Michael Smiley

Birth Name:

Michael Smiley

Birth Place:

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Won a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Kill List" in 2011
Was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Kill List" in 2013
Was nominated for a London Critics Circle Film Award for Supporting Actor of the Year for "Kill List" in 2012
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

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