Background
He grew up in Mount Merrion in south County Dublin.
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Peter McDonald
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He was educated at Saint Michael"s College, Dublin on Ailesbury Road in Dublin and graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts, English and a Master of Fine Arts, English in 1994.
Career
He got his start in theatre while at University. McDonald has appeared in films including Felicia"s Journey (written and directed by Atom Egoyan, 1999) and When Brendan Met Trudy (written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Kieron J Walsh, 2000). Television series (the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Sea of Souls and Channel 4"s Green Wing).
And theatre productions both in Dublin and London, including The Lieutenant of Inishmore by playwright Martin McDonagh, Days of Wine and Roses by Owen McCafferty, starring alongside Anne-Marie Duff, and co-starring with Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen in Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet at the Apollo in 2007.
He features prominently in RTÉ"s comedy show Your Bad Self. He made his debut in 1997 as the character Git Hynes in the Irish comedy I Went Down, co-starring alongside Brendan Gleeson.
Achievements
Membership
He was part of University College Dublin"s very active Drama Society and was a member of Fly by night theatre company.
