Paraic Breathnach
Actor/Actriz
12
Movies
3
TV Shows
Páraic Breathnach (born 1956) is an Irish actor, performer, writer and storyteller. A fluent Irish speaker, Páraic grew up in Carna, County Galway. As a student in University of Galway, he was deeply involved with An Cumann Drámaíochta and Dramsoc, where he teamed up with Ollie Jennings in a series of cultural initiatives in and out of college.
Breathnach worked with An Taibhdhearc and Druid Theatres and became the first manager of Galway Arts Centre, before co-founding Mácnas with Ollie Jennings. He has appeared in several major Irish films throughout the years, including Michael Collins and Breakfast on Pluto. A frequent contributor to TG4, he also played the character of Jacksie Walsh on RTÉ's Killinaskully.
He has also been the managing director of the Galway Arts Center. In 2005, he was awarded an honorary degree from NUI Galway "for his immense contribution to cultural life in Galway and Ireland".
As Actor/Actress
Bodkin
Father Jim
Ella esta encantada
Ogre No. 2
Jack Taylor
Father Malachy
El precio de la libertad
Santry the Blacksmith
Killinaskully
Jacksie Walsh
Desayuno en Plutón
Benny Feely
Sweety Barrett
Cannolly
The Butcher Boy
Man on Tractor
Arracht
Fr. Joachin
Dead Bodies
Detective Gray
Rógairí
Tinker
Reefer and the Model
Quayside Fisherman
An Leabhar
An Cigire
Cré na Cille
Brían Mór