Background
Dormer was born on November 11, 1969, in Portadown, Northern Ireland.
Richard Dormer
2012
40 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LP, UK
Director Lisa Barros D'Sa, actors Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, director Glenn Leyburn and actor Terri Hooley attend the "Good Vibrations" premiere during the 56th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon West End on October 19, 2012 in London, England. (October 18, 2012 - Source: Ian Gavan)
2012
40 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LP, UK
Directors Glenn Leyburn, Lisa Barros D'Sa and actors Jodie Whittaker, Terri Hooley and Richard Dormer attend the "Good Vibrations" premiere during the 56th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon West End on October 19, 2012 in London, England. (October 18, 2012 - Source: Ian Gavan)
2015
London, England
Richard Dormer attends the UK Premiere of Sky Atlantic's "Fortitude" on January 14, 2015 in London, England. (January 13, 2015 - Source: Stuart C. Wilson)
2015
1C Portland Pl, Marylebone, London W1B 1JA, UK
(L-R) Actors Richard Dormer, Veronica Echegui and Luke Treadway speak onstage during the 'Fortitude' panel at the Pivot Network portion of the 2015 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2015, in Pasadena, California. (January 8, 2015 - Source: Frederick M. Brown)
2017
111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Actor Richard Dormer attends the Premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 7 after party at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (July 11, 2017 - Source: Neilson Barnard)
2017
111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Actors Liam Cunningham (L) and Richard Dormer attend the Premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 7 after party at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (July 11, 2017 - Source: Neilson Barnard)
2019
2 Lanyon Pl, Belfast BT1 3WH, UK
Actors Richard Dormer, Maisie Williams, Kerry Ingram, Gemma Whelan, Pilou Asbæk, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Joe Dempsie, Conleth Hill, Hannah Murray, Ben Crompton, John Bradley, producer Chris Newman, executive producer Bernadette Caulfield, actors Kit Harington, Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Jerome Flynn, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jacob Anderson and Sophie Turner attend the "Game of Thrones" Season 8 screening at the Waterfront Hall on April 12, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (April 11, 2019)
2019
2 Lanyon Pl, Belfast BT1 3WH, UK
Richard Dormer attends the "Game of Thrones" Season 8 screening at the Waterfront Hall on April 12, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (April 11, 2019)
2019
2 Lanyon Pl, Belfast BT1 3WH, UK
Richard Dormer attends the "Game of Thrones" Season 8 screening at the Waterfront Hall on April 12, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (April 11, 2019)
2019
1C Portland Pl, Marylebone, London W1B 1JA, UK
Richard Dormer attends the Newport Beach Film Festival UK honours event at The Langham Hotel on February 07, 2019 in London, England. (February 6, 2019)
2012
40 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LP, UK
Director Lisa Barros D'Sa, actors Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, director Glenn Leyburn and actor Terri Hooley attend the "Good Vibrations" premiere during the 56th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon West End on October 19, 2012 in London, England. (October 18, 2012 - Source: Ian Gavan)
2012
40 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LP, UK
Directors Glenn Leyburn, Lisa Barros D'Sa and actors Jodie Whittaker, Terri Hooley and Richard Dormer attend the "Good Vibrations" premiere during the 56th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon West End on October 19, 2012 in London, England. (October 18, 2012 - Source: Ian Gavan)
2015
London, England
Richard Dormer attends the UK Premiere of Sky Atlantic's "Fortitude" on January 14, 2015 in London, England. (January 13, 2015 - Source: Stuart C. Wilson)
2015
1C Portland Pl, Marylebone, London W1B 1JA, UK
(L-R) Actors Richard Dormer, Veronica Echegui and Luke Treadway speak onstage during the 'Fortitude' panel at the Pivot Network portion of the 2015 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2015, in Pasadena, California. (January 8, 2015 - Source: Frederick M. Brown)
2017
111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Actor Richard Dormer attends the Premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 7 after party at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (July 11, 2017 - Source: Neilson Barnard)
2017
111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Actors Liam Cunningham (L) and Richard Dormer attend the Premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 7 after party at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (July 11, 2017 - Source: Neilson Barnard)
2019
2 Lanyon Pl, Belfast BT1 3WH, UK
Actors Richard Dormer, Maisie Williams, Kerry Ingram, Gemma Whelan, Pilou Asbæk, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Joe Dempsie, Conleth Hill, Hannah Murray, Ben Crompton, John Bradley, producer Chris Newman, executive producer Bernadette Caulfield, actors Kit Harington, Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Jerome Flynn, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jacob Anderson and Sophie Turner attend the "Game of Thrones" Season 8 screening at the Waterfront Hall on April 12, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (April 11, 2019)
2019
2 Lanyon Pl, Belfast BT1 3WH, UK
Richard Dormer attends the "Game of Thrones" Season 8 screening at the Waterfront Hall on April 12, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (April 11, 2019)
2019
2 Lanyon Pl, Belfast BT1 3WH, UK
Richard Dormer attends the "Game of Thrones" Season 8 screening at the Waterfront Hall on April 12, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (April 11, 2019)
2019
1C Portland Pl, Marylebone, London W1B 1JA, UK
Richard Dormer attends the Newport Beach Film Festival UK honours event at The Langham Hotel on February 07, 2019 in London, England. (February 6, 2019)
Richard Dormer
Richard Dormer
Young Richard Dormer
John Bradley West
Lena Headey
Peter Dinklage
Maisie Williams
Isaac Hempstead Wright
Emilia Clarke
Jacob Anderson
Alfie Allen
Joe Dempsie
Kristofer Hivju
Nathalie Emmanuel
Pilou Asbæk
Ben Crompton
(Containing six award-winning plays by contemporary Irish ...)
Containing six award-winning plays by contemporary Irish writers, this is an exciting collection of the best writing to come out of Ireland in the last six years. The volume is edited with an introduction by John Fairleigh, editor of earlier collection, Far From the Land, also published by Methuen Drama.
https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Winter-Contemporary-Irish-Plays/dp/0413772276/?tag=2022091-20
2006
(This city is changing. Different world from when I was a ...)
This city is changing. Different world from when I was a boy. I came over here when I wasn't much taller than you are now. Different world. You know what getting old is? Getting old is slowly losing everything that you're familiar with. Man has just set foot on the moon. The streets of Brooklyn are tense. The Irish Mafia is desperately trying to hold on to their power and more importantly their identity. After all, they built these streets. In this edgy new story, relationships between family, friends and enemies are ultimately challenged. Hold tight as Drum Belly casts you into New York City's deep and dark underworld.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D2MHK60/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(A disillusioned IRA assassin manages to escape from priso...)
A disillusioned IRA assassin manages to escape from prison and follows a well-trodden path to New York, where he finds himself drawn into an assassination plot.
https://www.amazon.com/Further-Gesture-Paul-Giamatti/dp/B06W2MSYVT/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(When an Irish Free State is set up in the 1920s, the bord...)
When an Irish Free State is set up in the 1920s, the border is drawn right through the middle of the village of Puckoon, through the middle of the pub and the churchyard. Based on Spike Milligan's much-loved novel, "Puckoon" digs at the stupidity of the military and religion in this typically absurdist farce. Featuring an all-star cast including Elliott Gould, Richard Attenborough and Sean Hughes.
https://www.amazon.com/Puckoon-Richard-Attenborough/dp/B00QQS5HEY/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(Starring Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Last King of ...)
Starring Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Last King of Scotland) and Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty), The Mighty Celt uplifts and charms while serving lessons only life could teach.
https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Celt-Gillian-Anderson/dp/B004SANXQG/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it u...)
Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.
https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Henderson-Presents-Widescreen-Dench/dp/B000ETRCN0/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-fi...)
The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Minutes-Heaven-Liam-Neeson/dp/B006OHGLJM/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner ...)
A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Vibrations-Jodi-Whittaker/dp/B00J8GBE8O/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Crime boss daughter Greta is rescued from suicide by stra...)
Crime boss daughter Greta is rescued from suicide by stranger Pearse on New Year's Eve, a night that will change both their lives forever.
https://www.amazon.com/Jump-NON-USA-FORMAT-PAL-Reg-2/dp/B00E668SWQ/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Jack O'Connell is "mesmerizing" (Vanity Fair) as a Britis...)
Jack O'Connell is "mesmerizing" (Vanity Fair) as a British solider accidentally abandoned on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Alone, he must survive the night within enemy lines.
https://www.amazon.com/71-Jack-OConnell/dp/B00ZS85TI2/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(During the 1986 FIFA World Cup the Northern Ireland natio...)
During the 1986 FIFA World Cup the Northern Ireland national football team play against Brazil national football team in one of the most memorable games in Irish footballing history. The film follows the lives of passionate football supporter Arthur and his son Tommy from East Belfast. The lead up to a momentous day in the life of a young boy (his 10th birthday) mirrors the buildup to the big day for the football team as they play the greatest match of their lives.
https://www.amazon.com/Shooting-Socrates-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2/dp/B01E7Y4S66/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything b...)
Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?
https://www.amazon.com/Hyena-Peter-Ferdinando/dp/B00UNO4EEG/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(The fates of several people collide over the course of 11...)
The fates of several people collide over the course of 11 cataclysmic minutes in this stylish roller coaster of a thriller that sprints breathlessly towards a stunning climax.
https://www.amazon.com/11-Minutes-Richard-Dormer/dp/B01DZ129VI/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical l...)
Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for thousands of years.
https://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Complete-Seasons-Collectors/dp/B07QJSGRZF/?tag=2022091-20
2011
(Fortitude is the most northerly town in the world, and th...)
Fortitude is the most northerly town in the world, and the most peaceful - until a prominent member of the community is found eviscerated in his own home, and suddenly the town's sheriff has his first ever murder to investigate...
https://www.amazon.com/Episode-1/dp/B00S1VFB36/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(The remote arctic town of Fortitude attempts to recover, ...)
The remote arctic town of Fortitude attempts to recover, but out in the wilderness, nature is growing ever more dangerous and the sky itself has turned red - For there's a demon amongst the herd and they have to be stopped no matter the consequences.
https://www.amazon.com/Fortitude-Season-2-Official-Trailer/dp/B06XNKVQVZ/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(Final chapter of the chilling Sky Orginal Production. New...)
Final chapter of the chilling Sky Orginal Production. New visitors arrive in fortitude, and new horrors are unearthed.
https://www.amazon.com/Fortitude-Season-Blu-ray-Richard-Dormer/dp/B07JYQN7NQ/?tag=2022091-20
2018
Dormer was born on November 11, 1969, in Portadown, Northern Ireland.
From the start of his youth, Richard had a keen interest in acting. He was accepted by the Royal College of Art, but chose a scholarship at the RADA school of acting in London.
Dormer gained recognition following his performance as Northern Irish snooker star Alex Higgins in Hurricane in 2003, which he wrote and starred in. Dormer won The Stage award for best actor in 2003. In 2004, Dormer won the Irish Times Best Actor Award for his performance in Frank McGuinness's Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and in 2005 completed a season with Sir Peter Hall at the Theatre Royal and starred in Bath as Antonio in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Jean in August Strindberg's Miss Julie and in a production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
Since, Dormer has written a number of plays including The Half and Gentleman's Tea Drinking Society which were produced through Belfast's Ransom theatre company. In 2012, Dormer was commissioned by the Abbey Theatre to write a production. Set in Brooklyn in the summer of 1969, Dormer's Drum Belly gives an insight into the dark edgy underworld of New York's Irish gangsters and opened April 2013 to mainly positive reviews and was published by Bloomsbury Publishing Dormer has also provided the voices for over twenty BBC Radio 4 plays, documentaries, and advertising campaigns.
Following a run of film castings playing secondary characters, he was cast as the lead in the 2012 Good Vibrations which tells the story of Northern Ireland personality and punk rock visionary Terri Hooley. The film premièred at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, was awarded Best Film at the Galway film awards, best screenplay, Dinard and nominated for the Outstanding Debut award at the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. The film was well received by critics gaining consistent reviews, most of which highlighted Dormer's performance as a strength. Dormer's portrayal of Terri Hooley saw him nominated in the Best Actor award in the 2013 Irish Film and Television Awards. He has since played roles in Yann Demange's critically acclaimed film '71 alongside Jack O'Connell and forthcoming Gerard Johnson directed Hyena, 2014.
Dormer has become a well-known television actor, more recently playing key roles in the Cinemax drama series Hunted and BBC One's Hidden. 2012 also saw Dormer taking over the role of Lord Beric Dondarrion, known as the "Lightning Lord", the leader of the "Brotherhood Without Banners" for Season 3 of HBO series Game of Thrones. In 2016, Dormer reprised his role as Dondarrion in the sixth season of the series and returned for the seventh season, airing in 2017 as well as the eighth and final season, airing in 2019.
Dormer is the voice of the Dad on the children's animated series Lily's Driftwood Bay. The series aired in May on Nick Jr. in the UK and on Sprout in the US. It also airs on RTÉ in Ireland, ABC Australia, KiKa in Germany, MTV in Finland, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden, and HOP! in Israel. Broadcasters in Australia and the US are keeping the original voices to the series.
In 2014, Dormer began filming on Sky Atlantic's Fortitude. Described as "their most ambitious project to date", he takes the role of Sheriff Dan Anderssen and stars alongside Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon, Christopher Eccleston, and The Killing's Sofie Gråbøl. Fortitude aired on 29 January 2015. The series is set in the fictional Arctic Norwegian settlement of Fortitude. On 9 April 2015, Sky Atlantic recommissioned the show for a second series consisting of 10 episodes.
Also in 2015, Dormer starred in the BBC drama We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story as TV producer David Croft. The comedy-drama retells the creation of the popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army as well as the relationship between Croft and Jimmy Perry who became successful TV comedy writers.
Richard Dormer became a massive hit star especially for his role as Beric Dondarrion in the HBO television series Game of Thrones. He has won a couple of awards and also got nominations in several categories. In 2004, Richard received the Irish Times Best Actor Award for his performance in Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme. Good Vibrations has also won the award for the Best Film at the Galway film awards.
(Containing six award-winning plays by contemporary Irish ...)
2006(This city is changing. Different world from when I was a ...)
2013(Starring Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Last King of ...)
2005(During the 1986 FIFA World Cup the Northern Ireland natio...)
2014(The fates of several people collide over the course of 11...)
2015(When an Irish Free State is set up in the 1920s, the bord...)
2002(Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it u...)
2005(A disillusioned IRA assassin manages to escape from priso...)
2000(Crime boss daughter Greta is rescued from suicide by stra...)
2012(Jack O'Connell is "mesmerizing" (Vanity Fair) as a Britis...)
2014(A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner ...)
2012(Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything b...)
2014(The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-fi...)
2009(The remote arctic town of Fortitude attempts to recover, ...)
2017(Fortitude is the most northerly town in the world, and th...)
2015(Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical l...)
2011(Final chapter of the chilling Sky Orginal Production. New...)
2018
Quotations:
"Did it ever occur to you that there might be more than one alternative?"
"I think the benefit of being a writer is that I'm looking for the subtext on the page, because all good writing has subtext. And as a writer, you look at the big scope of things, the big story, rather than just your individual story line, because I think it's important to know what you're in and how you fit into it."
"Sometimes you even start to sound like the character, because you're living and breathing them every day on the set. It gets into your bones, it becomes a part of you."
"When you're working with really good actors, it raises your own game and you get better."
"When you get out onto a glacier that's the size of Northern Ireland and it's so vast, and you're standing on top of it and you can see forever, it's so pure and clear that you can see for miles and miles and miles. You really do think, "Wow, there is a god!" You feel very humbled."
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 1.77 meter (5 feet 10 inch)
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Dormer is married to theatre director Rachel O'Riordan.
(born 1974)
She is the artistic director of the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, Wales. From February 2019, she will be artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith, London.
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