Moe Dunford

Moe Dunford
Born (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987
Dungarvan, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present
Height 6'0 (1,83m)

Moe Dunford is an Irish actor[1] who is best known for his roles as Aethelwulf in Vikings and as Patrick Fitzgerald in Patrick's Day.

He has appeared in projects like TV series The Tudors starring opposite actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Vikings, and Game of Thrones.

In 2015, he received an IFTA in the category of Best Actor in a Lead Role in Film for Patrick's Day, and an EFP 2015 Shooting Stars Award representing Ireland at the Berlin Film Festival.

Early life

Born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland on 11 December 1987. Moe (Maurice) graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting Full Time Acting Course in June 2009.

Career

Moe started his acting career in 2010 on TV in The Tudors. After that he appears in many films and TV productions.

For portraying as Patrick Fitzgerald in Patrick's Day he won 3 awards.

He is currently filming John Butler's rugby comedy Handsome Devil, opposite Andrew Scott

Filmography

Film

Actor
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Nixer Down & Out (as Maurice Dunford)
2014 Patrick's Day Patrick Fitzgerald
2015 Leave Brendan Short
2015 Traders Lazarus 23 Post-production
2016 Handsome Devil Pascal

Television

Actor
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Tudors Richard Leland TV Series 2 episodes, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers
2012 Game of Thrones Stark Messenger 1 episode
2013 Raw Niall 3 episodes
2013 An Crisis Christian 6 episodes
2013 Bollywood to Hollywood Guest 1 episode
2014-2015 Vikings Aethelwulf 15 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Work
2014 Cork Film Festival International Won Patrick's Day
2015 Berlin International Film Festival EFP Shooting Stars Award, Ireland. Won
2015 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role - FilmWon Patrick's Day
2014 Galway Film Festival Bingham Ray New Talent AwardNominated Patrick's Day
2014 Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival Michigan Best Actor in a Lead Role - FilmWon Patrick's Day
2015 Irish Film and Television Awards Rising StarNominated Patrick's Day & Vikings
2016 Irish Film and Television Awards Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama[2] Won Vikings

References

  1. "Patrick's Day star Moe Dunford honoured in Berlin". RTE. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. "IFTA Academy | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards". www.ifta.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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