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Shane Connaughton

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A man travels from New York to a haunted village in Ireland in search of his missing father.
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Ghostwood (2008)
Shane Connaughton was born in 1947 in Redhills, Co. Cavan, Ireland. He is a writer and actor, known for My Left Foot (1989), The Blackwater Lightship (2004) and The Run of the Country (1995).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 nominations total

    Known for

    My Left Foot (1989)
    My Left Foot
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1989
    The Blackwater Lightship (2004)
    The Blackwater Lightship
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2004
    The Run of the Country (1995)
    The Run of the Country
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1995
    Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    7.3
    TV Series
    • W.B. Yeats

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Andie MacDowell and Olivia Williams in Tara Road (2005)
      Tara Road
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • The Blackwater Lightship (2004)
      The Blackwater Lightship
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • screenplay by
      • 2004
    • The Run of the Country (1995)
      The Run of the Country
      6.2
      • novel
      • screenplay
      • 1995
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1994
    • Stephanie Beacham, Brendan Conroy, Beatie Edney, Dervla Kirwan, Rynagh O'Grady, and Con O'Neill in The Lilac Bus (1992)
      The Lilac Bus
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • The Playboys (1992)
      The Playboys
      6.2
      • written by
      • 1992
    • Alun Armstrong and Tony Doyle in Murder in Eden (1991)
      Murder in Eden
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • screenplay
      • 1991
    • My Left Foot (1989)
      My Left Foot
      7.8
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • Black Silk
      TV Series
      • script
      • 1985
    • Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)
      Every Picture Tells a Story
      6.9
      • writer
      • 1984
    • Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
      Maybury
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1981–1983
    • The Dollar Bottom (1981)
      The Dollar Bottom
      6.5
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 1981
    • The Crezz (1976)
      The Crezz
      8.2
      TV Series
      • by
      • 1976
    • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
      Crown Court
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1974
    • Clifford Rose and Mollie Sugden in Six Days of Justice (1972)
      Six Days of Justice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1973

    Actor

    • Jam (2020)
      Jam
      6.8
      Short
      • Grandad
      • 2020
    • Redemption of a Rogue (2020)
      Redemption of a Rogue
      6.0
      • Hardware Store Owner
      • 2020
    • Storyland (2009)
      Storyland
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Patrick
      • 2018
    • Kevin McGahern in No Party for Billy Burns (2017)
      No Party for Billy Burns
      7.7
      • Old Jim Nannery
      • 2017
    • Ghostwood (2008)
      Ghostwood
      4.1
      • Fr Frank
      • 2008
    • Uprising (2001)
      Uprising
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • German Soldier with Violinists
      • 2001
    • Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
      The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
      7.3
      TV Series
      • W.B. Yeats
      • 1993
    • The Playboys (1992)
      The Playboys
      6.2
      • Customs Officer
      • 1992
    • Beverly D'Angelo, Niall Byrne, and Lorraine Pilkington in The Miracle (1991)
      The Miracle
      6.4
      • Rose's Father
      • 1991
    • Screenplay (1986)
      Screenplay
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Auctioneer
      • Prison Governor
      • 1990
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Senior Policeman
      • 1986
    • Four Days in July (1984)
      Four Days in July
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Brendan
      • 1984
    • Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
      Maybury
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Father Ryan
      • Mr. Smith
      • 1981–1983
    • Enemy (1976)
      Enemy
      • Commuter
      • 1976
    • Piano Smashers of the Golden Sun
      TV Movie
      • John Mulligan
      • 1975

    Producer

    • The Run of the Country (1995)
      The Run of the Country
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 1995
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Ghostwood
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    Ghostwood

    Personal details

    • Born
      • 1947
      • Redhills, Co. Cavan, Ireland

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