Pat Shortt
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Birth name | Patrick Shortt |
Born | Thurles,County Tipperary,Ireland | 12 December 1967
Medium | Television, film, stand-up |
Nationality | Irish |
Spouse | Caroline Shortt |
Children | 2 |
Notable works and roles | D'Unbelievables Father Ted Garage Killinascully |
Website | http:// patshortt / |
Patrick Shortt(born 12 December 1967) is an Irish actor, comedian, writer, and entertainer.[1][2]His role in the 2007 filmGarageled to him receiving theIFTA for Best Actor.He is most notably remembered for his role as Tom in the television seriesFather Ted.
Career
[edit]Shortt toured alongsideJon Kennyas comedy duoD'Unbelievables.They released "One Hell of a Video", "D'Unbelievables", "D'Video" (a live random sketch show), "D'Telly" (featuring Shortt and Kenny playing various characters – primarily two brothers who run a shop together), "D'Mother" (in which Kenny's character oversaw the running of a public house alongside his "mother" – who was later revealed to be his father, in a role played by Shortt) and "D'collection". One character played by Shortt was Dan Clancy, known for telling "his stories". The pair were highly successful in Ireland, selling out theVicar Streetvenue for 14 weeks.[2]The duo stopped touring in 2000 after Kenny was diagnosed withHodgkin's lymphoma.[3][4]
Shortt played the role of Tom, a crazy man, in the comedy seriesFather Ted.His character maintained aunibrowand wore a tee shirt with the slogan "I shot JR".
In 2003,RTÉapproached Shortt to create a comedy series,Killinascully.[2]Shortt elaborated on his work with D'Unbelievables, again playing Dan Clancy and a number of other characters. The programme ran for five seasons, with six Christmas specials.
In 2009, Shortt created and starred in a comedy,Mattie,for RTÉ, set in aGarda Síochánastation. The series was retitled and reworked in 2011.[5]The cast includedSue Collins.[5]
He starred in the 2007Cannes award-winningfilmGarage,directed byLenny Abrahamson.[2][6]Shortt won the Best Actor award at the2008 IFTAsfor his performance in this film. In 2008,An Postissueda postage stampfeaturing Pat Shortt, as Josie, in the filmGarage.[7]
In 2014 Shortt appeared in Episode 3, Season 2 of theSky 1programmeMoone Boy.In the episode the main character Martin Moone and his friend Padraig float down theRiver Boyleon a raft. They land on an island inLough Keywhere Shortt's character, the caretaker, entertains them and helps them to return to the mainland.
Personal life
[edit]Shortt was born inThurles,County Tipperary,one of 11 children of Mary (née Scully) and Christy Shortt. He studied at theLimerick School of Art and Design,and began his stand-up career shortly after graduating.
Shortt and his wife Caroline have two children. In 2020, he and his daughter Faye, an actress who trained at theGaiety School of Acting,began creating sketches for social media. Faye Shortt subsequently co-wrote and performed in a sketch forRTÉ Does Comic Relief.Between 2020 and 2021, Pat and Faye Shortt co-wrote and performed two live stream shows, before going on tour with their live comedy show, "Well".
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1993 | In the Name of the Father | Unknown | Jim Sheridan | Uncredited |
1996 | Angela Mooney Dies Again | Dunner | Tommy McArdle | |
1998 | This Is My Father | GardaBen | Paul Quinn | |
2000 | The Closer You Get | Ollie Doyle | Aileen Ritchie | |
Saltwater | Mr. Fanning | Conor McPherson | ||
Wild About Harry | Ronnie | Declan Lowney | ||
2001 | Mapmaker | Patsy | Johnny Gogan | |
2004 | Man About Dog | Fergie | Paddy Breathnach | |
Inside I'm Dancing | NightclubDoorman | Damien O'Donnell | ||
2007 | Garage | Josie | Lenny Abrahamson | |
Strength and Honour | Wheeler McCoy | Mark Mahon | ||
2008 | Spacemen Three | Dr. Glen Hosey | Hugh O'Conor | Short film |
2010 | Soulboy | Brendan | Shimmy Marcus | |
2011 | The Guard | Colum Hennessey | John Michael McDonagh | |
2013 | Life's a Breeze | Colm | Lance Daly | |
Breakfast Wine | Mr. Kelliher | Ian Fitzgibbon | Short film | |
2014 | Calvary | Brendan Lynch | John Michael McDonagh | |
Queen & Country | PrivateRedmond | John Boorman | ||
Song of the Sea | Lug | Tomm Moore | Voice | |
2016 | Twice Shy | Pat Collins | Thomas Ryan | |
The Flag | Harry Hambridge | Declan Recks | ||
2018 | The Belly of the Whale | Ronald Tanner | Morgan Bushe | |
2019 | Animals | Bill | Sophie Hyde | |
Dark Lies the Island | Daddy Mannion | Ian Fitzgibbon | ||
Satnav | RadioComedian | Eugene O'Connor | Short film | |
Maya | Ken | Sophia Tamburrini | ||
2020 | Pixie | FatherDaly | Barnaby Thompson | |
2022 | Give Him Time | Liam Walsh | Danny McCafferty | Short film |
Lambing | John | Katie McNeice | ||
The Banshees of Inisherin | Jonjo Devine | Martin McDonagh | ||
TBA | Baggage | John | Jason Ruddy | Short film; In Development |
TBA | Raynor | TBA | TBA | In Development |
TBA | The People's Champion | TBA | TBA | In Development |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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1995–1996 | Father Ted | Tom |
2000 | The Fitz | Bobby |
2004–2008 | Killinaskully | Various |
2009–2011 | Mattie | Mattie Dwyer |
2014 | Moone Boy | Island Joe |
2015 | Toast of London | Larry Muggins |
2016 | Smalltown | Tom |
2021 | Frank of Ireland | Padraig |
2024 | Bodkin | Darragh |
References
[edit]- ^"Shortt jointly wins Evening Standard gong".RTÉ Arts.Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2 February 2009.Retrieved19 March2009.
- ^abcdJarlath Regan(10 November 2014)."Pat Shortt".An Irishman Abroad(Podcast) (60 ed.).SoundCloud.Retrieved2 December2014.
- ^D'unbeaten Jon is back,Daily Mirror,20 September 2002
- ^My cancer battle by comic Jon,Daily Mirror,30 November 2000
- ^abDrohan, Ciara (10 November 2011)."Pat Shortt's 'Sergeant Mattie' posts with EMC and Avatar".IFTN.ie.Retrieved2 January2015.
- ^"New Pat Shortt film wins at Cannes".RTÉ News.Raidió Teilifís Éireann.28 May 2007.Retrieved24 September2007.
- ^Warren, Brian (Spring 2009). "That Was the Year That Was–2008 (part 1)".The Revealer.58(4). Seminole, FL: Éire Philatelic Association: 63.ISSN0484-6125.
External links
[edit]- 1967 births
- 20th-century Irish comedians
- 21st-century Irish comedians
- Living people
- Irish comedy musicians
- Irish male film actors
- Irish impressionists (entertainers)
- Irish male comedians
- Irish male stage actors
- Irish male television actors
- Irish television producers
- People from Thurles
- Alumni of the Limerick School of Art and Design
- Irish sketch comedians
- Actors from County Tipperary