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• Originally wanted to be a film technician and enrolled in a Dublin acting school in order to get a foot in the industry. 
• Enrolled in the Abbey Theater's acting school, becoming a member of the Company in 1967.
• While playing Thérnardier in Les Misérables in 1999, he was dropped and broke his ankle; he continued, despite the injury, for two more hours until the end of the performance.