Francis Magee

Francis Magee
Born (1959-06-07) 7 June 1959 (age 65)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

Francis Magee (born 7 June 1959)[1] is an Irish actor. He portrayed Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films, including The Calling (2000), Layer Cake (2004), Sahara (2005), No Angels (2004-2006), City of Vice (2008), 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (2009), "Men Against Fire", an episode of Black Mirror (2016), Into the Badlands and Absentia (both 2019), White Lines (2020), and Kin (2022–2023).

Early life

Born in Dublin, Ireland,[1] and raised on the Isle of Man,[2] Magee worked as a fisherman for 8 years,[1] before pursuing a career as an actor.[2] Magee worked as a courier for Concord(e) Despatch in Belsize Park, and enrolled to study acting at the Poor School in King's Cross, London.[2] During the 1980s he was the lead singer of Isle of Man-based band Joe Public and Reading-based band Jo Jo Namoza.[2]

Career

His career started by portraying the villain character Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995.[3] He played the role of Victor Rodenmaar in the Nickelodeon TV series House of Anubis. In 2004, he played a regular role as short tempered Leslie McManus in Channel 4's nurse drama No Angels, for three seasons until 2006.[1] In 2008, he played Saunders Welch in City of Vice.[1]

In 2011, Magee played Yoren, a member of the Night's Watch, in the first and second seasons of Game of Thrones on HBO.[4] He played electronic musician The Orgazoid in an episode of Peep Show. He also appeared in the 2013 Magners Cider television ad Now is a Good Time.

In 2016, he appeared in "Men Against Fire", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[2]

In 2023, he played Bren Kinsella in the Irish gangster family series Kin, alongside Aidan Gillen and Maria Doyle Kennedy.[2]

Filmography

Film roles

Year Film Role Notes
1995 The Hurting Wease
1998 Still Crazy Hockney
Written in Blood Dr McRayer
2000 The Calling Carmac
Undertaker's Paradise
2002 Butterfly Man Joey
2003 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Algar / Foreman
2004 Layer Cake Paul the Boatman
2005 Sahara Fuse Cutter
2008 The Crew Dermot
2009 The Last Breath Paul Kelvin Short film
London River Inspecteur anglais
Perrier's Bounty Hank
2010 Cemetery Junction Mr. Pearson
Brighton Rock Pavement Photographer
2011 If You Have No Place to Cry Luis Short film
2013 Hammer of the Gods Ulric the Chronicler
2014 Jimmy's Hall Mossie
Glory Days Jake Murphy
Good People Ben Tuttrle
Blood Cells Cormac
Locust Alan Dwyer Short film
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Jav Mefran
2017 The Last Lighthouse Keeper Tom Short film
Take the Shot Don Short film
Justice League Ancient King of Men
Bless Me Father Michael Short film
2018 The Dig Murphy
I Made This for You Dad
Winterlong Francis
2019 Beasts Arthur Short film
Extinction Short film
2020 Pedro Comandante Talbot
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Ancient King of Men
The Tide Skipper Short film
As A Prelude to Fear DCS Barnbrook
My House Don
2024 The Damned

TV roles

Year Title Role Notes
1993–1995 EastEnders Liam Tyler 19 episodes
1994 99-1 Balaclava Episode: "The Cost of Living"
Time After Time Villain Episode: "Working with Conviction"
Moving Story Scurve Episode: "Last Stand at Laurel Way"
1996 A Touch of Frost Rod Bainbridge Episode: "Deep Waters"
1996–2005 Heartbeat Ken Rawson / Stannard 2 episodes
1997 Where the Heart Is Joe Bevan Episodes: "Things Fall Apart"
Drover's Gold Irish
Painted Lady Driver
1997–2008 The Bill David Crossley / Leo Durkin / Peter Lewis /

Arty Shanks / Rod Tiernan / Clive Newton

6 episodes
1998–2014 Casualty Frankie Lee / Jake Lincoln /

Gavin /Tony Norris

5 episodes
1999 All the King's Men Able Seaman TV film
2000 Britannic Reilly TV film
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries Castries Episode: "The Rising of the Moon"
Don Quixote Ginesillo de Parapilla TV film
The Knock Davis Episode: 5.1
2000–2011 Doctors DI Lorenzo Morris / Ken Middlemiss /

Arnie Lynch / Bobby Jones

2001 Cold Feet Daz Episode: 4.2
In a Land of Plenty Trevor Michaels Episode: 1.1
The Bombmaker O'Keefe TV film
2001–2008 Holby City Barry Carter / Barry Hughes 2 episodes
2002 Stranded Pickles TV film
Ultimate Force Lofty Episode: "The Killing House"
Lenny Blue Connor TV film
2003 Buried Felix 'Ronaldo' Carver 2 episodes
Footballers' Wives DC Simmonds Episode: 2.3
Down to Earth Davey Episode: "All Together Now"
In Deep Ronnie Sharkey 2 episodes
Born and Bred James Falkner Episode: "The Miracle of Ormston"
Alibi Sgt. Powell TV film
Family Pat Bishop 2 episodes
Holy Cross Flag Man TV film
2004 Bad Girls Rob Skelton 3 episodes
Shadow Play Mr. Trimby 2 episodes
Hustle Journalist Episode: "The Last Gamble"
The Royal Alex Heath Episode: "No Room for Ravers"
2004–2006 No Angels Mr. Leslie McManus 24 episodes
2005 Trafalgar Battle Surgeon Dr. William Beatty[5] TV film
Walking the Dead Gordon Christie Episode: "Subterraneans: Part 1"
The Slavery Business Captain Rollins Episode: "How to Make a Million from Slavery"
2006 Murphy's Law Detective Chief Superintendent Warren 3 episodes
A Harlot's Progress James Dalton TV film
Pulling Eileen's Bloke Episode: 1.6
2006–2007 New Street Law Frank Halcroft 5 episodes
2007 Peep Show The Orgazoid Episode: "Handyman"
Gina's Laughing Gear Trevor Mullet Episode: "Trevor Island"
2008 Survivors Callum Brown Episode: 1.1
City of Vice Saunders Welch 5 episodes
Honest Quentin 2 episodes
2009 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth Ordgar 2 episodes
True Horror Vlad the Impaler / Scribe 2 episodes
2010 Worried About the Boy Jerry O'Dowd TV film
Inspector George Gently Chief Constable Lilley Episode: "Peace and Love"
2011 Zen Giulio / Avel Vasko Episode: "Vendetta"
Midsomer Murders Smudgepot Episode: "The Night of the Stag"
The Body Farm Barney Quinn Episode: 1.6
The Fades Dr. Tremlett 5 episodes
2011–2012 Game of Thrones Yoren 7 episodes
2011–2013 House of Anubis Victor Rodenmaar Jr. 144 episodes
2012 Misfits Dan Woolaston
DCI Banks Arthur Jameson 2 episodes
2013 Touchstone of Ra Victor Rodenmaar Jr. TV special
The Bible King Saul 2 episodes
Strike Back O'Riordan Episode: "Shadow Warfare: Part 5"
2014 Damo and Ivor Bricko
WPC 56 Brendan McCormack Episode: "Cry, Cry, Cry"
In The Flesh Iain Monroe 2 episodes
Ripper Street Davies Episode: "Whitechapel Terminus"
2015 A.D. The Bible Continues Levi 6 episodes
Death in Paradise Stevie Smith Episode: "Swimming in Murder"
Outlander Crenshaw 2 episodes
X Company Thierry Episode: "Kiss of Death"
No Offence Shane Mercy Episode: 1.6
Casanova Balbi TV film
The Bastard Executioner Absolon 5 episodes
2016 Black Mirror Parn Heidekker Episode: "Men Against Fire"
The Coroner George James Episode: "The Foxby Affair"
Of Kings and Prophets Lahmi Episode: "Lest I Sleep the Sleep of Death"
The Musketeers Hubert Episode: "The Hunger"
2017 The Frankenstein Chronicles Spence Season 2; 3 episodes
Loaded Rocky Episode: "Leon's Teacher"
2017–2018 Witless Willy Whelan 9 episodes
2017–2019 GameFace Marcella's Dad 2 episodes
2018 Humans Tex Episode: 3.6
Death and Nightingales Mickey Dolphin 3 episodes
2019 The Witcher Yurga Episode: "Much More"
Into the Badlands Magnus 4 episodes
Absentia Lester Nowicki 3 episodes
Brassic Big Joe Blane Episode: 1.3
Britannia Rork 3 episodes
2020 White Lines Clint Collins 9 episodes
2022–2023 Kin Bren Kinsella 9 episodes
2024 The Tourist Frank McDonnell Main role (series 2)

Video games

Year Title Voice Role Notes
2015 Bloodborne: The Old Hunters Befuddled Villager / Nightmare Hunters
2016 Dragon Quest Heroes II Torneko English version
2018 Sea of Thieves Stitcher Jim
2023 Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Torneko English version

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Francis Magee – Actor". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Roisin Butler (27 March 2023). "RTE Kin: All you need to know about terrifying Bren Kinsella actor Francis Magee". dublinlive.ie.
  3. ^ Berman, A.S. (2010). "Francis Magee – 'Liam Taylor'". Walford Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Curtain Call: Francis Magee". winteriscoming.net. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Trafalgar Battle Surgeon". hardypictures.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.