Barry McGovern: movies and TV shows
Barry McGovern has 46 credits in the archive: 32 films and 14 TV series, from 1979 to 2026. Highest rated: Game of Thrones (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1979 – 2026 · busiest year: 2018 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Sunken Place | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2025 | Blue Fiddle | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2024 | Bodkin | Beckett | TV | 6.4 | 76 |
| 2024 | Blackshore | Dr. James Whelan | TV | 6.7 | 76 |
| 2024 | Boglands | Art Ó Suilleabháin | TV | 5.1 | 76 |
| 2024 | At Sea | Whale (Voice) | Film | — | 76 |
| 2023 | Obituary | Sandy Benson | TV | 7.4 | 75 |
| 2023 | The Woman in the Wall | Dr. Gabriel | TV | 6.7 | 75 |
| 2023 | Apocalypse Clown | DuCoque | Film | 6.2 | 75 |
| 2021 | Foundation | Orlio | TV | 7.7 | 73 |
| 2021 | Sprachlos in Irland | Mr. O'Toole | Film | 3.7 | 73 |
| 2020 | Wild Mountain Thyme | Cleary | Film | 5.3 | 72 |
| 2019 | Critters TV | Narrator (voice) | TV | — | 71 |
| 2019 | Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett | Self | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | Penance | The Commandant | Film | 5.9 | 70 |
| 2018 | Royally Ever After | King Edmond | Film | 6.1 | 70 |
| 2018 | Cecelia Ahern: Dich zu lieben | Direktor Russell | Film | — | 70 |
| 2018 | Citizen Lane | William Martin Murphy | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2017 | The Cured | Patrick Ryan | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2016 | Rebellion | Archbishop William Walsh | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2016 | My Name Is Emily | Dr. Golding | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 2013 | Vikings | French Archbishop | TV | 8.1 | 65 |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Dying Man | TV | 8.5 | 63 |
| 2010 | Gift of the Magi | Gary Janardi | Film | 4.8 | 62 |
| 2010 | Na cloigne | Ceannfort Ó Sé | TV | — | 62 |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Bishop Bonnivet | TV | 7.8 | 59 |
| 2006 | Studs | Secret Agent Smart | Film | 5.2 | 58 |
| 2003 | Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film | Self - Vladimir ("Waiting for Godot") | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 2001 | Waiting for Godot | Vladimir | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1998 | The General | IRA Man 1 | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1998 | Miracle at Midnight | Rabbi Ben Abrams | Film | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1997 | Driftwood | McTavish | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1997 | The Informant | Courtroom Judge | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1995 | Braveheart | King's Advisor | Film | 7.9 | 47 |
| 1992 | Far and Away | McGuire | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1992 | Blind Alley | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate | Film | 5.8 | 43 | |
| 1991 | The Treaty | Eamon de Valera | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Luggage Salesman | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1990 | August Saturday | Desmond | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1990 | Dear Sarah | Giuseppe Conlon | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1987 | Foreign Bodies | Dermot | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1987 | Riders to the Sea | Bartley | Film | — | 39 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Desmond | TV | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1979 | Katie: The Year of a Child | Sean | Film | — | 31 |
| Forgiveness | Erskine Childers | Film | — | — |