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Alan Riordan

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  • Born
    June 16, 1976 · Cork City, Ireland
  • Height
    6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

Biography

  • Alan Riordan is an Irish actor based in Dublin and Cork, born in Cork City.

    Alan first appeared in 'Information for Foreigners' in the Granary theatre, 2003, before joining Corcadorca's production 'Losing Steam' as an ex-Dunlop's worker. He then studied drama at Kinsale College under Belinda and Ian Wild, playing Quince and Mustardseed in their production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Subsequently played Estragon in 'Waiting for Godot' in Skibbereen and then a prison warder in the 'Haunted History Tour' of Cork City Gaol. He was William Stranford, a Spirit Guide in Luvius Theatre's 'Victims of Jack the Ripper', in the Firkin Crane.

    Moving onto TV and Film work, he was Counsellor Graham Cox in Fair City and a British Soldier in TG4's Ealu. In the award winning short film Cold, he played Sargeant Harte. He appeared as a Garda in the Young Offenders TV show and plays an axe wielding creature in Beyond The Woods (on DVD, Amazon, Google Play). He plays the Priest in Michael Flatleys upcoming movie 'Blackbird'.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Alan Riordan

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    Male
  • Pronouns
    he/him
  • Sexual orientation
    Straight
  • Race / Ethnicity
    White

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  • Alan is an avid amateur astronomer who regularly has photos published in the Irish Astronomy and Space magazine.
  • Alan very proudly holds a PADI open water scuba diver license.

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