Shane Casey (actor)
Shane Casey (born 1980) is an Irish actor and playwright. He is best known for playing the role of Billy Murphy in The Young Offenders (film) and The Young Offenders (TV).[1][2]
Shane Casey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 42–43) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and playwright |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | shanecasey |
Early life
Casey grew up in Cork City.[3] He dropped out of school aged 16. He is a supporter of Liverpool Football Club
Career
Aged 21, Casey decided to give up his position as an apprentice painter/decorator and become an actor.
Casey appeared in 2006 in The Wind That Shakes the Barley. His major breakthrough came in 2016, playing Billy Murphy in the film The Young Offenders. In 2018 it was rebooted as a TV series, The Young Offenders, and Casey reprised his role.[4]
He has written a play, Wet Paint, that has played at the Cork Opera House, Cork Arts Theatre and Everyman Palace Theatre.[5][6] Casey is also an experienced stage actor.[7][8]
References
- "Made in Munster: 'I was down to a euro' - Watch The Young Offenders actors tell of struggle to make it in acting". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2019.
- "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk.
- Times, The Sunday. "Shane Casey: Turners Cross in Cork was a great place to grow up, with lots of friends and football on the street" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- Dennehy, Brenda (23 November 2019). "Young Offenders star reveals how he worked two jobs before getting career break". irishmirror.
- "Shane Casey: On the road to somewhere". Irish Examiner. 2 March 2019.
- "'I was painting the railings below the cinema as people were going in to see me in a feature film' - Shane Casey on his acting career". Echo Live.
- O'Toole, Lucy. "The Young Offenders' Shane Casey: "We are Irish, we are unique, and we do have our own voice. . . We should be embracing that"". Hotpress.
- O'Neill, Mary. "Listen back: Shane Casey aka Billy Murphy of "The Young Offenders" is in an upcoming play at Theatre Royal".