Francis Magee
Born: 1959-06-07 in Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
Biography
Francis Magee (born 7 June 1959) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films, including Sahara (2005), Layer Cake (2004) and The Calling (2000). He played the part of Ordgar, the Housecarl who led the Crowhurst contingent, in 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (2009), a reconstruction of the year of the three battles from the English perspective. He was raised in Ireland and on the Isle of Man. He spent eight years as a fisherman before becoming an actor and has also been a member of several music groups including Namoza - who released four singles and an album - and Disco D'Oro. He studied acting at the Poor School at London's Kings Cross.
Filmography
2026
2025
- Murder Before Evensong as Edgy
- The Damned as Skuli
2024
- Kiss of the Con Queen as Cillian Donahill
2023
- The Licensed Fool as The Man With Tiny Eyes
- Then You Run as Turi
- My House as Don
2022
- The Tourist as Frank McDonnell
- Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as Talbot
- As a Prelude to Fear as Detective Barnbrook
- Desperate Measures as Mal Taylor
2021
- Zack Snyder's Justice League as Ancient King of Men
- Kin as Bren Kinsella
- The Tide as Skipper
2020
- White Lines as Clint Collins
2019
- The Witcher as Yurga
- Brassic as Big Joe Blane
- Extinction
- The Dig as Murphy
2018
- Winterlong as Francis
- I Made This For You as Dad
- Death and Nightingales as Mickey Dolphin
2017
- Absentia as Lester Nowicki
- Justice League as Ancient King of Men
- Bless Me Father as Michael
- GameFace as Dad
2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Grizzly Rebel
- Witless as Willy Whelan
2015
- Humans as Tex
- The Frankenstein Chronicles as Spence
- The Coroner as George James
- The Bastard Executioner as Absolon
- Casanova as Balbi
- Casanova as Balbi
2014
- Outlander as Crenshaw
- The Musketeers as Hubert
- Glory Days as Jake Murphy
- Jimmy's Hall as Mossie
- Good People as Ben Tuttrie
- Blood Cells as Cormac
2013
- The Bible as Saul
- House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra as Victor Rodenmaar Jr.
- WPC 56 as Brendan McCormack
2012
- Ripper Street as Davies
2011
- Game of Thrones as Yoren
- Death in Paradise as Stevie Smith
- Black Mirror as Parn Heidekker
- Vera as Benny
- House of Anubis as Victor Rodenmaar Jr.
- Zen as Giulio / Avel Vasko
- The Fades as Dr. Tremlett
- Anubis Unlocked as Self
- If You Have No Place to Cry as Luis
2010
- Cemetery Junction as Mr. Pearson
- Amphibious Creature of the Deep as Jimmy Kudrow
- Brighton Rock as Pavement Photographer
- Worried About the Boy as Jerry O'Dowd
2009
- Misfits as Dan
- London River as Inspecteur anglais
- Perrier's Bounty as Hank
- The Last Breath as Paul Kelvin
- 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth as Ordgar
2008
- Inspector George Gently as Chief Constable Lilley
- The Crew as Dermot
- City of Vice as Saunders Welch
2006
- A Harlot's Progress as James Dalton
2005
- Sahara as Fuse Cutter
- Trafalgar Battle Surgeon as William Beatty
2004
- Hustle as Journalist
- Layer Cake as Paul
2003
- Peep Show as Russell
- Holy Cross as Flag Man
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead as Algar, Foreman
- Buried as Ronaldo
- Alibi as Sgt. Powell
- The Royal as Alex Heath
2002
- Stranded as Pickles
- Footballers' Wives as DC Simmonds
- Butterfly Man as Joey
- Born and Bred as James Falkner
- Stranded as Pickles
- Lenny Blue as Connor
2001
- Waking the Dead as Gordon Christie
- In Deep as Ronnie Sharkey
- The Bombmaker as O'Keefe
2000
- The Calling as Carmac
- Don Quixote as Ginisella de Parapille
- Undertaker's Paradise
- Britannic as Reilly
1999
- Bad Girls as Rob Skelton
- All the King's Men as Able Seaman
1998
- Still Crazy as Hockney
- Written in Blood as Dr McRayer
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Smudgepot
- Where the Heart Is as Joe Bevan
1994
- 99-1 as Balaclava
- Time After Time as Villian
- Moving Story as Scurve
1992
- Heartbeat as Stannard
- A Touch of Frost as Rod Bainbridge
1986
- Casualty as Norris