Macdara Ó Fátharta

Macdara Ó Fátharta

Birth : , Inis Meáin (IRL)

History

An Irish actor, best known for his role as notorious publican Tadhg Ó Direáin in TG4's Irish language TV drama "Ros na Rún". He is married to Eileen Dunne, they have one child.

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Macdara Ó Fátharta

Movies

Foscadh
Paddy
When his over-protective parents pass away, friendless recluse John Cunliffe discovers their land to be extremely valuable, and he is forced to navigate the choppy waters of trust, vengeance and romance for the first time.
Song of Granite
Joe (60s)
The life story of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney, who is estimated to have recorded in excess of 500 traditional Irish sean nós ('old style') songs. Heaney moved from Ireland to the UK, and then on to New York City, where he settled shortly after performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
Leap Year
Father Malone
When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with handsome, but surly, Declan -- an Irishman who may just lead Anna down the road to true love.
Love & Savagery
Thomas Collins
In 1969, a visiting geologist from Newfoundland arouses scandal in a small Irish village when he romances a local girl who’s destined for the convent.
Cré na Cille
Beartla Chois Dubh
Caitríona is dead and eagerly awaiting the death of her sister, Nell, so that the war between them in life can continue.
His Father's Son
Tomás Ó'Gallchóir
Seán, a 12-year-old boy raised in an Irish-speaking family on Dublin's Northside, encounters ridicule for his "unorthodox" upbringing.
The Blackwater Lightship
Grandad
A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.
Sinners
Minister of State
A Catholic girl finds herself in trouble in the ultra conservative Ireland of the 60s; a country where women are punished if they become pregnant out of wedlock.
The Butcher Boy
Alien Priest
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
Far and Away
John
A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple's money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman's parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back.
Poitín
Garda
A moonshiner in the west of Ireland tries to avoid the Gardaí.
Your Man from Six Counties
Gerard
When his father becomes a bomb victim, Jimmy leaves Belfast for his uncle’s farm in remote west Ireland. But even here there are links to the past.