Liam Heffernan
Liam Heffernan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cork |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1980-present |
Liam Heffernan is an Irish actor, theater director and musician best known for his lead role in the critically acclaimed film The Clash of the Ash (1987),[1][2] and later as Blackie Connors in the long running RTÉ television drama series Glenroe. Born in Cork city[3] in the early 1960s, Heffernan's acting career began in 1984 with appearances in various theater parts. He moved to Dublin in 1986, and played roles in the films The Stranger Within (1990) and The Boy from Mercury (1996). He has since featured in multiple stage productions and television dramas, including roles in Ros na Rún and Fair City.[4]
Heffernan directed the award winning 2000 play "Tillsonburg"[5] for Dublin's Focus Theatre and Cork's The Everyman Palace, and in 2003 directed "Brilliant Traces" for the Dublin Fringe Festival[6] In 2010 he appeared in a well regarded production of Billy Roche's play "The Cavalcaders".[7]
His music career began in the early 1980s as the guitarist with Mean Features who were active during the Cork city post-punk scene for several years, initially as part of the bands centered around the Arcadia Ballroom. They were included on the seminal 1981 live compilation Kaught at the Kampus.[8] Heffernan is the lead singer and a guitarist with the band Big Boy Foolish with guitarist Ricky Dineen, formerly of Five Go Down to the Sea?.[9] In June 2020, they released their debut single "Horsey!",[10][11] described by Mike McGrath Bryan of The Evening Echo and Red FM as continuing the band "along a grinning, black-humored trajectory".[12] A second single, "Up the Airy", was released in August 2020.
Filmography
| Role | Production | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kimbal | Deich gCoisceim | 2000 [13] |
| Blackie Conors | Glenroe | 1992 - 1999 [14] |
| Usher | The Boy from Mercury | 1996 [15] |
| Uncle Tommy | The Stranger within me | 1994 [16] |
| Phil Kelly | The Clash of the Ash | 1987 [17] |
References
- ^ Cunningham, Michael. "Visions of a vibrant film industry". Irish Times, 22 July 1987. Retrieved 9 August 2020
- ^ Lord, Miriam. "Budding director's Clash Of The Ash is a hit". Irish Independent, 2 June 1987. Retrieved 9 August 2020
- ^ Sheridan, Colette. "The pay’s the thing". Irish Examiner, 24 November 2012.Retrieved 2 August 2020
- ^ "Liam Heffernan". nolanmuldoonagency.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020
- ^ Colgan, Gerry. "Tillsonburg". Irish Times, 23 October 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2020
- ^ O'Kelly, Emer. "Bonding, betrayal and buddies bearing grudges". Irish Independent, 16 March 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2020
- ^ Lee, Jenifer. "The Cavalcaders". Irish Theatre Magazine, 7 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2020
- ^ Power, Ed. "B-Side the Leeside: Kaught at the Kampus". Irish Examiner, 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020
- ^ "Red on Red - Episode Sixty Eight - Big Boy Foolish". Cork's Red FM, May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Horsey!". Music.apple, June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020
- ^ O'Driscoll, Des. "Question of Taste: Cork actor and musician Liam Heffernan answers our quick-fire questions". Irish Examiner, 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ McGrath Bryan, Mike. "Big Boy Foolish - "Horsey!"". The Evening Echo , 29 July 2020
- ^ "Zanzibar Films Ireland - Liam Heffernan". Zanzibar Films Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Liam Heffernan, The Pay's the thing". The Irish Examiner. Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Liam Heffernan, Actor, Usher in The boy from Mercury". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Liam Heffernan, Irish Actor, Uncle Tommy in The Stranger within me". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Liam Heffernan, Phil Kelly in The Clash of the Ash". Irish Examiner. Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
External links
- Liam Heffernan at IMDb
- Bio with Nolan Muldoon Agency
- Big Boy Foolish Facebook page