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Brian Downey

Brian Downey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Downey (born 31 October 1944 in Newfoundland, Canada) is a Canadian actor perhaps best-known for his portrayal of Stanley Tweedle, in the science-fiction television series Lexx. Downey is a character actor who has appeared in various films and guest starring roles on TV, including a recurring role on Millennium. His first film role was in a 1986 Andy Jones film called The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, which features the entire cast of CODCO. Downey has enjoyed a long professional relationship with Lexx creator Paul Donovan, dating back at least to 1988, when Donovan cast Downey in the time travel adventure film, Norman's Awesome Experience. Downey appeared as Cardinal Juan de Mella in Donovan's upcoming medieval TV thriller, The Conclave. Downey has also worked with Jessica Lange, JoBeth Williams, Sam Rockwell, and directors such as Joe Sargent. He won the 2010 only acting award at the 2010 Atlantic Film Festival for his role in "Whirligig", directed by Chaz Thorne, with whom he has worked on 2 previous features. He played the evil gang leader "The Drake", who runs the town in the feature film, Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer and directed by Jason Eisener. Downey is also a musician and writer. Before being recruited as an actor, he spent many years as a musician, as a bass player, guitarist, and blues harmonica player. He has been a writer for many stage plays, and has led many script writing workshops. His first full length stage play, "Peter's Other War", was produced during the summer of 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Downey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1944-10-31

Birth Place

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Movies and TV shows :

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

2014

5.8

Movie
Copperhead

Copperhead

2013

5.3

Movie
Eating Pattern

Eating Pattern

1997

7.0

Movie
Gary Moore & Friends: One Night in Dublin

Gary Moore & Friends: One Night in Dublin

2006

7.0

Movie
George's Island

George's Island

1989

6.5

Movie
Giga Shadow

Giga Shadow

1997

7.0

Movie
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
poster

Haven

2010

7.5

TV
Hobo with a Shotgun

Hobo with a Shotgun

2011

5.9

Movie
I Worship His Shadow

I Worship His Shadow

1996

7.6

Movie
Just Buried

Just Buried

2007

5.9

Movie
poster

Lexx

1997

7.0

TV
Little Dickie

Little Dickie

2002

0.0

Movie
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax

2014

5.8

Movie
poster

Millennium

1996

7.7

TV
Norman's Awesome Experience

Norman's Awesome Experience

1989

3.2

Movie
Secret Nation

Secret Nation

1992

5.2

Movie
Snow Angels

Snow Angels

2007

6.4

Movie
Super Nova

Super Nova

1997

4.5

Movie
Sybil

Sybil

2007

6.5

Movie
The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

1986

8.5

Movie
The Conclave

The Conclave

2006

6.0

Movie
The Disappeared

The Disappeared

2012

5.5

Movie
The Healer

The Healer

2017

7.2

Movie
The Story of Faustus Bidgood

The Story of Faustus Bidgood

2023

0.0

Movie
Whirligig

Whirligig

2011

0.0

Movie