Ruaidhri Conroy

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For the Fair City actor named 'Rory Conroy', see Fair City

Rúaidhrí Conroy (b. 1979) is an Irish actor. One of his first castings was as 'Tito' in the film Into the West, for which he won a Young Artist Award in the Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film category.[1] In 1998, Conroy received the Theatre World Award for his performance in Martin McDonagh's play, The Cripple of Inishmaan.[2]

Conroy also appeared in another McDonagh film, the film 'Six Shooter', which won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 2006.[3]. Although invited to the 78th Academy Awards, Conroy was unable to attend due to a "passport infringement" on arrival, resulting in his being returned home. [4] He was recently engaged to Irish popstar Samantha Mumba, and the couple intend to wed in Summer 2010.

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[edit] Film Credits

[edit] Television Credits

[edit] Theatre Credits

[edit] Awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 15th Annual Awards (HTML). Young Artist Awards. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
  2. ^ a b Theatre World Award Recipients. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
  3. ^ Irish short Six Shooter wins Oscar (HTML). RTÉ News. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
  4. ^ UK stars shine at Academy Awards (HTML). BBC News}. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
  5. ^ The Cripple Of Inishmaan: a CurtainUp Review. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
  6. ^ National Theatre: Past Productions: 1996-2000. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.
  7. ^ DRUID Production Archive: The Country Boy. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
  8. ^ DRUID Production Archive: The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
  9. ^ The View: 24 February 2004. RTÉ Television. Retrieved on 2006-05-09.

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