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Gerard Kearney(II)

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The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces and underwear of their captured opponents. This is to get the boys in trouble with their parents. They go to battle in mass groups of dozens, throwing stones and cutting off their opponents buttons etc. And sometimes they go to battle completely naked and exposed. In one such scene about 30 boys return from a battle to celebrate victory at a barn-house only to find some girls waiting for them and they get very embarrassed at losing their privacy.
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War of the Buttons (1994)
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Born and residing in Cork City, Ireland, Gerard first discovered his love for acting when he was 12 years old when he was cast as "Big Con" in David Puttnam's feature "The War of the Buttons". At 12 years old and being away from home, Gerard kept himself occupied offset by practicing magic tricks which he learned from some crew members. These little tricks will go on to change Gerard's life forever! Eight years later Gerard has gone on to become a rising star in magic noted for his sleight of hand skills, and becoming "The Close up Champion" from the worlds largest magic organisation "The international brotherhood of magicians". Today, Gerard is a sought-after magic performer in Ireland. With magic quickly taking over Gerard's life, his love for acting never diminished, landing roles such as Donnacha in Ken Loach's "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" was just one of the many highlights of Gerard's acting career. Gerard continues to pursue his love for both magic perfection and acting.
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    The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
    The Wind that Shakes the Barley
    7.5
    • Donacha - Volunteer
    • 2006
    Ciara Berkeley, Sinead O'Riordan, and Chrissie Cronin in Swing Bout (2024)
    Swing Bout
    8.4
    • Gary Rohan
    • 2024
    War of the Buttons (1994)
    War of the Buttons
    7.3
    • Big Con
    • 1994
    Dead Along the Way (2016)
    Sucking Diesel
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Father Cormac

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    • Ciara Berkeley, Sinead O'Riordan, and Chrissie Cronin in Swing Bout (2024)
      Swing Bout
      8.4
      • Gary Rohan
      • 2024
    • Bound to work (2022)
      Bound to work
      8.7
      • Officer Smyth
      • 2022
    • Choices (2019)
      Choices
      Short
      • Ger
      • 2019
    • Dead Along the Way (2016)
      Sucking Diesel
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Father Cormac
      • 2018
    • 255111 (2017)
      255111
      TV Mini Series
      • Alan
      • 2017
    • Standing Up (2014)
      Standing Up
      TV Movie
      • Barry
      • 2014
    • Gerard Kearney, Ryan Sheppard, David James Coakley, and Jack Lowe in The Valley of Knockanure (2009)
      The Valley of Knockanure
      7.5
      Short
      • Paddy
      • 2009
    • The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
      The Wind that Shakes the Barley
      7.5
      • Donacha - Volunteer
      • 2006
    • Liam Cunningham, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, and Colin Farrell in Falling for a Dancer (1998)
      Falling for a Dancer
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Boy in bushes
      • 1998
    • War of the Buttons (1994)
      War of the Buttons
      7.3
      • Big Con
      • 1994

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