The Actors (2003)
Thick as thieves. Only thicker.
Lena Headey as: Dolores
Other Cast: Michael Caine, Dylan Moran, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson
Production Status: Released
Release Date: May 16, 2003 (UK)
Directed By: Conor McPherson
Screenwriters: Neil Jordan, Conor McPherson
Genre: Comedy / Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Bórd Scannán na hÉireann

 

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Synopsis
Anthony O'Malley is a vain and ageing classically trained actor who laments the fading of his 'glorious past', when he made a decent living from voiceovers and American TV. O'Malley prouds himself on being the self styled mentor to Tom, a young and aspiring thespian whose career is going nowhere more exciting than failing a humiliating audition for a bad sausage ad.

Stuck in a rut and earning a pittance in an hilariously misconceived Dublin production of Shakespeare's Richard III, the pair plan to swindle some loot from a gormless criminal by posing as a gangster hood.

But what should have been a simple one stop trip to easy cash turns into a spiral of cover ups which see Tom, with the help of his niece Mary, having to adopt more and more characters to prevent his cover being blown. And then if things weren't bad enough, Tom falls for the beautiful daughter of their victim and the real London gangster turns up on the scene.
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Trivia & Facts
× Filming Locations:
• Talbot Place, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Lena Headey starred in the movies Century (1993) and Merlin (1998) together with Miranda Richardson as well.

• Lena Headey sings the song "Could It Be Love?" orchestrated by The Michael Nyman Band together with Dylan Moran.

× Awards: 4 nominations (view)
Lena Headey Quotes
• "I did it because I knew it would be a great crack and because I wanted to work with Michael Caine, Dylan Moran and Michael Gambon, who was a lunatic."

About her character
"The female was well represented, for once. And she keeps her clothes on, which is a miracle. I got the script and thought it was funny."
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