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The video, which reached over 15 million views on YouTube, also has appearances from Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, Irish actor Cillian Murphy and talk show host Graham Norton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

He quotes Stephen Rea, the Irish actor, who wrote that Shepard’s plays, “more than any since Beckett’s, feel like musical experiences.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It comes as the Irish actor promotes his new film, Steve, which follows his titular character's attempt to turn around a 1990s reform school for troubled boys.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

The Irish actor stars as an idealistic editor in chief of a Midwest newspaper that he’s trying to revive with the help of his ragtag staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Next came Spanger Berry, a fiery Irish actor who, to revenge Peg's supposed wrongs, did his level best on the stage to crowd Garrick out of several of the latter's favorite roles.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson