Andrew Connolly

Andrew Connolly (born 30 November 1965) is an Irish stage and screen actor and director.

Biography Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 30 November 1965 and was raised in the Finglas and Ringsend areas.

At sixteen years old he left school for a seven-month stint in the Merchant Navy, and later served eighteen months of "torture" in the Irish Navy before returning to Dublin, where he became involved in the Dublin Youth Theater. Connolly began his screen career with a recurring role in the RTÉ television series Inside in 1985, with his first film role coming three years later opposite Gabriel Byrne in The Courier. He had roles in several acclaimed television series, including Lost, Heroes, and The Closer. He wrote and directed the short film Flush in 2003, and made his feature film directoral debut with 2008's Quest for the Meaning of Life .

Connolly's most recognizable role was in the video game genre as captain James Donnelly, in L.A. Noire. His latest role was as an ex-con Paddy Bishop in the opera Fair City.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1985–1986 Inside Prisoner Twelve episodes 1986 Boom Babies Short 1987 Frankie and Johnnie Short 1988 The Courier Danny 1988 Joyriders Perky Rice 1988 Goodbye Piccadilly Matt Short 1990 The Truth About Claire Colman 1990 Saints and Scholars Jamie Short 1990 All My Lovely Boys Short 1991–1994 The Bill Steven Moss/Sean Tovey Two episodes 1992 Patriot Games Charlie Dugan 1993 Lovejoy Publican One episode 1993 Circle of Deceit Dermot McAuley 1994 Family Liam One episode 1995 Mad Dogs and Englishmen Clive Nathan 1995 Guiltrip Liam Nominated Best Actor, Amiens Film Festival 1995 Runway One 1996–1997 Bramwell Dr. Finn O'Neill Eight episodes 1999 Shergar Colcannon 1999 Vendetta Sheriff Bill Villere 1999 Vicious Circle Detective Declan Finney 2000 Taggart DI Ronnie Greig One episode 2001 Rebel Heart Eamon DeValera One episode 2002 The Secret Sea Karl Short 2002 Full Frontal Partygoer 2003 Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle Tom Molloy 2003 Flush Writer/Director/Co-producer Short 2007 Lost Brother Campbell Episode: "Catch-22" 2007 On Broadway Uncle Pete 2007 ER Brit No. 1 One episode 2008 Quest for the Meaning of Life Director/The Dog 2009 Heroes Joseph Sullivan Two episodes 2010 Chuck Jack Artman One episode 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Jacobus Troyger One episode 2010 The Closer Shariq Marku Two episodes 2011 The Cape Scales' Trainer 2011 Water for Elephants Weehawken Officer 2011 L.A. Noire Capt. James Donnelly Video game; voice and face modelling 2013 Fair City Paddy Bishop Recurring 2015 Full Circle Al Riordan Two episodes 2016 You're The Worst Freddie One episode