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?
John Michael McDonagh John Michael McDonagh is a screenwriter and film director with British and Irish nationality. He wrote and directed "The Guard" (2011) and "Calvary" (2014), both films starring Brendan Gleeson, receiving a BAFTA Award nomination for the former. He was born in London in 1967. He is the older brother of playwright and filmmaker Martin McDonagh.
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).