John Michael McDonagh wrote and directed The Guard which was nominated for a BAFTA, and replaced this film as the most successful independent Irish film of all time?
The Guard (2011 film) The Guard is a 2011 Irish buddy cop comedy film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham. It is the most successful independent Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts, overtaking "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" (2006), which previously held this status.
Barry McEvoy Barry McEvoy | Born: (1967--) 11, 1967 (age 50 ) is an Irish film actor/writer best known for writing and playing the lead in "An Everlasting Piece" (2000), directed by Barry Levinson. McEvoy's first screen appearance of note was in the supporting role of a gangster in "Gloria" (1999), filmed after he had spent a decade performing in Off Broadway plays in New York City. McEvoy also appears in "Gettysburg" (1993), "Veronica Guerin" (2003), "" (2006), and "Five Minutes of Heaven" (2009).