Michael Smiley Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Kill List" in 2011
• Was nominated for a London Critics Circle Film Award for Supporting Actor of the Year for "Kill List" in 2012
• Was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Kill List" in 2013
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV movie "The Heist" in 1989
• Started out as a stand-up comedian in London after a friend convinced him to try out at comedy club, getting his chance when another act failed to show up
• Quote: "(On growing up in Belfast): "[It's] full of nutters․ I think you had to be․ You could be anything so long as you weren't boring․ I grew up with that quickness of wit where everybody had their story to tell․""
• Appeared in stage performances of "Hiding," "The Parting Glass," "Kings of the Road," and "Confessions of a Catholic Buddhist․"
• Best known for his role as Gal in "Kill List" and as Benny Silver in "Luther․"
• Appeared in the zombie comedy film "Shaun of the Dead" as a zombie that greatly resembled his "Spaced" character Tyres O'Flaherty