• BIRTH 20/08/1961
  • Country Ireland
  • SHOWS 32
  • MOVIES 33
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Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity College. While there he joined the Dublin University Players, the college's Amateur Dramatic Society. He later co-founded co-operative theatre company Rough Magic with writer/director Declan Hughes and theatre director Lynne Parker, performing in numerous productions including The Country Wife, Nightshade, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He subsequently went on to perform in several productions at The Gate and The Abbey Theatres in Dublin. In London, he has worked with such directors as Sam Mendes in The Plough and the Stars, Richard Eyre in Guys and Dolls and Rufus Norris in Under the Blue Sky. Theatre appearances at the Royal Court include The Alice Trilogy directed by Ian Rickson and Shining City directed by Conor McPherson, for which he won an Irish Theatre Award and was nominated for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 2004.

Townsend's television work began on a number of shows for RTÉ in Dublin. Since moving to London, television appearances have included Spooks, The Commander, Hustle, Waking the Dead, and Omagh Bombing.

ilm credits include Mike Newell's Into the West, Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father with Daniel Day-Lewis, The Van by Stephen Frears, Peter Greenaway's The Tulse Luper Suitcases, The Libertine with Johnny Depp, Paul Morrison's Wondrous Oblivion with Delroy Lindo, John Boorman's The Tiger's Tale and Michael Radford's Flawless. He currently lives in London.

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Shows (32)

The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen
Pat Gallagher
2024
Sherlock
Sherlock
Angelo
2010
Andor
Andor
Commandant Jayhold Beehaz
2022
24
24
Anatol Stolnavich
2001
KAOS
KAOS
President Minos
2024
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
Bruce Garrett
2011
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
Father Joe
2012
The Spy
The Spy
General Ad-Din
2019
The Regime
The Regime
Emil Bartos
2024
Becoming Elizabeth
Becoming Elizabeth
Anthony Denny
2022
Ripper Street
Ripper Street
Aiden Galvin
2012
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
Sacks
2008
Spooks
Spooks
Roy Woodring
2002
Galavant
Galavant
King of Valencia
2015
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond
Colonel William Donovan
2014
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Rex Riley
2012
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
Jose De Perez
2002
Hustle
Hustle
Johnny Keyes
2004
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
Warwick
2012
Fresh Meat
Fresh Meat
John Frobisher
2011
Traitors
Traitors
Henry
2019
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
DI Bailey
2000
Blackshore
Blackshore
Bill McGuire
2024
Heartbeat (1992)
Heartbeat (1992)
Igor Saukas
1992
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
Det. Inspector Barrison
1997
Zen
Zen
Moscati
2011
Quirke
Quirke
Inspector Hackett
2014
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Constable
1951
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Keith Johnson
1993
Ballykissangel
Ballykissangel
Micky Keeler
1996
Resistance (2019)
Resistance (2019)
Senator Daniel Shea
2019
New Worlds
New Worlds
Colonel Blood
2014

Movies (33)

Cars 2
Cars 2
Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)
2011
The Uprising
The Uprising
Chief Justice Bealknap
2026
What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants
Bride's Father
2003
The Voices
The Voices
Sheriff Weinbacher
2014
Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly
First Voice (voice)
2025
Flawless
Flawless
Henry
2007
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
Phineas Stark
2016
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
Sir Constance
2019
The Current War
The Current War
Franklin Pope
2019
The Physician
The Physician
Bar Kappara
2014
The Libertine
The Libertine
Keown
2004
Holy Water
Holy Water
Inspector Brian Hogan
2009
Happy-Go-Lucky
Happy-Go-Lucky
Tramp
2008
The Nativity Story
The Nativity Story
Zechariah
2006
The Snapper
The Snapper
Anaesthetist
1993
One Chance
One Chance
Luciano Pavarotti
2014
Byron
Byron
Turkish Governor
2005
The Song of Names
The Song of Names
Gilbert
2019
The Van
The Van
Des, Health Inspector
1997
Burton and Taylor
Burton and Taylor
Milton Katselas
2013
Killing Bono
Killing Bono
Danny Machin
2011
Isolation
Isolation
Garda Hourigan
2006
Dot.Kill
Dot.Kill
Capt. Tommy Byrnes
2005
Standby
Standby
Paul
2014
Monsieur N.
Monsieur N.
Dr. O'Meara
2003
Omagh
Omagh
Sam Pollock
2004
The Miracle
The Miracle
Washington, Destry Rides Again
1991
Rat
Rat
Newsreader
2001
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye
Narrator
2022
Inside I'm Dancing
Inside I'm Dancing
Interview Panelist
2004
A Girl from Mogadishu
A Girl from Mogadishu
Joe Costello
2019
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
Addison Dewett
2019
Station Jim
Station Jim
Matapan
2001

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