Who needs the parade?
The majority of Irish people will have the day off work tomorrow to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and if you’re not planning on heading to a parade or a pub, Paddy’s Day could be a great time to binge on some of your favourite films and TV shows featuring Irish actors.
Here’s a list of what’s available to watch.
Liam Neeson
A Walk Among The Tombstones – A drug kingpin hires a troubled ex-cop Matt Scudder to find his wife’s killers, a hunt that leads to shocking revelations in New York’s underworld.
Les Miserables – Ex-convict Jean Valjean tries to build a new life of nobility and compassion, only to find himself relentlessly pursued by a callous police inspector.
Nell – Two doctors are astonished to discover a backwoods North Carolina woman who has created her own language after being cut off from civilisation.
Michael Fassbender
Frank – An aspiring musician joins a band of eccentrics led by an enigmatic singer – who wears a fake head – and his unstable girlfriend.
Slow West – Determined to find the woman he loves, a Scottish Teenage braves the Western frontier of 19th Century America, with bounty hunters hot on his trail.
Haywire – A last minute mission in Dublin turns deadly for stunning secret operative Mallory Kane, when she realises she has been betrayed.
Domhnall Gleeson
About Time – When Tim learns that the men in his family can travel in time and change their own lives, he decides to go back and win the woman of his dreams.
Calvary – An anonymous man comes to Father James in confession and vows to kill him in one week, simply because the priest is himself, a good man.
Frank – An aspiring musician joins a band of eccentrics led by an enigmatic singer – who wears a fake head – and his unstable girlfriend.
Pierce Brosnan
November Man – An ex CIA agent emerges from retirement to protect and important witness, but he soon discovers that old friends can make the most dangerous enemies.
The Thomas Crown Affair – This remake of the 1968 classic showcases Pierce Brosnan as the titular billionaire who, for kicks, would rather steal works of art, than buy them.
Survivor – Framed after a terrorist bombing, a US embassy employee is on the run in London, while trying to stop another pending attack.
Colin Farrell
Ondine – A fisherman’s life is transformed when he catches a mysterious woman in his nets. His daughter comes to believe that the woman is a magical creature
Saving Mr Banks – When Walt Disney sets his sights on obtaining the rights to the children’s classic “Mary Poppins”, the book’s author proves a touch nut to crack.
Cillian Murphy
Peaky Blinders (Season 1 Available now, Season 2 coming soon) – Ambitious gang leader Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) recognises an opportunity to move up in the world thanks to a missing crate of guns.
Red Eye – On a red eye flight, Lisa learns that a fellow passenger plans to murder the deputy secretary of Homeland Security and involve her in the plot.
Retreat – Whilst visiting a remote Scottish island, a young couple finds an injured man at their door, claiming that a lethal virus has spread through Europe.
James Nesbitt
Gold – A man returns home after a 10 year absence to reconnect with his ex-wife and daughter, but finds them living with his domineering former PE teacher.
Bloody Sunday – Bloody Sunday depicts the 1972 massacre in Northern Ireland, when members of the British Parachute Regiment shot and killed 13 unarmed demonstrators.
Babylon – The Met’s new director of communications, Liz Garvey, faces a baptism by fire when a sniper goes on a shooting spree during her first day on the job.
Andrew Scott
Locke – Over the space of 90 minutes, Ivan Locke’s life spins out of control via a series of phone calls made while he drives down the highway to London.
The Stag – A groom to be agrees to a bachelor party in the great outdoors, but the weekend takes a turn for the weird when the bride’s boorish brother shows up.
Sherlock – If you haven’t seen the BBC smash-hit show then you really should start watching it on Netflix because his portrayal of Moriarty is superb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKOpvm7BcOo
Ruth Kearney
Flaked – Dubliner Ruth Kearney stars as London, a mysterious new girl in town, in Netflix’s new comedy “Flaked” with Will Arnett. Set in Venice, California resident and recovering alcoholic Chip (Will Arnett) styles himself as a self-help guru but struggles to keep track of his own lies and half-truths. All 8 episodes are available to stream on Netflix.
Dominique McElligott
House of Cards – Dubliner Dominique McElligott has just joined House of cards Season 4 as Hannah Conway wife of William “Will” Conway, the current Governor of New York and the Republican nominee. Will is Frank’s chief opponent in the race for the Presidency in 2016 Their youth and strong values pose a huge threat to Frank and his political ambitions.
Kerry Condon
Better Call Saul – Tipperary Actress Kerry Condon plays the part of Stacey Ehrmantraut in Better Call Saul. Stacey was married to Matt, Mike Ehrmantraut’s son and has one Daugher Kayla. Matt was eventually killed after working for two years as a police officer in the State of Philadelphia, Stacey then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Season 1 is available on Netflix. Season 2 episodes are released every Tuesday.
Amy Huberman
The Stag tells the story of a groom-to-be who agrees to hold his stag party in the great Irish outdoors, but the weekend takes a turn for the weird when the bride’s (Amy Huberman) uncouth brother shows up.
Sarah Bolger
The Tudors – Sarah plays the part of Princess Mary Tudor, the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, as well as the oldest of the King’s children. Notably, Mary Tudor is the only female character apart from Catherine Brooke to appear in all four seasons. Sarah appears as a recurring character in Seasons 2, 3 and 4 of The Tudors, spanning some 23 episodes. Seasons 1-4 are streaming on Netflix.
Saoirse Ronan
Lost River – The Oscar nominated star plays the part of Rat in this American fantasy-neo-noir film written, produced and directed by Ryan Goslin. In the rotting remains of a once great city, a struggling single mother is forced to take a job at a bizarre cabaret to keep her house and kids.
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