Sean Lawlor-Cedar Herald Index

Sean Lawlor (25 January 1954 – 10 October 2009) was an Irish character actor and playwright. He was best known for his portrayal of Malcolm Wallace in Braveheart. He also appeared in Titanic, In the Name of the Father and On Broadway. He appeared in many Irish television films and the RTÉ series Bracken, as well as parts in many Irish films. He produced plays for the stage including his own one-man play, The Watchman, in which he starred.

Death

Lawlor died after a short illness in Dublin on 10 October 2009, aged 55.

Sean Lawlor

Filmography

By the Sword Divided (1983) - Lt. O'Farrell

Minder (1984, TV Series) - Eddie

Bergerac (1985, TV Series) - Martin O'Brien

Boon (1986) - Sean Mahoney

Taffin (1988) - Seamus

Reefer and the Model (1988) - Spider

Joyriders (1988) - Thug in Men's Room

Murder in Eden (1991, BBC Miniseries) - Rory Rua

Into the West (1992) - Policeman

In the Name of the Father (1993) - Remand Prison Officer

Braveheart (1995) - Malcolm Wallace

Trojan Eddie (1996) - Gerry

Some Mother's Son (1996) - Platoon Leader

Space Truckers (1996) - Mel

The Disappearance of Finbar (1996) - Michael Flynn

JAG (1997, TV Series) - Jack Moore

The Second Civil War (1997, TV Movie) - Brendan

Titanic (1997) - Leading Stroker Charles Hendrickson (uncredited) Chicago Hope (1998, TV Series) - Scotty Night Man (1998, TV Series) Nash Bridges (1998, TV Series) - Patrick McQuiston Winchell (1998, TV Movie) - Miami Sergeant Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003, TV Movie) - John Herlihy Red Roses and Petrol (2003) - Prof. Thompson On Broadway (2007) - Martin O'Toole The Blue Rose (2007) - Harry (uncredited) 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007, V) - Captain Nemo Live Fast, Die Young (2008) - Sidney Blackstone Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009, V) - Lamar Sanders The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2009) - Charles Now Here (2010) - Durant Not Another Not Another Movie (2011) - Wallace (final film role)

Sean Lawlor