Telling the story of three West Belfast males who find yourself on against the law-fuelled journey round Ireland, Man About Dog is a semi-iconic comedy film which was launched again in 2004.
16 years on, the film nonetheless manages to impress laughs, sighs and even gasps at its extra squeamish moments.
Directed by Paddy Breathnach, the film has since gone to turn out to be a minor cult basic all through Ireland.
So we determined to try what the celebs of Man About Dog have been as much as for the reason that film’s launch.
Allen Leech
Just 23 years previous when the film was launched, Allen Leech performed predominant character Mo Chara within the film.
Leech has gone on to have a profitable profession as an actor. He appeared as Paul Prenter in Bohemien Rhapsody, and has had quite a few roles in profitable TV exhibits equivalent to HBO’s Rome, Black Mirror and The Good Doctor.
He is greatest identified for taking part in Downton Abbey’s character Tom Branson, starring in over 40 episodes of the present, in addition to within the 2019 Downton Abbey film.
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Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy, who performed ‘Cerebral’ Paulsy in Man About Dog, sadly handed away on the age of 39 again in 2007. Aside from his roles in Man About Dog, Murphy had been a properly regarded stage and theatre actor, and had additionally appeared in movies equivalent to Michael Collins and Intermission. His efficiency in The Beauty Queen of Leenane gained him a Tony Award in 1998.
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Ciaran Nolan
Originally from Belfast, Ciaran Nolan (who performed ‘Scud Murphy’) has cropped up in quite a few TV exhibits and movies all through the years. He has carried out in exhibits on the Grand Opera House and the Lyric Theatre, in addition to showing in all the pieces from Derry Girls (the radio dispatcher within the final episode of Season 2) to Fifty Dead Men Walking.
Sean McGinley
Donegal actor Sean McGinley has starred in lots of Irish movies and has made a reputation for himself as a TV actor. His roles have typically concerned him taking part in a person of the material (he performed Father Jensen in BBC’s The Fall ), a person of the regulation (he was the “Sergeant” within the awarding adaption of The Butcher Boy), or taking part in a felony boss (he had a memorable position as Continuity IRA chief ‘Tony’ in RTE’s LoveHate).
Pat Shortt
He was greatest often called the ‘Who Shot JR’ man from Father Ted, however Pat Shortt has had an illustrious profession as an actor, comic and dwell performer in Ireland. His position within the sensible Irish drama ‘Garage’ earned him an Irish Film Award for greatest actor in 2007. He additionally appeared alongside Brendan Gleeson in The Guard and Calvary, in addition to starring within the profitable 2019 film Animals.
