Hugh O'Conor

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Biography

He went on to appear in "Rawhead Rex" and "Fear of the Dark" as well as radio dramas and stage shows like "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".

O'Conor was still a relative unknown pre-teen when he co-starred with Liam Neeson in the British-made feature "Lamb" (1985). O'Conor played the ten-year-old Owen, a lonely epileptic boy who is temporarily rescued from a violent and oppressive children's home by Brother Sebastian (Neeson). It was three …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

November 30, 1973

Career Milestones

1995

Starred in film "The Young Poisoner's Handbook"

1989

Played the young Christy Brown in Jim Sheridan's "My Left Foot"

1988

First US-made film, "Da"

1985

Made film debut co-starring with Liam Neeson in "Lamb"

1982

Made TV debut in series "The Irish RM" (RTE) (date approximate)

Awards

2001

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Chocolat