Stanley Townsend

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

5.07

Gender

Male

Birthday

20-Aug-1961

Age

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

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Stanley Townsend

Biography

Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor.


Credits

Beyond Reason Beyond Reason (1995) Character: John Horan
Drama based on a real-life story of a love affair between a married army captain and a young female soldier. Susan Christie and Duncan McAllister have an affair, but Duncan ends the relationship when he's posted to Germany. Three days later, Susan and Duncan's wife, Penny, go for a walk in the woods in Northern Ireland. Fifteen minutes later, Penny is dead and Susan claims they were attacked by an unknown man.
Altmann's Tongue Altmann's Tongue (2000) Character: Narrator
A rare adaptation of a short story by cult American Horror Author Brian Evenson. The action involves three misfit characters who gather in a wood where a murder takes place and while the killer ruminates on the ramifications of the killing.
Kinked Kinked (2023) Character: N/A
Having recently lost a close friend, a young woman explores her sexuality as a way of processing trauma, as well as joy. However, disrupting this life is a ghost haunting her home. In an obsessive pursuit to uncover the truth, Becca discovers something far stranger than she could have imagined.
Saddam's Tribe Saddam's Tribe (2007) Character: Saddam
The invasion of Iraq in 2003 brought a dramatic end to Saddam Hussein's brutal regime. But behind the headlines lay an even more extraordinary story of family and tribal loyalty, rivalry and betrayal. Inspired by interviews with Saddam's daughter Raghad and other key eye-witnesses, as well as extensive research, this drama gets to the heart of the dictator's tyranny and his eventual downfall.
Psychomanteum Psychomanteum (2018) Character: Narrator
A portmanteau style feature length film made up of several very different short horror films shot in the UK.
Fallen Fallen (2004) Character: Mara
Jason Shepherd awakens in hospital in an amnesiac state. Discovering that he is a police detective he tries to solve the mystery of how he came to lose his memory and uncovers some shocking truths.
Ink Ink (1988) Character: N/A
Graduation short from Paul Duane.
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye (2022) Character: Narrator
Philip Parris Lynott took the world by storm when he dominated the stage with his most notable rock band Thin Lizzy. The Irish frontman battled his way to the top whilst fighting prejudice. He achieved fame and fortune whilst being a member of the band Thin Lizzy. Their hit songs such as Whiskey In The Jar, The Boys are Back and many more solidified their names in musical history. Philip was a consistent member of the renowned band Thin Lizzy and was arguably the driving force for its success. Despite the fame and fortune, Phil found himself heading down a dark path that would ultimately jeopardize his career.
Station Jim Station Jim (2001) Character: Matapan
At a rural railway station in Victorian England, Jim is a spunky Jack Russell Terrier who escapes his mean master at the circus, and is soon befriended by station porter Bob and lonely orphan Henry. His performing feats soon become a local attraction, and before long he's in the middle of a battle to save the local orphanage.
Rat Rat (2001) Character: Newsreader
After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.
In the Name of the Father In the Name of the Father (1993) Character: Hooker's Driver
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
Killing Bono Killing Bono (2011) Character: Danny Machin
The true story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
The Van The Van (1996) Character: Des, Health Inspector
In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
Holy Water Holy Water (2009) Character: Inspector Brian Hogan
The village of Kilcoulins Leap was once a thriving spa town, and was home to a famous Holy Well, but now offers little by way of employment for its people, and its decline seems inexorable. When local Postie, Podger Byrnes, comes up with a plan to hijack a consignment of Viagra, and sell it on the open market in Amsterdam, his friends are desperate enough to try it. Not counting on the muscular response of Viagra's makers, the boys panic and hide the lorry load of Viagra down the town's Holy Well.
The Physician The Physician (2013) Character: Bar Kappara
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
Flawless Flawless (2007) Character: Henry
A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
National Theatre Live: King Lear National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014) Character: The Earl of Kent
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
The Pizza Miracle The Pizza Miracle (2010) Character: Gianni
A pizza chef's death causes his son to reconsider their relationship.
Standby Standby (2014) Character: Paul
Twenty-something Alan (Gleeson) is down on his luck. Stood up at the altar and recently fired from his banking job, he finds himself working with his mother as a part-time tourist advisor at Dublin Airport. It's there he comes face to face with first love Alice (Paré), stuck on standby for a flight home to New York. Their summer romance ended eight years previously with Alan promising to return to the US one day. He never did, and they haven't spoken since. Seizing his chance, Alan convinces a reluctant Alice to stay one more night in Dublin. Over the course of an unforgettable evening, they may just realise that they are more compatible than ever. But time is running out on this brief encounter. When does an unexpected second chance, become the one you've always been looking for? - Written by Wildcard Distribution
The Libertine The Libertine (2004) Character: Keown
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
What a Girl Wants What a Girl Wants (2003) Character: Bride's Father
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
Taffin Taffin (1988) Character: Les
When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.
The Nativity Story The Nativity Story (2006) Character: Zechariah
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
Monsieur N. Monsieur N. (2003) Character: Dr. O'Meara
This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon retains a loyal entourage of officers who help him plot his escape and evade the attentions of the island's overzealous governor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
Inside I'm Dancing Inside I'm Dancing (2004) Character: Interview Panelist
Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.
My Friend Joe My Friend Joe (1996) Character: Mr. Doyle
During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.
The Voices The Voices (2014) Character: Sheriff Weinbacher
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
Dot.Kill Dot.Kill (2005) Character: Capt. Tommy Byrnes
Charlie Daines is a morphine-addicted detective on the trail of a psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As he closes in on the killer, Charlie realises that he is to be the final victim.
Hilde Hilde (2009) Character: David O. Selznick
A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
Isolation Isolation (2005) Character: Garda Hourigan
On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong.
Lovely Louise Lovely Louise (2013) Character: Bill
André, 55, lives with his mother Louise, 80, and leads an unspectacular life. He works as a taxi driver while the elderly diva dreams of bygone days as an actress in Hollywood. One day the charismatic Bill, 50, an American, turns up on their doorstep - a stranger who will soon turn their quiet life upside down.
The Current War The Current War (2018) Character: Franklin Pope
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
National Theatre Live: Phèdre National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009) Character: Theseus
A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.
المعلم المعلم (2024) Character: Simon Cohen
A Palestinian schoolteacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer-worker and his emotional support for one of his students.
One Chance One Chance (2013) Character: Luciano Pavarotti
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
Burton and Taylor Burton and Taylor (2013) Character: Milton Katselas
Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
The Miracle The Miracle (1991) Character: Washington, Destry Rides Again
Two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of boredom they observe other people and imagine wild stories about them. One day they observe the blonde Renee, and Jimmy is immediately fascinated by her and even follows her home. She, too, seems to like him, but for a mysterious reason keeps him at a distance.
Wondrous Oblivion Wondrous Oblivion (2004) Character: Victor
David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting and and standing up for his new friends
The Song of Names The Song of Names (2019) Character: Gilbert
A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
A Girl From Mogadishu A Girl From Mogadishu (2019) Character: Joe Costello
The story of the life and times of Ifrah Ahmed, Somali-Irish campaigner against female genital mutilation and cutting.
Omagh Omagh (2005) Character: Sam Pollock
The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack killed 31 people. Michael Gallagher one of the relatives of the victims starts an examination to bring the people responsible to court.
Byron Byron (2003) Character: Turkish Governor
Life and adventures of lord George Gordon Byron. BBC dramatization of the poet's final thirteen years
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (2019) Character: Sir Constance
On an archaeological dig in Iraq, author Agatha Christie uncovers a series of murders.
The Snapper The Snapper (1993) Character: Anaesthetist
Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
Mystics Mystics (2003) Character: Mickey Mac
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
National Theatre Live: All About Eve National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019) Character: Addison Dewett
The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?
Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Character: Phineas Stark
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Cars 2 Cars 2 (2011) Character: Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
Happy-Go-Lucky Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Character: Tramp
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.



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