Des Walsh
Known For: Acting
Biography
Desmond Walsh is a veritable cultural icon in Newfoundland, with six books of poetry published, including the acclaimed Love and Savagery, which was adapted for a motion picture by Morag Films in 2009. Talonbooks released the second edition of Love and Savagery concurrent with the film’s release. Walsh is also a noted screenwriter, playwright and musician. He was the 2001 and 2003 playwright-in-residence at the Playwright’s Workshop in Montreal and at Memorial University’s Grenfell College in Corner Brook, respectively. He also scripted the mini-series adaptation of Bernice Morgan’s Random Passage and Waiting for Time, which aired on the CBC in 2002, commenting that: “Morgan’s works are sacred material because they are, finally, our story.” Along with John Smith and Sam Grana, he co-wrote the intensely popular and critically acclaimed miniseries The Boys of St. Vincent. Having encountered the public education system in Placentia and St. John’s, he left school in grade ten, famously claiming it did nothing for him. His awards include a Gemini, a New York Festival Award, Italy’s Umbria Fiction Award, and Best Series (Cannes International TV Festival), all for co-writing The Boys of St. Vincent. Walsh currently divides his time between New Bonaventure, Trinity Bay and St. John’s.
Filmography
2020
- Under the Weather as Phil
- Little Orphans as Uncle Billy
2017
- Hunting Pignut as Larry
2015
- The Tour as Married Man
2014
- Sadie as Mr. Snow
- Cast No Shadow as Ricky's Father
- Clipper Gold as Man
2013
- Hold Fast as Granddad (Jack)
2010
- Snarbuckled as Father O'Higgins
- Four Sisters as Nish Feehan
2009
- Love & Savagery ... (Writer)
- Mum's the Word as Carl
- Down to the Wood as Delph
2008
- Down to the Dirt as Officer Bowden
- Spoiled as Dad
2007
- To Dublin with Love as Self
2002
- Random Passage as Captain Brennan
1998
- Rain, Drizzle, and Fog as Himself
1994
- The Boys of St. Vincent ... (Writer)
1992
- The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later ... (Writer)
1991
- When Women Are Crazy ... (Music)
1989
- Welcome to Canada ... (Music Consultant)