Moe Dunford

Moe Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor.^[1] He is best known for his roles in Vikings and Patrick's Day. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including three Irish Film & Television Awards.

Moe Dunford
Dunford at the 2022 German Vikings Con
Born	Maurice Dunford (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 36) Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Early life

Dunford was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.^[2] He graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in June 2009.^[2]

Career

Dunford started his acting career in 2010 on The Tudors.^[2] Afterwards he appeared in many films and television productions like An Crisis^[2] and Game of Thrones.^[2] His most notable roles are Aethelwulf on Vikings^[3][4] and Patrick Fitzgerald in Patrick's Day.^[2][5] In 2015, he received an IFTA in the category of Best Actor in a Lead Role in Film for Patrick's Day, and an EFP 2015 Shooting Stars Award representing Ireland at the Berlin Film Festival.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Patrick's Day	Patrick Fitzgerald
2015	Leave	Brendan	Short film
2015	Traders	Lazarus 23
2016	The Flag	Mouse Morrisey
2016	Handsome Devil	Pascal
2016	Gridlock	Eoin	Short film
2017	Michael Inside	David
2017	The Lodgers	Dessie
2018	Black '47	Fitzgibbon
2018	The Dig	Ronan Callahan
2018	Rosie	John Paul
2019	Dark Lies the Island	Martin Mannion	Adapted from a Kevin Barry story
2020	I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland	Narrator
2020	Topping Out	Dave	Also executive producer; Short Film
2020	Angela's Christmas Wish	Father	Voice role
2020	Knuckledust	Hard Eight
2021	Nightride	Budge
2022	Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Richter

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Tudors	Richard Leland	2 episodes
2012	Game of Thrones	Stark messenger	1 episode ("The Prince of Winterfell")
2013	Raw	Niall	3 episodes
2013	An Crisis	Christian	6 episodes
2013	Bollywood to Hollywood	Guest	1 episode
2014–2018	Vikings	Æthelwulf	Recurring role (seasons 2–3); Main role (seasons 4–5); 36 episodes
2019	Dublin Murders	Sam O'Neill	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2022	Redemption	Eoin Molony	Main role
2022	The Dry	Jack	Main role

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Role
2016	"Cherry Wine"	Hozier	Man

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Work
2014	Cork Film Festival	International	Won	Patrick's Day
	Galway Film Festival	Bingham Ray New Talent Award	Nominated
	Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival, Michigan	Best Actor in a Lead Role - Film	Won
2015	Berlin International Film Festival	EFP Shooting Stars Award, Ireland	Won
	Irish Film and Television Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role - Film	Won
		Rising Star	Nominated	Patrick's Day & Vikings
2016	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama[6]	Won	Vikings
2017	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama[7]	Nominated	Vikings
2018	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama[8]	Nominated	Vikings
2019	Newport Beach Film Festival	Best Actor[9]	Won	The Dig
2020	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Leading Role[10]	Nominated	The Dig
2021	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Leading Role in Film[11]	Nominated	Knuckledust
2022	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Leading Role in Film[12]	Won	Nightride

References

1. "Patrick's Day star Moe Dunford honoured in Berlin". RTE. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
2. "Moe Dunford: 'Patrick spoke to me. I know Patrick very well'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
3. "Moe's the main man - Waterford native Moe Dunford lands lead role in bloodthirsty TV saga - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
4. "The busy 'Vikings' star Moe Dunford chats to IFTN about the latest season returning tonight, Patrick's Day, Black 47 and more | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
5. "The pride in playing a repressed schizophrenic - Patrick's Day star Moe Dunford - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
6. "IFTA Academy | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards". www.ifta.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
7. "IFTA Academy | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards". www.ifta.ie. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
8. "The Irish Times". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
9. "NBFF Awards".
10. "The Irish Times". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
11. Clarke, Donald (15 June 2021). "Iftas 2021: Normal People, Smother and Dating Amber top nominations". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
12. Clarke, Donald (22 February 2022). "Belfast and An Cailín Ciúin lead nominations for Irish film and television awards". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

External links

• Moe Dunford at IMDb