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MARK MCAULEY (MAN OF COMMERCE) is best known for appearing in the second season of the globally successful TV series ‘Vikings‘. He also starred in the Zanzibar produced feature film ‘Saol’ and most recently in 'The Betrayal', ‘The Genius of George Boole’ and the short films ‘Penrose’ and ‘The Devil’s Ball’ as well as the most recent RSA commercial. Mark is not only a critically acclaimed actor on both screen and stage, but is also an awarding winning filmmaker in his own right having written, directed and starred in the short film ‘Connection’. He has also produced DysFunctional Fitness (shortlisted for RTE’s Storyland) and The TV pilot ‘Changeling’ (working title) and is the owner of the Film production company Zoology films. In 2014 he directed his first professional play ‘Anonymous’, and also the new play ‘One Night Forever Ago’ written by Gareth Stack this year. Mark facilitates acting workshops in both his own courses and with a VEC. He has also run a series of workshops with DIT Kevin Street as well as working with a number of businesses. He trained at the Stansilavski Studio at the Focus Theatre under Tim Mc Donnell and has workshopped with acclaimed LA acting coach Anthony Meindl.
SHANE ROBINSON (MAN OF GOD) is a Dublin based actor. In 2015 he graduated from 'The Programme for Screen Acting' at Bow Street formally known as The Factory, a programme led by directors John Carney, Shimmy Marcus, Kirsten Sheridan, Lance Daly & casting director Maureen Hughes. Shane has recently wrapped on TV3's Jack Taylor and is working on up coming theatre production Pink Milk in the New Theatre in late June. Shane also trained at the Gaiety school of acting, Georgebrown school of performing arts and acquired a first class honour’s in acting performance. He is also a workshop facilitator for No Drama Theatre specialising in improvisation and physical theatre."
DANIELLE GALLIGAN (GIRL) just graduated with First Class Honours from the Lir Academy in July 2015. While at the Lir, she starred as Mary Flynn in Tarry Flynn, directed by Wayne Jordan; as Sarah in O Go My Man, directed by Tom Creed; among other roles. She also starred as Caitlyn in the web series Tinderface, directed by Paul Duane. Since graduating Danielle's theatre work includes The Bloody Irish directed by Michael Barker-Cavan; Rough Magic's The Train directed by Lynne Parker; Contractions directed by Annabelle Comyn; LadyPlay directed by Davey Kelleher; Auditor in Pan Pan's Cascando directed by Gavin Quinn. Danielle also partook in the FUEL Residency with Druid Theatre Company with the show Hostel 16. She played Susan Brady in Playboy of the Western World directed by Goretti Slavan for RTE. Past film roles include This Must Be The Place directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Danielle is currently performing with ANU productions in Beyond Barricades directed by Louise Lowe.
FIACH KUNZ (GIRL) is a 25 year old Dublin based actor who trained at The Applied Art of Acting in 2013 and recently graduated from Bow Street Screen Acting Academy. Stage work includes 'Such Sweet Things' (Smock Alley Theatre) and 'In Arabia We'd All Be Kings' (Players Theatre). Screen work includes over twenty short films, four independent feature films including 'Blue Dawn' (2016), which he co-produced, and 'LIFT' (2016) in which he starred alongside Gerard McSorley. Television work includes HBO's 'Game of Thrones' S5E9.