Damien Molony

Damien Molony
Born (1984-02-21) 21 February 1984
Johnstown Bridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Education Drama Centre London
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present
Known for Being Human; Suspects
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Damien Molony (born 21 February 1984) is an Irish actor now based in London. He is best known for his television roles as Hal in BBC Three's Being Human, DC Albert Flight in the BBC's Ripper Street and DS Jack Weston in Channel 5's Suspects.

Early life

Molony grew up in Johnstown Bridge, County Kildare, Ireland. After graduating from the Drama Centre London in 2011, he co-starred as Giovanni in a production of the John Ford play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, directed by Jonathan Munby.[1]

Career

Molony's casting as vampire Hal in the BBC Three series Being Human[2] brought him his first television credit. In an interview with SFX magazine, Molony revealed that when approaching the role of Hal he did research on drug addicts and alcoholics.[3] He has previously starred in the short film When the Hurlyburly's Done,[4] filmed in Germany.[5]

After the filming of series 4 of Being Human, Damien played the lead role of Motl Mendl in the National Theatre production of Travelling Light alongside Sir Antony Sher. Following the London run, the play toured England before returning to the National Theatre in late April 2012.[6]He returned to the National Theatre in January 2015 to play Spike in Sir Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem, which ran until 17 May 2015 and was broadcast live to cinemas across the world via NT Live on 16 April 2015. Both plays were directed by the then Artistic Director of the National Theatre, Sir Nicholas Hytner.

The fifth and final series of Being Human was screened in February–March 2013. At the same time Molony starred in the play "If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep" at the Royal Court Theatre.[7]

Damien's television slate grew when he joined the cast of Victorian BBC show Ripper Street in series 2 as Detective Constable Albert Flight. He appeared in 7 of 8 episodes, airing November-December 2013 on BBC One in the UK and February-April 2014 on BBC America. The crime drama was set in London's Whitechapel in the period following the Jack the Ripper murders.

Molony has starred alongside William Gaminara in the play The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien in January-February 2014 at the Gate Theatre (London) about the conversation of a war photographer and a struggling playwright. [8] Molony then starred as Detective Sergeant Jack Weston in innovative crime procedural Suspects. The drama is shot in a documentary style, using fly-on-the-wall filming techniques. Series 1, comprising 5 episodes, aired in February-March 2014 on Channel 5 in the UK. Series 4 has been announced for late 2015.

Molony was cast as Ross in the feature film Kill Your Friends, adapted from the novel by John Niven, set in the music industry in the Britpop era. The film is due for a UK and Ireland release in November 2015.

He subsequently went on to film Tiger Raid in the deserts of Jordan, alongside Brian Gleeson and Sofia Boutella. The feature film, a dark thriller about a tiger kidnapping in Iraq, is set to premiere at a film festival in late 2015. Molony's also been cast as Robert Putnam in an upcoming HBO pilot, The Devil You Know, created by Jenji Kohan and directed by Gus Van Sant. The story is set in 17th century New England and focuses on the Salem witch trials.

In September-October 2015 Molony starred alongside Aidan McArdle and Adam Fergus in the RTÉ One crime drama mini-series Clean Break.

His most recent TV role is as Anthony in the Phoebe Waller-Bridge comedy Crashing on Channel 4.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2012-2013 Being Human Hal Yorke Series 4-5
2013 Ripper Street Detective Constable Albert Flight Series 2
2014- Suspects DS Jack Weston[9] Series 1-4
2015 Clean Break Danny Dempsey[10]
2015 Kill Your Friends Ross[11]
2015 The Devil You Know Robert Putnam[12]
2016 Crashing Anthony
2016 Tiger Raid Paddy[13]

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre Location References
2007 Riders to the Sea Bartley Touring Ireland [14]
2008 A Vampire Story Mint Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare Youth Theatre Kildare [15]
2011 Tis Pity She’s A Whore Giovanni West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds [16]
2012 Travelling Light Motl Lyttelton theatre London [17]
2012 First Person Shooter Reading WordTheatre at The Latitude Festival Suffolk, England [18]
2013 If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep Jason Royal Court Theatre London [19]
2014 The Body of an American Dan Gate London [20]
2014 Heart Strings: Bittersweet Love Stories Readings St. James Theatre London [21]
2014-2015 The Hard Problem Spike National Theatre London [22]
2016 No Man's Land Foster Wyndham's Theatre, London London [23]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2007 All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival[14] Best Overall Performance Riders to the Sea Won
2011 Spotlight Prize[24] Best Actor/Actress CDS drama schools Nominated
2011 Ian Charleson Awards 2011 [25] Ian Charleson Award Tis Pity She’s A Whore, West Yorkshire Playhouse Won
2014 Off West End Theatre Awards 2014[26] Best Male Actor The Body Of An American Nominated

Other Works

Year Title Type Role References
2013 The Commitments BBC Radio 4 Drama James Clifford [27]
2013 The Hill Bachelors BBC Radio NI Drama Paulie [28]
2013-2016 Poetry Please BBC Radio 4 Reading Several Readings [29][30]
2014 Raven Audiobook Reader [31]
2015 Me and the Devil BBC Radio 4 Reading Reader [32]

References

  1. ↑ Hutchinson, Charles. "Review: ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until May 28", The Press (York), 21 May 2011
  2. ↑ "'Being Human' death was 'horrendous', says Crichlow", BBC, 6 February 2012
  3. ↑ Being Human Series Four - Damien Molony interview, SFX, 1 February 2012
  4. ↑ "When the HurlyBurly's Done"
  5. ↑ Damien Molony 2013 Interview
  6. ↑ "Travelling Light" at the National Theatre site
  7. ↑ "If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep" at the Royal Court Theatre site
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729877/
  10. ↑ http://rteonenewseason.rte.ie/portfolio/clean-break/
  11. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2474958/
  12. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4503022/
  13. ↑ http://storyfilm.com/tigerraid/
  14. 1 2 "Riders to the Sea". balallyplayers.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "A Selection of Reviews and Evaluations of KYT productions". Kildareyouththeatre.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  16. ↑ Alfred Hickling (13 May 2011). "'Tis Pity She's a Whore – review". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  17. ↑ Michael Billington (19 January 2012). "Travelling Light - review". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "WordTheatre at The Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England - July 12, 2012 - July 15, 2012". Wordtheatre.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Philip Fisher (2013). "If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ↑ Lyn Gardner (26 January 2014). "The Body of an American – review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Heart Strings: Bittersweet Love Stories". wordtheatre.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Peter Craven (21 May 2015). "The Hard Problem review: Olivia Vinall shimmers in minor Tom Stoppard offering". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  23. ↑ Charlotte Marshall (27 April 2016). "Damien Molony joins No Man's Land". officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "2011 Spotlight Prize Nominees announced!". Spotlight.com. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ian Charleson Awards 2011". iancharlesonawards.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "The Off West End Theatre Awards". offwestend.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "The Commitments". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Afternoon Drama: The Hill Bachelors". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  29. ↑ "Poetry Please. He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by WB Yeats". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  30. ↑ "Radio". Damienmolony.org. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  31. ↑ "Raven". fantomfilms.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  32. ↑ "Me and the Devil". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

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