Lisa Dwan

Acting

Lisa Dwan

Born November 25, 1977 (age 48)

Lisa Dwan is an Irish actress. She is best known for her work in theatre, performing in Samuel Beckett adaptations among other works. She began her career in the Fox Kids series Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998–1999). More recently, she starred in the Netflix series Top Boy (2019–2023). She also appeared in the RTÉ soap opera Fair City (2006–2007) and the ITV drama Rock Rivals (2008). Dwan was …

Known For

The Tailor of PanamaThe Tailor of Panama · 2001
The Tailor of Panama
6.02001
MovieDramaThriller
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
The Three UrnsThe Three Urns · 2026
The Three Urns
2026
MovieDramaComedy
Back in his home country to spread the ashes of his beloved wife, a man races to his destination. In a milk float. Chased by a beautiful French woman in a smart car, plagued with battery issues.
Oliver TwistOliver Twist · 1997
Oliver Twist
6.21997
MovieFamilyDrama
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
A Prayer for RainA Prayer for Rain · 2014
A Prayer for Rain
6.32014
MovieHistoryDrama
Thirty years on from the 1984 Union Carbide plant malfunction, the consequences of which are tragically ongoing, A Prayer for Rain is the powerful and moving story of the Bhopal tragedy, one of the great corporate and environmental scandals of the last half-century. It dramatises the dependence of the local community on the chemical plant that will eventually cause catastrophe, and the series of oversights that led to an event that stands as a benchmark for corporate irresponsibility in the developing world.
Moving TargetMoving Target · 2000
Moving Target
4.62000
MovieActionThriller
When an unsuspecting American tourist and former kickboxer journeys to the West of Ireland to meet his online love interest, he accidentally intercepts nuclear detonators concealed inside a six-pack of Beamish, and finds himself embroiled in a cat-and-mouse chase between the IRA, US intelligence and the Garda Síochána.
Pale SisterPale Sister · 2021
Pale Sister
2021
MovieDrama
Written by Colm Toibin, Pale Sister is a powerful retelling of the classic tale of Antigone. Lisa Dwan stars in a tour-de-force performance directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.
The EngagementThe Engagement · 2014
The Engagement
2014
MovieComedyRomance
Mystic Knights of Tir Na NogMystic Knights of Tir Na Nog · 1999
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
7.01999
MovieActionAdventure
Journey beyond imagination to a fantastic world of swords and sorcery, wizards and warriors, where the fate of an entire kingdom rests on the shoulders of four brave, young heroes - The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog. The knights embark on an action-packed quest to find the warrior Draganta and the mystical fire dragon Pyre, who will help them defeat the evil queen Maeve. Filled with powerful magic and courageous battles, The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog is a legendary adventure that you'll enjoy time and time again!

Filmography

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The Black River of HerselfThe Black River of Herself · 2021
The Black River of Herself
2021
MovieDrama
The Black River of Herself brings to life a fictional Irish Bog Body – an ancient corpse naturally preserved over thousands of years in Ireland’s peat bog lands. Invariably discovered through the process of industrial peat extraction, these bodies become an evocative lens through which to explore our current era of human-induced planetary change. With a script by novelist Daisy Hildyard, the film traverses 300 million years of history across its three sequences, during which the revenant figure of The Bog Body returns to the surface of a world on the brink of ecological collapse. Brought to life through an innovative mix of practical puppetry effects and animatronics, The Bog Body urges its human discoverer to open their eyes; to learn from the many worlds that have gone before or face inevitable extinction.

Voice of Bog Body