Owen O'Neill
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Owen O'Neill is an award-winning writer actor director and comedian. His short film The Basket Case won the best Irish short at the 2008 Boston Film Festival
in the U.S. and best International short at The 2010 Fantaspoa film festival in Brazil.
As an actor he has appeared in the films Michael Collins
and The General
.
As a writer, his debut feature film Arise and Go Now was screened by BBC2 and was directed by Danny Boyle
and starred the late Ian Bannen
.
Veteran of twenty Edinburgh Festivals, Perrier Nominated stand-up comic, poet, award-winning playwright and actor, co-star in the three biggest theatrical hits in fringe history, 12 Angry Men, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and The odd Couple, Owen O'Neill is also acclaimed for his brilliant monologues such as Off My Face and It Was Henry Fonda's Fault,
O'Neill has drawn on his upbringing in Cookstown
for some of his more colourful characters, mostly for his stand-up routines and award-winning one-man theatrical shows.
O'Neill's play Absolution performed on Off Broadway in 2010 was described as a truly startling story. Timely and topical, O'Neill weaves a grim and riveting tale of a man who has taken upon himself the sins of so many and unleashed on them a terrible vengeance
NEW YORK THEATRE GUIDE REVIEW:
"Owen O’Neill is a magnetic performer. He has skill, and patience and precision of thought and movement. Everything that would make him not only an excellent actor but a dandy serial killer. Let us give thanks that he has chosen the stage instead of the slaughter."
Boston Film Festival
Boston Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It has been held annually since 1984, usually in early September....
in the U.S. and best International short at The 2010 Fantaspoa film festival in Brazil.
As an actor he has appeared in the films Michael Collins
Michael Collins (film)
Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival....
and The General
The General (1998 film)
The General is a British-Irish crime film directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who pulled off several daring heists in the early 1980s, and attracted the attention of the Gardaí, PIRA, and UVF. The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998...
.
As a writer, his debut feature film Arise and Go Now was screened by BBC2 and was directed by Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Trainspotting. For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won numerous awards in 2008, including the Academy Award for Best Director...
and starred the late Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen was a Scottish character actor and occasional leading man.-Early life and career:Bannen was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, the son of Clare and John James Bannen, a lawyer. Bannen served in the British Army after attending St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and Ratcliffe College,...
.
Veteran of twenty Edinburgh Festivals, Perrier Nominated stand-up comic, poet, award-winning playwright and actor, co-star in the three biggest theatrical hits in fringe history, 12 Angry Men, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and The odd Couple, Owen O'Neill is also acclaimed for his brilliant monologues such as Off My Face and It Was Henry Fonda's Fault,
O'Neill has drawn on his upbringing in Cookstown
Cookstown
Cookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
for some of his more colourful characters, mostly for his stand-up routines and award-winning one-man theatrical shows.
O'Neill's play Absolution performed on Off Broadway in 2010 was described as a truly startling story. Timely and topical, O'Neill weaves a grim and riveting tale of a man who has taken upon himself the sins of so many and unleashed on them a terrible vengeance
NEW YORK THEATRE GUIDE REVIEW:
"Owen O’Neill is a magnetic performer. He has skill, and patience and precision of thought and movement. Everything that would make him not only an excellent actor but a dandy serial killer. Let us give thanks that he has chosen the stage instead of the slaughter."