Personal Info
Birth date
1954-01-25 (71 Years)
Day of death
2009-10-10
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also known as
-Sean Lawlor
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sean Lawlor (January 25, 1954 – October 10, 2009), was an Irish character actor and playwright. He was best known for his portrayal of Malcolm Wallace in Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning epic, Braveheart. In addition, he also appeared in James Cameron's Titanic and Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father. Other recent roles include Martin O Toole in "On Broadway" and Earl Leofric in "1066". Irish television viewers will know him from his role in RTE's 1980's series, "Bracken" as well as parts in many Irish films. He produced plays for the stage include the one man play, "The Watchman", which he also wrote. As a stage actor his significant roles include Jap Kavanagh in "The Kings of the Kilburn High Road" for Waterford's Red Kettle Theatre company with whom he worked with on numerous occasions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Lawlor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
JAG
7.332
Overview:
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.Titanic
7.905
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101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.Minder
6.8
Overview:
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.Chicago Hope
7.243
Overview:
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.Bergerac
6.667
Overview:
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.Braveheart
7.943
Overview:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.In the Name of the Father
7.9
Overview:
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.Space Truckers
5.427
Overview:
John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be multitude of unstoppable and deadly killer robots.Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit
6.567
Overview:
Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah’s reign, had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writingsMurder in Eden
6
Overview:
Murder in Eden is a British television series directed by Nicholas Renton and featuring Ian Bannen, Peter Firth and Alun Armstrong. It was first aired on the BBC in 1991 in three episodes of 55 minutes. It was set in a remote part of rural County Donegal where a landlord of a pub murders his barmen. He is blackmailed by one of the other inhabitants, while the police are busy hunting for the killer. It was based on the novel Bogmail by Patrick McGinley.Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
3.8
Overview:
The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.30,000 Leagues Under The Sea
3.2
Overview:
Captain Nemo goes even deeper into insanity in this mesmerizing fantasy tale. Once again at the helm of his fearsome, wildly advanced vessel, the nautical madman endeavors to turn the world above the waves upside down.Some Mother's Son
6.7
Overview:
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.The Love She Sought
6.167
Overview:
An aging school teacher (Lansbury) at a Catholic grammar school in Minnesota questions her life's existence when she has to start battling a new bishop (Prosky). As a result she retires and moves to Ireland where she seeks an admirer (Elliott) with whom she has been corresponding for five years.Taffin
5.693
Overview:
When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
4.1
Overview:
Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil.On Broadway
6.5
Overview:
On Broadway tells the story of Jack O'Toole, a 30-something Boston everyman, who writes a play about his dead uncle as a way to reconnect with his hard-nosed dad. With no money and just his gut to guide him, Jack quits his job as a carpenter so that he can mount a production of his play on the only stage he can afford: in the back room of his neighborhood pub, on a little street called Broadway.The Disappearance of Finbar
6.75
Overview:
A dissatisfied teen disappears from his small town, leaving friends to wonder about his whereabouts.Trojan Eddie
5.286
Overview:
Trojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish gypsies, known as "travelers." Having done time rather than inform on his partner in a failed burglary, Eddie now struggles to raise his two daughters alone. Power falls for and marries traveler girl Kathleen, but when she runs off with Power's nephew Dermot — and takes the $11,000 dowry with her — Eddie must track the couple down.Club Soda
NYR
Overview:
A young man's dream to become a successful actor is threatened by the poor decisions he makes until a spiritual guide steps in and sets his conscience in motion.Live Fast, Die Young
4
Overview:
When a famous star is found dead at an exclusive Christmas Eve party filled with A-list Hollywood types, the police must hold for questioning a group of powerful entertainment industry players who are eager to leave the scene. As they reflect upon the death of their friend, apparently from a drug overdose, the witnesses begin to reflect upon their own life choices, triggering a profound discussion about life and spirituality.The Blue Rose
2
Overview:
Successful as a real estate agent, Vince Gallagher leads a second life as a casual drug user and small time dealer, getting his supply from a friend. While most would be considered an addict living the way he does, Vince's rationale is that since he feels he can quit at anytime on his own will, he doesn't have a "problem." Some of the folks he deals to though, have relatives, like "Junk", that deliver a message for Vince to stop dealing - or pay a price. Never strong with relationships or settling down, Vince meets Andrea, a recently divorced woman who walks into his office to request his services. Vince is more than eager to oblige, even offering to help her move. A relationship develops between the two that takes their lives into a total transformation when Andrea discovers Vince's hidden secret of drug addiction that will test their bond and love for one another.Red Roses and Petrol
2
Overview:
A dysfunctional Irish family gathers after the death of their patriarch.Reefer and the Model
5.167
Overview:
Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.Shergar
NYR
Overview:
Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise Prison, his old comrades are expecting some action. He hits on a plan for raising £2 million, but his plan goes wrong.Acting
2010The Black Waters of Echo's Pond as Charles
2009Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus as Lamar Sanders
2008Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit as Professor Frederick Shaffer
2008Live Fast, Die Young as Sidney Blackstone
200730,000 Leagues Under The Sea as Captain Nemo
2007The Blue Rose as Unknown
2007On Broadway as Martin O'Toole
2006Club Soda as Man at Bar #1
2003Red Roses and Petrol as Prof. Thompson
2003Flush as Hobo
1997Titanic as Charles Hendrickson (uncredited)
1997The Disappearance of Finbar as Michael Flynn
1996Space Truckers as Mel
1996Some Mother's Son as Platoon Leader
1996Trojan Eddie as Gerry
1995JAG (1 Episode) as Jack Moore
1995Braveheart as Malcolm Wallace
1994Chicago Hope (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993In the Name of the Father as Remand Prison Officer
1991Murder in Eden (3 Episodes) as Rory Rua
1990The Love She Sought as Harold Fielding
1988Joyriders as Thug in Men's Room
1988Reefer and the Model as Spider
1988Taffin as Seamus
1986Shergar as Frank
1981Bergerac (1 Episode) as Martin O'Brien
1979Minder (1 Episode) as Eddie