Aindrias Stack

Aindrias Stack (aka Aindrias de Staic) (born 9 November 1977, Galway, Ireland) is an Irish actor and musician. He performs in both Irish and English. Stack is best known for his one man shows Around the World on 80 Quid, The Year I Got Younger, The Summer I Did the Leaving and The Man From Moogaga.

Acting career His first West End role was in Woody Sez, a show about the life and music of Woody Guthrie. His first lead role in a feature film was I Am Raftery – The Weaver of Words where he portrayed the blind 19th century itinerant Irish poet in the biographical movie.

Other film roles include Malarkey, The Year I Got Younger, Further We Search (directed by Darius Devas – 2009) and A Moment of Grace (directed by Dimitrios Pouliotis – 2010).

Irish television appearances include The Clinic on RTÉ and Craic de Staic on TG4. In 2013, he was one of three judges on TG4's Scór Encore, on which contestants perform traditional music, song or dance.

Awards Year Award Event Title Result 2006 Best Actor Geelong Shoot Out Malarkey (directed by Joe Loh) Winner 2007 Sweet Award Edinburgh Fringe Festival Around the World on 80 Quid Winner 2008 Best Irish Short Documentary Galway Film Fleadh The Year I Got Younger (directed by Gen Bailey) Winner 2008 Best Solo Show New Zealand Fringe Festival Around the World on 80 Quid Winner 2008 Most Outstanding Performer Dunedin Fringe Festival Around the World on 80 Quid Nominated 2008 Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality Edinburgh Fringe Festival The Year I Got Younger Nominated 2009 Official Selection Galway Film Fleadh Shtax: A Homecoming (directed by John Murphy) Awarded 2009 Three Weeks Editors Award Edinburgh Fringe Festival The Summer I Did the Leaving Winner 2010 Bright Spark Award Tropfest A Moment of Grace (directed by Dimitrios Pouliotis) Winner 2014 Galway Water Best Comedy Award Galway Fringe Festival The Man From Moogaga Winner 2018 Best Radio Comedy Celtic Media Awards Llanelli 2018 The Man From Moogaga Winner

Filmography + List of acting performances in film and television Year Title Role Notes Source 2024 Blue Fiddle 2012 Stranded Vin Short version of Wasteland 2010 Songs for Amy James the Chef 2010 The Promotion J.P. Short 2010 Wasteland Vin 2010 A Moment of Grace Michael Short 2010 Craic de Staic Himself TV comedic documentary 2010 I Am Raftery – The Weaver of Words Raftery Feature film 2009 Nothing Personal Fiddle Player 2009 Shtax: A Homecoming Himself Documentary 2008 The Year I Got Younger Himself Short 2008 The Clinic Tony the Busker TV series – 4 episodes 2006 Malarkey Fiddle Player

Music career After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007, Stack returned to Galway to launch Latchico, the first recording featuring his music. Stack, along with Tim Scanlan and former Saw Doctors drummer, Éimhín Cradock make up a Gaelic gypsy hip-hop band, The Latchikós. They released their first single, "Off to Bondi Junction," and one 10-track CD, "Sugarbeat Sessions" in 2013. Aindrias and The Latchikos are popular internationally for their hybrid of Spanish Gypsy Music and Hip Hop.