Name Gerard Stembridge Role Writer | TV shows The State of Us | |
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Occupation Writer, director, novelist Notable works Scrap Saturday (1989-91), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000), Nora (2000), Counting Down (2009) Movies About Adam, Ordinary Decent Criminal, Alarm, Nora, Guiltrip Books The Effect of Her, That Was Then, Counting Down, According to Luke, Ordinary Decent Criminal Similar People Charlotte Bradley, Rosaleen Linehan, Alan Maher, Pat Murphy, Brendan Dempsey | ||
Education University College Dublin | ||
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Gerard "Gerry" Stembridge (b. 1958, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish writer, director and actor. He was educated at CBS Sexton Street in Limerick. While attending University College Dublin, he was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society. He taught English and drama at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Clontarf.
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- on the nail reading the locke bar thurs 2nd sept 2010 gerard stembridge
- Radio
- Film career
- Playwright
- Novels
- References
on the nail reading the locke bar thurs 2nd sept 2010 gerard stembridge
Radio
He reached significant prominence in Ireland when he co-created the satirical comedy radio programme Scrap Saturday with Dermot Morgan. It became one of the most popular programmes on RTÉ Radio.
Film career
Stembridge wrote the screenplay for Ordinary Decent Criminal (which starred Kevin Spacey and Linda Fiorentino). He co-wrote Nora, a film about James Joyce and Nora Barnacle which starred Ewan McGregor and Susan Lynch. He has directed such films as Guiltrip, Black Day at Black Rock, Alarm and About Adam.
Playwright
A selection of his plays include
Novels
Stembridge's latest novel The Effect of Her was published in 2013. He is also the author of three earlier novels: Unspoken (Old Street Press), Counting Down and According to Luke (both Penguin Ireland).