Brendan Conroy is a native of Tuam, Co Galway. He is an actor, known for ‘That They May Face the Rising Sun’ (2023), ‘Hokum’ (2026) and ‘Kings’ (2007). His career stretches back to the late 70’s when he became known playing the role of Peter Cadogan in ‘The Irish RM’, a show which continues to be repeated regularly up to this day. He has toured to Russia, Europe and the United States with the Abbey Theatre playing Jimmy Jack in ‘Translations’, Philly Cullen in ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ and Tadhg in ‘The Field’.

He worked extensively with Red Kettle of Waterford appearing in such celebrated productions as ‘Bent’, ‘Moonshine’, ‘Talbot’s Box’ and ‘Translations’ playing Manus and then he directed ‘The Price’ and Jim Nolan’s ‘Guernica Hotel’. He last worked with them playing Shay in the Irish Arts Centre, Manhattan, in their run of ‘The King’s of the Kilburn High Road’. He created the role of Tommy Clocks in Island’s ‘Pigtown’ by Mike Finn, played Arty O Leary in Livin Dred’s ‘Belfry’ by Billy Roche; he has also toured with Ouroborous and Druid and played George In ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ with the late and wonderful Fedelma Cullen, one of his favourites.

For the Taibhdhearc in Galway he has played in ‘Uaisle’ (Aristocrats), ‘Namhaid don Phobal’ (Enemy of the People) and last year he played Git in ‘The Kings of the Kilburn High Road’ as gaeilge, a part he played in the film ‘Kings’ winning an IFTA for best supporting actor.