Liam Cunningham - wikipedia Liam Cunningham For other people named Liam Cunningham, see Liam Cunningham ( disambiguation ). Liam Cunningham Cunningham at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International ( 1961 - 06 - 02 ) 2 June 1961 ( age 56 ) East Wall, Dublin, Ireland Nationality Irish Education St Davids, Artane, Dublin Occupation Actor Director Producer Years active 1992 -- present Spouse ( s ) Colette Cunningham Children Liam Cunningham ( born 2 June 1961 ) is an Irish stage and screen actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic - fantasy series Game of Thrones. He has been nominated for the London Film Critics ' Circle Award, the British Independent Film Award, has won two Irish Film & Television Awards, and shared a BAFTA with Michael Fassbender, for their crime - drama short film Pitch Black Heist. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 4.4 Music videos 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Cunningham was born in East Wall, which is an inner city area of the Northside of Dublin. He has three sisters and a brother, and was brought up in a Roman Catholic household. Cunningham dropped out of secondary school at 15 and pursued a career as an electrician. In the 1980s, Cunningham moved to Zimbabwe for three years where he maintained electrical equipment at a safari park and trained Zimbabwean electricians. After returning to Ireland, Cunningham became dissatisfied with his work as an electrician and decided to pursue his interest in acting. He attended acting classes and began to work in local theatre. He appeared in a production of `` Studs '' at The Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, London. Career Liam at the Game of Thrones exhibition in May 2013 Cunningham 's debut film role came in Into the West, where he played a police officer. His on - screen acting continued with roles in War of the Buttons, and A Little Princess, before making his first major break - out role in Jude, playing Phillotson. He continued with character roles in RKO 281, Falling for a Dancer, Shooting the Past, When the Sky Falls and Stranded. Cunningham came to international prominence with his role as Captain Ryan in the critically acclaimed, independent horror film, Dog Soldiers. Since then, he has starred in acclaimed films roles including, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Hunger, The Guard, Black Butterflies and The Escapist and in numerous high budget British and American films including The League of Gentlemen 's Apocalypse, The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Clash of the Titans, Centurion, and Harry Brown. On television, he appeared as President Richard Tate in the BBC programme Outcasts. In 2012, Cunningham joined the main cast for the second season of HBO 's Game of Thrones portraying former smuggler Davos Seaworth, and in 2013 he starred in The Numbers Station alongside John Cusack. He was also cast in season 5 of the BBC series Merlin as a sorcerer. He featured in the music video for `` High Hopes '' by Irish alternative rock band Kodaline from their EP The High Hopes. In April 2013, he was cast in the seventh season of the hit BBC1 series Doctor Who in the episode `` Cold War '', where he played Captain Zhukov, the commander of a Russian submarine in 1983 facing one of the Ice Warriors. He guest starred in the second season of the VH1 television series Stay Closer, with Sandra Bullock and Jessica Chastain. Personal life Cunningham currently resides in Dublin with his wife Colette, with whom he has three children, daughter Ellen and sons Liam Jr. and Sean. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Public Toilet Short film 1992 Heaven Only Knows Paul Clarke Short film 1992 Into the West Police Officer 1993 The Sea Short film 1994 Undercurrent Greg Laughton 1994 War of the Buttons The Master 1995 A Little Princess Capt. Crewe / Prince Rama 1995 First Knight Sir Agravaine Jude ' Phillotson 1997 The Doherty Brothers Connor Doherty Short film 1997 The Life of Stuff Alex Sneddon 1998 The Tale of Sweety Barrett Detective Bone 1999 A Love Divided Sean Cloney 2000 When the Sky Falls John Cosgrave ( The Runner ) 2001 Revelation Father Ray Connolly 2001 The Island of the Mapmaker 's Wife John Wyndham 2002 Dog Soldiers Capt. Ryan 2002 The Abduction Club John Power 2003 Mystics Sean Foley 2003 The Crooked Man Hamilton The Card Player John Brennan Screwback Harry Short film 2003 The League of Gentlemen 's Apocalypse Director 2005 Breakfast on Pluto 1st Biker 2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley Dan 2008 The Escapist Brodie 2008 Hunger Father Dominic Moran 2008 Paris Noir Douglas 2008 The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Mad Dog Maguire 2009 Blood : The Last Vampire Michael Harrison 2009 The Tournament Powers 2009 Perrier 's Bounty The Mutt 2009 Harry Brown Sid Rourke Centurion Brick Clash of the Titans Solon The Whistleblower Bill Hynes 2011 Pitch Black Heist Liam Short film Also executive producer 2011 The Guard Francis Sheehy - Skelfington 2011 Black Butterflies Jack Cope 2011 The Silence of Joan The English Captain 2011 War Horse The Army Doctor 2012 Safe House Alec Wade 2013 SLR Elliot Short film 2013 The Numbers Station Grey 2013 Good Vibrations 2014 I Am Here Father Short film 2014 Noble Thomas 2014 Let Us Prey Six 2015 Ladygrey Angus 2015 Dusha shpiona Hillsman 2015 The Childhood of a Leader The Father 2015 Pursuit Fionn 2017 24 Hours to Live Wetzler Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 A Handful of Stars Stapler Television film 1993 Poor Beast in the Rain Danger Doyle Television film 1994 -- 95 Roughnecks Chris 13 episodes 1995 Cracker Stuart Grady 2 episodes 1997 Police 2020 DCI Billy O'Connell Pilot 1998 Falling for a Dancer Mossie Sheehan Television film 1999 Shooting the Past Christopher Anderson Television film 1999 Too Rich : The Secret Life of Doris Duke Alec Cunningham - Reid Television film 1999 RKO 281 Gregg Toland Television film 2000 A Likeness in Stone Bill Armstrong Television film 2001 Rebel Heart Michael Malone Television film 2001 Attila Theodoric I 2 episodes 2002 Stranded David Robinson Television film 2003 Final Demand David Milner Television film 2003 Prime Suspect Robert West Episode : `` Part 1 '' Messiah Pace Tierney Episode : `` The Promise '' 2005 Showbands Tony Golden Television film 2005 The Clinic Malcolm Keown 5 episodes 2006 Hotel Babylon Adrian McBride Episode # 1.8 2006 Showbands II Tony Golden Television film 2006 Murphy 's Law Drew Johnstone 3 episodes 2007 Afterlife Jonathan Episode : `` Your Hand in Mine '' 2007 The Wild West Wyatt Earp Episode : `` The Gunfight at the OK Corral '' 2007 Northanger Abbey General Tilney Television film 2007 Anner House Neil Barry Television film 2007 The Catherine Tate Show Father Episode : `` Christmas Special '' 2009 The Street Thomas Miller Episode # 3.1 2011 Outcasts President Richard Tate 8 episodes 2011 Camelot Colfur Episode : `` Justice '' 2011 Strike Back : Project Dawn Daniel Connolly 2 episodes 2012 Saving the Titanic Narrator ( voice ) Documentary 2012 Titanic : Blood and Steel Jim Larkin 5 episodes 2012 -- 19 Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth Main role 2012 Merlin Ruadan 2 episodes 2013 Doctor Who Captain Zhukov Episode : `` Cold War '' 2013 Vera Sam Harper Episode : `` Prodigal Son '' 2015 The Musketeers Belgard Episode : `` The Prodigal Father '' 2017 Philip K. Dick 's Electric Dreams General Olin Episode : `` Human Is '' Video games Year Title Role Notes 2017 Squadron 42 Captain Noah White Performance capture Music videos Year Title Notes 2013 `` High Hopes '' By Kodaline Awards and nominations Year Film / Television Award Result 1999 Falling for a Dancer Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Television Role Nominated 1999 A Love Divided Irish Film and Television Award for Best Male Actor in a Lead Film Role Nominated 2006 Showbands II Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television Nominated 2006 Murphy 's Law Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Television Nominated 2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film Won 2008 Hunger London Film Critics ' Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year Nominated 2008 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film Won 2008 British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film Nominated 2012 Pitch Black Heist BAFTA Award for Best Short Film Won 2012 The Guard Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film Nominated 2014 Game of Thrones Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Drama Nominated 2015 Nominated 2016 Nominated 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2017 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Drama Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Liam Cunningham signs for next six season of Game of Thrones ''. Independent Women. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Awards for Liam Cunningham ''. IMDb. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` BAFTA : Pitch Black Heist ''. Latitude Festival. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Falling for an Irish Lad ''. Irish News, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 27 November 1999 -- by Robert McMillen. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones Casts Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` The Numbers Station ''. Matador Pictures. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Liam Cunningham cast in BBC 's Merlin ''. Irish Film and Television Network. Retrieved 19 August 2012. Jump up ^ Kodaline - High Hopes. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2016 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ `` Here 's the full list of nominees for this year 's Irish Film and Television Awards ''. entertainment.ie. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017. External links Liam Cunningham on IMDb VIAF : 85816998 LCCN : nr98001464 ISNI : 0000 0001 2142 2665 GND : 124393519 SUDOC : 113729022 BNF : cb14167736r ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liam_Cunningham&oldid=832299713 '' Categories : 1961 births Living people Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Irish male stage actors Male actors from Dublin ( city ) 20th - century Irish male actors 21st - century Irish male actors Hidden categories : EngvarB from August 2014 Articles with hCards Use dmy dates from August 2014 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Latina Malagasy მარგალური Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 21 more Edit links This page was last edited on 25 March 2018, at 03 : 00. 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