Ciarán McMenamin
Ciarán McMenamin (born 1 October 1975) is a Northern Irish actor and writer. Early life. McMenamin was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, where he attended St Michael's College. He earned his B.A. from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1998. He attended drama classes at Ardhowen Youth Theatre before moving on to work with the Ulster Youth Theatre. Career. McMenamin has appeared on various BBC and ITV programmes, including "", an episode of "Agatha Christie's Marple", starring Geraldine McEwan, in which he played Cedric Crackenthorpe, and in the Channel 4 comedy series  The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star. In 1999 he was cast in the title role of the BBC1 television movie "David Copperfield". He co-starred in "The Golden Hour" (ITV, 2005), playing a doctor. In January 2009, he appeared in a one-off special episode ("The Grinning Man") of the BBC's "Jonathan Creek", playing a grounds keeper. He co-starred in the 2001 movie "To End All Wars". In 2008, he played the lead role in "The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce". In 2011, he played the role of Matt Anderson on the science fiction  television programme "Primeval". In 2012 he played leading fireman Frederick Barrett in the docudrama "Saving The Titanic". Books. McMenamin's debut novel 'Skintown' was published 15 May 2018. Skintown (sobriquet for McMenamin's home town of Enniskillen) was compared to Irvine Welsh's cult Transpotting novel. McMenamin's second book 'The Sunken Road' was published 18 February 2021.