Team	Conor McCarthy	1.01 – 1.64
2000	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Michael Legge	21 January 2000
2002	On Home Ground	John King	2.1
2004	The Big Bow Wow	Frank	All
2004	Dunkirk	LCpl Wilf Saunders
2004	Omagh	Michael Barrett
2007–09	Shameless	PC Tom O'Leary	Series 4 to 6
2011	Outcasts	Tipper Malone	1.1–1.8
2013–2014; 2017	Thomas & Friends	Luke	Series 17-18; 21
2013	London Irish	Aidan	1.6
2013	The Bible	Stephen	2

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2000	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in an International Film: Young Performer	Angela's Ashes	Nominated
2001	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Newcomer of the Year	Angela's Ashes	Nominated
2004	Outtakes Dallas	Best Actor	Cowboys & Angels	Won

Limerickslife.com
Mute, mutethefilm.co.uk
Lizzie Loveridge: “Cressida – A CurtainUp London Review”, CurtainUp.com, June 2000
William Wolf: “London Theater Report 2000”, WolfEntertainmentGuide.com, 2000
David Harrower: “Presence”, RoyalCourtTheatre.com, 2001
Michael Billington: "Plasticine", The Guardian Unlimited, 22 March 2002
Alan Bennett: "Habeas Corpus", 14 September – 4 October 2003
Samuel Adamson: "Southwark Fair", British Theatre Guide, 2006
David Benedict: “Southwark Fair”, Variety, 5 March 2006
Louise Jury: “Pullman's Six-Hour Children's Epic Returns by Popular Demand”, The Independent, 15 November 2004
Hampstead Theatre Production by Frank McGuinness, 18 June – 18 July 2009
Gate Theatre, Dublin Joseph O'Connor, 12 April – 19 May 2012
Roxana Silbert: "Of Mice and Men", Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company and The Touring Consortium, 15 October – 1 November 2014
BBC Press Office: “Dunkirk is on BBC TWO,” BBC.co.UK, 3 February 2004
Rialto Entertainment: “OMAGH,” RialtoEntertainment.com,
Official Shameless – Channel 4
Outcasts – BBC One
"Michael Legge".
The Bible (miniseries)