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Belfast (2021) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Buddy — Jude Hill
- PA — Jamie Dornan
- MA — Caitríona Balfe
- Granny — Dame Judi Dench
- Pop — Ciarán Hinds
- Moira — Lara McDonnell
- Billy Clanton — Colin Morgan
Northern Irish actor Jude Hill, who is just 11-years-old, portrays Buddy, the protagonist in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast. Buddy himself is based on a young Belfast-born Branagh, who moved to Reading, England, with his family during the outbreak of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Belfast is Hill's biggest role to date and he spoke toNewsweekabout ta...
Jamie Dornan portrays Pa in Belfast, Buddy's father. Pa is not around all that often, working as a laborer in England every other week to provide for his family back in Belfast. With the outbreak of the Troubles, Pa is desperate to get his family out of their hometown, despite their love for the city. He even suggests taking the family as far as Ne...
Dublin-born actor Caitríona Balfe stars a Ma inBelfast,Buddy's loving mother. Ma is not only protective of her family, but protective of Belfast, the city she has lived and breathed her entire life. Balfe described her character Ma as "amazing," adding: "She's in some ways very childlike. She's this very fierce mother but she's definitely kind of l...
Dame Judi Dench plays the role of Buddy's Granny inBelfast. Dench, who has worked with Branagh on numerous projects including All is True and Henry V,joked that all Branagh had to do was "raise his eyebrows" for her to say "yes I'll do it, of course I'll do it'. She continued: "But it's an important story. And I've known him for such a long time. A...
Northern Irish actor Ciarán Hinds portrays Buddy's Grandfather Pop in Belfast. Hinds is well-known for his role as Gaius Julius Caeser in Rome, Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones, and Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. He has also appeared in many films, including The Man in the Hat, The Women in Black andTinker Tai...
Lara McDonnell plays the role of Buddy's troublesome older cousin Moira, who she described as "very cheeky, very naughty" and a "troublemaker." McDonnell, who is from the Republic of Ireland, shared that she watched countless episodes ofDerry Girls and replayed In the Name of the Father to get the Northern Irish accent just right. She said: "I watc...
Colin Morgan takes on the role of Billy Clanton inBelfast, a staunch protestant who threatens Buddy's father Pa for not picking a side in the Troubles. Morgan is a Northern Irish actor, best known for playing the title character in the BBC series Merlin. He is well known for playing Detective Sergeant Tom Anderson inThe Fall, alongside Belfastco-st...
- Molli Mitchell
Nov 11, 2021 · The cast of Belfast is made up of a talented group of actors, each playing characters that highlight their skills and talents. Here is who’s who in the cast, what other movies and TV shows they’ve starred in, and the descriptions of their characters in Branagh’s film.
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Nov 12, 2021 · Belfast: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan. A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.
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Belfast is a 2021 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan and Jude Hill.
Nov 11, 2021 · “Belfast” is unquestionably Kenneth Branagh’s most personal film to date, but it’s also sure to have universal resonance. It depicts a violent, tumultuous time in Northern Ireland, but it does so through the innocent, exuberant eyes of a nine-year-old boy.
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Nov 12, 2021 · Kenneth Branagh's Belfast includes The Troubles and several film & TV references. We break down the ending, the history of the film's setting & more.
