Richard Dormer

About

Richard Dormer is a Northern Irish actor, playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. After to being accepted to the Royal College of Art Richard accepted a scholarship at the RADA school of acting in London. After living and working in London, he returned to Northern Ireland. He lives in Belfast and is married to director Rachel O'Riordan. Dormer is perhaps best known for his performance as Northern Irish Snooker star, Alex Higgins in Hurricane, which he wrote and starred in. The production received praise from critics and even from Higgins himself and saw Richard win The Stage award for best actor in 2003. He is currently the bookie's third favourite to play Higgins in the scheduled film of his life behind Cillian Murphy and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. In 2004 Richard won the Irish Times Best Actor Award for his performance in Frank McGuinness's Observe the Sons...

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Game of ThronesSeries • 2011CasualtySeries • 1986The Day of the JackalSeries • 2024Blue LightsSeries • 2023Gangs of LondonSeries • 2020Secret InvasionSeries • 2023The MusketeersSeries • 2014Soldier SoldierSeries • 1991Castlevania: NocturneSeries • 2023The AssassinSeries • 2025FortitudeSeries • 2015Lily's Driftwood BaySeries • 2014COBRASeries • 2020TogoMovie • 2019'71Movie • 2014The WatchSeries • 2021RellikSeries • 2017Five Minutes of HeavenMovie • 2009Mrs. Henderson PresentsMovie • 2005Good VibrationsMovie • 2012My Boy JackMovie • 2007Dark TouchMovie • 2013HyenaMovie • 201511 MinutesMovie • 2015