20th-century Irish male actors

Pierce Brendan Brosnan is an Irish actor. He achieved worldwide fame playing the lead role in four James Bond films from 1995 to 2002: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. Brosnan has also received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Nancy Astor (1982) and The Matador (2005).

Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor and film producer. His works encompass both stage and screen, and his accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and one Volpi Cup in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. The Irish Times named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.

Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002)

British actor (1940–2023)

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Irish actor (born 1977)

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Irish actor (1888–1961)

Andrew Scott is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, and a Silver Bear, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

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English actor and comedian

Irish-American actor (1928–2009)

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Irish pop singer (1976–2009)

Irish actor (1919–2005)

Irish actor and comedian (born 1979)

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Irish actor (1929–2012)

Irish musician (1934-2008)

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Irish-American actor (1899-1979)

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Irish-born actor in American films (1886-1939)

Irish actor (1910–1993)

Irish actor and singer

Irish singer and musician (1940–1984)

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Irish actor (1970-2002)

Irish actor and writer

Irish American actor (1923-1997)

Irish-American film director and actor (1872-1922)

Irish actor (1926-1989)

American actor (1882–1965)

Irish actor (1952–1998)

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Irish-American actor and film director (1883-1955)

Irish-born American actor (1888-1960)

Irish actor (1933-1998)

Irish actor (1918–1973)

Northern Irish actor

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Irish-American theatre actor (1847-1920)

Irish-American actor, writer and politician

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Irish actor, director and writer

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Irish-born English film and television actor (1912–1985)

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Irish actor (1913–1977)

Irish actor (1924–2007)

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American actor (1911-1998)

actor (1886-1948)

Irish actor (1905–1978)

Irish musician (1944-2015)

actor and film director (1891-1950)

Irish-American actor and writer (1874-1959)