Michael Legge (actor)

Michael Legge is a Northern Irish former actor.

Michael Legge
Legge in 2013
Born	Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–2017
Awards	1

Early life and education

Michael Legge attended St Colman's College, Newry, where he was a contemporary of fellow Irish professional actor Kevin Trainor; both performed, aged 11, on the main Olivier stage of the National Theatre, London in 1990 as part of the National Theatre Challenge.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Legge appeared in a number of stage, film, television, and radio roles.

He is best known for playing the teenage Frank McCourt in Alan Parker's 1999 film, Angela's Ashes. He also played another Limerick character in the film Cowboys & Angels.^[1]

Post-acting career

In 2017, Legge quit acting to move to Copenhagen and become a life coach.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Soft Sand, Blue Sea	Store Guard
1999	Straydogs	Niko
	Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?	Vince Smith
	Angela's Ashes	Older Frank McCourt
2000	Girls from H.A.R.M.
2003	Cowboys & Angels	Shane Butler
2009	Sam and Jenny Go to a Play	Sam
2011	Whole Lotta Sole	Randy
2012	Mute[3]	Hitchhiker
	Tower Block	Jeff
	Pop	Dr Bark
	Tristan and the Golden Lion	Tristan Dieter Potter	Voice
	The Fitz-Caymen Experiment	Paul Diagio
	Blue Mountain Mystery	Luke
2013	King of the Railway
	The Stag	Little Kevin

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
2000	Cressida[4][5]	Stephen Hammerton	Albery Theatre, London
2001	Presence[6]	Pete	Jerwood Theatre, London
2002	Plasticine[7]	Maksim	Royal Court Theatre, London
2003	Habeas Corpus[8]		Waltham Theatre, London
2004/5	His Dark Materials[9][10]	Will Parry	National Theatre, London
2006	Southwark Fair	Aurek	National Theatre, London
2008	Treasure Island[11]	Jim Hawkins	Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
2009	Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme[12]	Martin Crawford	Hampstead Theatre, London
2012	My Cousin Rachel[13]	Philip Ashley	Gate Theatre, Dublin
2014	Of Mice and Men[14]	George	Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episode
1996	The Precious Blood	John Willis
1997/8	Dream Team	Conor McCarthy	1.01 – 1.64
2000	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Michael Legge	21 January 2000
2002	On Home Ground	John King	2.1
2004	The Big Bow Wow	Frank	All
2004	Dunkirk[15]	LCpl Wilf Saunders
2004	Omagh[16]	Michael Barrett
2007–09	Shameless[17]	PC Tom O'Leary	Series 4 to 6
2011	Outcasts[18]	Tipper Malone	1.1–1.8
2013–2014; 2017	Thomas & Friends	Luke	Series 17-18; 21
2013	London Irish	Aidan	1.6
	The Bible[19][20]	Stephen	2

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2000	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in an International Film: Young Performer	Angela's Ashes	Nominated
2001	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Newcomer of the Year		Nominated
2004	Outtakes Dallas	Best Actor	Cowboys & Angels	Won