Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin
Born	October 1, 1975 (age 35) Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998 - Present

Ciarán McMenamin (born October 1, 1975,^[1] Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) is an Irish^[2][3] actor who is now living in South London. He is best known for playing Matt Anderson, replacing Jason Flemyng as lead on Primeval.

Early life

McMenamin was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He gained a baccalaureate degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1998.

Career

McMenamin has appeared on various BBC and ITV programmes, including as Cedric Crackenthorpe in 4:50 From Paddington, an episode of Marple (starring Geraldine McEwan), and in the Channel 4 comedy series The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star. In 1999 he had the title role in the BBC One TV movie David Copperfield in which Daniel Radcliffe played his character as a boy. He also co-starred in the 2005 ITV series The Golden Hour as a doctor. He co-starred in the 2001 movie To End All Wars. In January 2009, he appeared in a one-off special episode of the BBC show Jonathan Creek, 'The Grinning Man', playing a grounds keeper. In 2008, McMenamin played the lead in the critically acclaimed award winning The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce. Shot over five weeks in the rain-forests of Tasmania, McMenamin received rave reviews for his performance as the Irish convict. He has now picked up the role of Matt Anderson in the science fiction TV show Primeval, taking the top billing and replacing both Nick Cutter (Douglas Henshall) and Danny Quinn (Jason Flemyng) as the series' main protagonist.

Awards

He won the Kenneth Branagh Renaissance Award (June 1997) and the Gold Medal RSAMD (1998).

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	Cluck	Martin	short
	Titanic Town	Dino/Owen
	Rab C. Nesbitt	Young Man	TV series (1 episode: "Property")
	The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star	Jez MacAllister	TV series (6 episodes)
1999	A Rap at the Door	Dermot Millen
	The Trench	Pte. Charlie Ambrose
	David Copperfield	David Copperfield	TV movie
2000	County Kilburn	Mickey
2001	Sideshow	Hendrix	short
	The Last Minute	Garvey
	To End All Wars	Capt. Ernest 'Ernie' Gordon
	Fancy Dress	Monkey	short
2002	Sunday	Leo Young	TV movie
	Any Time Now	Johnny Doherty	TV series (4 episodes) Nominated—IFTA Award for Best Actor in a TV Drama
	Bollywood Queen	Dean
	Birthday Girl	Donal	TV movie
2003	Lena: The Bride of Ice
	Watermelon	Adam Collins	TV movie
	Strange	Liam	TV series (1 episode: "Costa Burra")
	The Private Life of Samuel Pepys	Will Hewer	TV movie
2004	Pulling Moves	Tomas 'Ta' McKeown	TV series (10 episodes)
	Agatha Christie's Marple: 4.50 from Paddington	Cedric Crackenthorpe
	Silent Witness	Joe Galvin	TV series (2 episodes)
2005	Jericho	D.C. John Caldicott	TV series (4 episodes)
	The Golden Hour	Dr. Paul Keane	TV series (4 episodes)
2007	True Dare Kiss	Bryce Waghorn	TV series (6 episodes)
2008	Messiah: The Rapture	Daniel Hughes	TV movie
	The Fixer	Scott Glover	TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.4")
	Silent Witness	Rhys Allen	TV series (2 episodes)
	The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce	Alexander Pearce
2009	Jonathan Creek	Glen	TV series (1 episode: "The Grinning Man")
	Demons	Quincey	TV series (1 episode: "Suckers")
	One Hundred Mornings	Jonathan
2010	Outcast	Liam
2011	Primeval	Matt Anderson	TV series (13 episodes)
	The Sinking of the Laconia	Declan McDermott	TV mini-series (2 episodes)
	32 Brickburn Road	Sid	TV mini-series (4 episodes)

External links

• Ciarán McMenamin at the Internet Movie Database
• Ciaran McMenamin Online Fansite

References

1. ^ "Interview with Ciarán McMenamin". Enniskillen Town United Football Club. http://www.etufc.com/history/player-interviews/ciaran-mcmenamin. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
2. ^ "Masterpiece Theatre - David Copperfield - PBS". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/copperfield/characters.html. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
3. ^ Brouwer, Julian (2008). "HE'S S-CIARAN THEM TO DEATH; Irish star bares all as deranged cannibal on run.". http://www.thefreelibrary.com/HE'S+S-CIARAN+THEM+TO+DEATH%3B+Irish+star+bares+all+as+deranged...-a0188674577. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 

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Name	Macmenamin, Ciaran
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Date of birth	October 1, 1975
Place of birth	Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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