Jonjo O'Neill
Biography: Jonjo O'Neill is an actor from Northern Ireland known for his stage and television work. O'Neill was born in Belfast, grew up in the Whiterock Road area and was educated at St Mary's Grammar School. Growing up he was passionate about musical theatre and was a member of Ulster Youth Theatre and performed with the Ulster Theatre Company. In 1996 at the age of 18 he won a place and a full scholarship to the Guildford School of Acting, and moved to England. His first television role was the year he graduated from drama school, in Extremely Dangerous (1999). A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) 2009-2011 ensemble, his roles included Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Orlando in As You Like It, and Launcelot in Morte D'Arthur. His performances during the RSC's six-week residency at Park Avenue Armory in New York were hailed as "forceful" and "irresistible." At the 2012 World Shakespeare Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, O'Neill played the title role in Roxana Silbert's production of Richard III at the Swan Theatre. In 2012 he won praise for his performance in Lucy Prebble's play The Effect at the Royal National Theatre headlining alongside Billie Piper, whom he later appeared alongside in the 2013 fiftieth anniversary episode of Doctor Who: "The Day of the Doctor". He also appeared in "The Mortal Remains," the final vignette in the Coen brothers's film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
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Birthday: July 11, 1978
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RSC Live: The Comedy of Errors
2009-11-23
RSC Live: The Comedy of Errors
Overview: One of Shakespeare’s early comedies, The Comedy of Errors is a fast-paced farce exploring mistaken identities and relations lost and found. This production was captured by Digital Theatre live at the Clapham Community Project. It was devised specifically for schools and families by the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with critically acclaimed theatre company, Told by an Idiot. Directed by Paul Hunter, it features a cast made up from the RSC’s ensemble and uses a pared down script, props, live music and physical comedy to convey the story.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-23
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The Octopus Nest
2019-11-10
The Octopus Nest
Overview: When a family discover a mysterious woman in the back of seven years' worth of their photos, the wife's search for the truth leads her to question the life she's been living.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-10
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All the Old Knives
2022-04-08
All the Old Knives
Overview: When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole with his former lover and colleague Celia Harrison.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-08
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Operation Mincemeat
2022-04-01
Operation Mincemeat
Overview: In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-01
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The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief
Overview: Uses a mix of archive, documentary, and fictional storytelling to paint a portrait of Peter "The Human Fly" Scott, London's most notorious cat burglar. Based in 1960s London, the film is a depiction of real events surrounding the robbery of Sophia Loren and Peter's relationship with the actress following a curse she places on him after the theft of her jewelry.
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Original Language: en
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Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015-02-24
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Overview: When aspiring knight Gareth goes in search of a fallen comet rumored to contain gold, he is shocked to instead find the dragon Drago. After Drago saves Gareth's life the two become intricately bonded, and must work together to defeat an evil sorcerer and stop his reign of terror. Along the way, Gareth learns the true meaning of being a knight in this fantasy action-adventure for the ages.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-24
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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013-11-23
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Overview: In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-23
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Defiance
2008-12-31
Defiance
Overview: Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.
Genres: Action Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-31
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Bad Sugar
2012-08-26
Bad Sugar
Overview: A dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings. A peculiarly British take on telenovela style melodramas, played for laughs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-26
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Oasis
2017-03-17
Oasis
Overview: A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space. Based on Michel Faber's 'The Book Of Strange New Things'.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-17
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On Chesil Beach
2018-01-19
On Chesil Beach
Overview: In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-19
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018-11-09
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Overview: Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
Genres: Western Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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The Year London Blew Up
2005-09-01
The Year London Blew Up
Overview: Told through documentary, drama and first-hand accounts, this revealing film is a unique account of the most ruthless IRA bombing campaign ever to hit mainland Britain.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-01
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Rare Beasts
2021-05-21
Rare Beasts
Overview: Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents' separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ Male identity.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-21
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As You Like It
2010-01-01
As You Like It
Overview: As You Like It, Shakespeare's famous pastoral comedy of love and disguise, is reimagined here with darker, more sombre undertones. Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Here Before
2022-02-11
Here Before
Overview: Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-11
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