Acting • AGE 64
Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity Colle...


The Uprising
2026

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Harry Conway
2026

Jay Kelly
First Voice (voice)
2025

National Theatre Live: Retrograde
Mr Parks
2025

KAOS
President Minos
2024

The Teacher
Simon Cohen
2024

The Regime
Emil Bartos
2024

Blackshore
Bill McGuire
2024

Kinked
2023

Andor
Commandant Jayhold Beehaz
2022

Becoming Elizabeth
Anthony Denny
2022

Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye
Narrator
2022

The Song of Names
Gilbert
2019

Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
Sir Constance
2019

A Girl from Mogadishu
Joe Costello
2019

The Spy
General Ad-Din
2019

National Theatre Live: All About Eve
Addison Dewett
2019

Traitors
Henry
2019

Resistance
Senator Daniel Shea
2019

Psychomanteum
Narrator
2018

The Current War
Franklin Pope
2018

Florence Foster Jenkins
Phineas Stark
2016

Galavant
King of Valencia
2015

Der Medicus
Bar Kappara
2014

Standby
Paul
2014

National Theatre Live: King Lear
The Earl of Kent
2014

New Worlds
Colonel Blood
2014

Quirke
Inspector Hackett
2014

Fleming
Colonel William Donovan
2014

The Voices
Sheriff Weinbacher
2014

The Physician
Bar Kappara
2013

Toast of London
2013

One Chance
Luciano Pavarotti
2013

Lovely Louise
Bill
2013

Burton and Taylor
Milton Katselas
2013

Ripper Street
Aiden Galvin
2012

The Hollow Crown
Warwick
2012

Titanic: Blood and Steel
Rex Riley
2012

Call the Midwife
Father Joe
2012

Fresh Meat
John Frobisher
2011

Cars 2
Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)
2011

Killing Bono
Danny Machin
2011

Zen
Moscati
2011

Sherlock
Angelo
2010

The Pizza Miracle
Gianni
2010

Holy Water
Inspector Brian Hogan
2009

National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Theseus
2009

Hilde
David O. Selznick
2009

Whistleblower
Michael Neary
2008

Happy-Go-Lucky
Tramp
2008

Ashes to Ashes
Sacks
2008

Flawless
Henry
2007

Saddam's Tribe
Saddam
2007

The Nativity Story
Zechariah
2006

Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott
Narrator
2006

Isolation
Garda Hourigan
2005

Omagh
Sam Pollock
2005

Dot.Kill
Capt. Tommy Byrnes
2005

Fallen
Mara
2004

Inside I'm Dancing
Interview Panelist
2004

The Libertine
Keown
2004

Wondrous Oblivion
Victor
2004

Murder City
2004

Hustle
Johnny Keyes
2004

Mystics
Mickey Mac
2003

Byron
Turkish Governor
2003

What a Girl Wants
Bride's Father
2003

The Commander
2003

Monsieur N.
Dr. O'Meara
2003

Wire in the Blood
2002

Foyle's War
Jose De Perez
2002

Spooks
Roy Woodring
2002

24
Anatol Stolnavich
2001

Waking the Dead
DI Bailey
2001

Rat
Newsreader
2000

The Ambassador
1998

Jonathan Creek
Det. Inspector Barrison
1997

The Van
Des, Health Inspector
1996

My Friend Joe
Mr. Doyle
1996

Ballykissangel
Micky Keeler
1996

Jake's Progress
Consultant
1995

Beyond Reason
John Horan
1995

In the Name of the Father
Hooker's Driver
1993

The Snapper
Anaesthetist
1993

Peak Practice
Keith Johnson
1993

Heartbeat
Igor Saukas
1992

The Miracle
Washington, Destry Rides Again
1991

Taffin
Les
1988

Ink
1988

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Constable
1951