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• Mother was a psychoanalyst and father a graphic designer.
• Grew up in Boyle, Ireland, the hometown of Maureen O'Sullivan, the actress who played Jane in the first Tarzan film.
• Studied politics and sociology in college; and wrote for the college newspaper, the University Observer.
• Worked construction, in bars and at call centers while pursuing an acting career in London. 
• Won a 2005 BAFTA Scottish Award for his leading role in Festival.
• Wrote the 2012 British series Moone Boy, which is partly based on his childhood in Ireland during the late 1980s.