Liam Cunningham was born on 2 June 1961 and is an Irish actor.
18 Facts About Liam Cunningham
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Liam Cunningham is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series Game of Thrones.
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Liam Cunningham was born in East Wall, which is an inner city area of the Northside of Dublin.
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Liam Cunningham grew up in Kilmore West with his three sisters and a brother.
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Liam Cunningham left secondary school at 15 and pursued a career as an electrician.
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Liam Cunningham attended acting classes and began to work in local theatre, including the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Liam Cunningham appeared in a production of Studs at The Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, London.
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Liam Cunningham's on-screen acting continued with roles in War of the Buttons, and A Little Princess, before making his role as Phillotson in Jude.
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Liam Cunningham continued with character roles in Falling for a Dancer, RKO 281, Shooting the Past, When the Sky Falls and Stranded.
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Liam Cunningham came to international prominence with his role as Captain Ryan in the critically acclaimed, independent horror film, Dog Soldiers.
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Liam Cunningham starred in well-received films such as The Wind That Shakes the Barley which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival; Hunger; The Escapist ; The Guard; and Black Butterflies.
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Liam Cunningham had roles in many high budget British and American films including The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Harry Brown, Clash of the Titans, Centurion.
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Liam Cunningham was producer Philip Segal's first choice to portray the Eighth Doctor in the TV movie of Doctor Who, but was vetoed by Fox executives.
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In 2012, Liam Cunningham joined the main cast for the second season of HBO's Game of Thrones portraying former smuggler Davos Seaworth, and in 2013 he starred in The Numbers Station alongside John Cusack.
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Liam Cunningham was cast in season 5 of the BBC series Merlin as a sorcerer.
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Liam Cunningham featured in the music video for "High Hopes" by Irish alternative rock band Kodaline from their EP The High Hopes.
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Liam Cunningham guest starred in the second season of the VH1 television series Stay Closer, with Sandra Bullock and Jessica Chastain.
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In 2015, Liam Cunningham was one of over 100 artists who signed a letter to The Guardian announcing support for a cultural boycott of Israel.