Career
He was best known for his portrayal of Malcolm Wallace in Braveheart. He also appeared in Titanic, In the Name of the Father and On Broadway. He appeared in many Irish television films and the Raidió Teilifís Éireann series Bracken, as well as parts in many Irish films.
He produced plays for the stage including his own one-man play, The Watchman, in which he starred.
Lawlor died after a short illness in Dublin on 10 October 2009, aged 55.