Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Actor Aug 20 (age 64) Dublin, Ireland 1988–2026 (38 year career)
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Biography

Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity College. While there he joined the Dublin University Players, the college's Amateur Dramatic Society. He later co-founded co-operative theatre company Rough Magic with writer/director Declan Hughes and theatre director Lynne Parker, performing in numerous productions including The Country Wife, Nightshad…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (91)

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Movies (55)

The Uprising

The Uprising

2026 Upcoming

Nov 16

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

2026 Upcoming

as Harry Conway

Apr 17

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

2025

as First Voice (voice)

6.1
National Theatre Live: Retrograde

National Theatre Live: Retrograde

2025

as Mr Parks

10.0
The Teacher

The Teacher

2024

as Simon Cohen

6.1
Kinked

Kinked

2023
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye

Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye

2022

as Narrator

A Girl from Mogadishu

A Girl from Mogadishu

2019

as Joe Costello

5.8
The Song of Names

The Song of Names

2019

as Gilbert

6.7
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar

Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar

2019

as Sir Constance

5.7
National Theatre Live: All About Eve

National Theatre Live: All About Eve

2019

as Addison Dewett

8.5
The Current War

The Current War

2018

as Franklin Pope

6.7
Psychomanteum

Psychomanteum

2018

as Narrator

1.0
Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

as Phineas Stark

6.7
The Voices

The Voices

2014

as Sheriff Weinbacher

6.3
Standby

Standby

2014

as Paul

6.0
National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2014

as The Earl of Kent

7.1
The Physician

The Physician

2013

as Bar Kappara

7.3
One Chance

One Chance

2013

as Luciano Pavarotti

6.6
Burton and Taylor

Burton and Taylor

2013

as Milton Katselas

6.2
Lovely Louise

Lovely Louise

2013

as Bill

5.4
Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

as Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)

6.2
Killing Bono

Killing Bono

2011

as Danny Machin

6.2
The Pizza Miracle

The Pizza Miracle

2010

as Gianni

5.0
Hilde

Hilde

2009

as David O. Selznick

5.2
National Theatre Live: Phèdre

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

2009

as Theseus

7.8
Holy Water

Holy Water

2009

as Inspector Brian Hogan

5.6
Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

2008

as Tramp

6.6
Flawless

Flawless

2007

as Henry

6.8
Saddam's Tribe

Saddam's Tribe

2007

as Saddam

Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott

Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott

2006

as Narrator

7.0
The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story

2006

as Zechariah

6.9
Omagh

Omagh

2005

as Sam Pollock

6.3
Isolation

Isolation

2005

as Garda Hourigan

5.5
Dot.Kill

Dot.Kill

2005

as Capt. Tommy Byrnes

4.1
The Libertine

The Libertine

2004

as Keown

5.9
Fallen

Fallen

2004

as Mara

6.0
Inside I'm Dancing

Inside I'm Dancing

2004

as Interview Panelist

7.4
Wondrous Oblivion

Wondrous Oblivion

2004

as Victor

6.4
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

2003

as Bride's Father

6.3
Monsieur N.

Monsieur N.

2003

as Dr. O'Meara

6.3
Byron

Byron

2003

as Turkish Governor

4.3
Mystics

Mystics

2003

as Mickey Mac

5.3
Station Jim

Station Jim

2001

as Matapan

7.0
Rat

Rat

2000

as Newsreader

5.9
Altmann's Tongue

Altmann's Tongue

2000

as Narrator

The Van

The Van

1996

as Des, Health Inspector

6.4
My Friend Joe

My Friend Joe

1996

as Mr. Doyle

7.2
Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

1995

as John Horan

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993

as Hooker's Driver

7.9
The Snapper

The Snapper

1993

as Anaesthetist

6.4
The Miracle

The Miracle

1991

as Washington, Destry Rides Again

5.8
Taffin

Taffin

1988

as Les

5.6
Ink

Ink

1988
Another Turn of the Screw

Another Turn of the Screw

as Henry James