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Owen O'Neill

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Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Owen O'Neill is a writer,stand-up comedian and actor. He has written and performed eight one-man stage plays, winning three Fringe firsts, the Edinburgh critics award for best Comedy and the LWT writers award for best original script. Plays not listed here include 'Finding Mick Jagger' (Traverse Theatre, 2004), 'My Son The Footballer!' (Assembly Rooms, 2002) and 'It Was Henry Fonda's Fault' (Traverse Theatre, 2000)

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Absolution Owen O'Neill

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
The Shawshank Redemption Owen O'Neill Dave Johns Stephen King (1)

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Absolution Owen O'Neill
The Kingdom Colin Teevan