Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 15, 1956
Place of Birth
Galway, Ireland
Credits
16 titles
Paraic Breathnach
Biography
Páraic Breathnach (born 1956) is an Irish actor, performer, writer and storyteller. A fluent Irish speaker, Páraic grew up in Carna, County Galway. As a student in University of Galway, he was deeply involved with An Cumann Drámaíochta and Dramsoc, where he teamed up with Ollie Jennings in a series of cultural initiatives in and out of college. Breathnach worked with An Taibhdhearc and Druid Theatres and became the first manager of Galway Arts Centre, before co-founding Mácnas with Ollie Jennings. He has appeared in several major Irish films throughout the years, including Michael Collins and Breakfast on Pluto. A frequent contributor to TG4, he also played the character of Jacksie Walsh on RTÉ's Killinaskully. He has also been the managing director of the Galway Arts Center. In 2005, he was awarded an honorary degree from NUI Galway "for his immense contribution to cultural life in Galway and Ireland".
Known For
Filmography
Bodkin
Father Jim
Arracht
Fr. Joachin
Don't You Know Who I Am
Jack Taylor
Father Malachy
Cré na Cille
Brían Mór
Breakfast on Pluto
Benny Feely
Rógairí
Tinker
Ella Enchanted
Ogre No. 2
Killinaskully
Jacksie Walsh
Dead Bodies
Detective Gray
Brighid
Props
An Leabhar
An Cigire
Sweety Barrett
Cannolly
The Butcher Boy
Man on Tractor
Michael Collins
Santry the Blacksmith
Reefer and the Model
Quayside Fisherman