Jimmy Smallhorne

Jimmy Smallhorne is an Irish filmmaker who wrote, directed and acted in his debut feature film 2by4. The drama about a closeted gay construction worker in New York City was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and received the Festival's Cinematography award for the camera work of Declan Quinn (Leaving Las Vegas, Vanya on 42nd Street, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love). He is best known for his role as Git Loughman in TV series Love/Hate.

Smallhorne appeared in the crime thriller When the Sky Falls. At the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Smallhorne would direct his comedy screenplay Pushers Needed with an all-star cast of Joan Allen, Claire Danes, Kathy Bates, Brenda Blethyn and Maggie Smith.

Smallhorne grew up in the Ballyfermot suburb of Dublin, Ireland. He was one of eight kids and, as a teenager he became a compulsive gambler and lived rough on the streets before ending up in rehab at 18. He emigrated to the United States in 1994, finding work as a construction laborer.

In 2020 he appeared in the crime drama series Dead Still and in 2018 series Taken Down. He also appeared in the 2017 film Cardboard Gangsters.

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