Francis Magee (born 7 June 1959) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films, including Sahara (2005), Layer Cake (2004) and The Calling (2000). He played the part of Ordgar, the Housecarl who led the Crowhurst contingent, in 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (2009), a reconstruction of the year of the three battles from the English perspective.

Career

Born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised on the Isle of Man, Magee worked as a fisherman before pursuing a career as an actor. Magee worked as a courier for Concord(e) Despatch in Belsize Park and his call sign was 134 whilst training at the Poor School in London's King's Cross. During the 1980s he was the lead singer of Isle of Man-based band Joe Public and Reading-based band Jo Jo Namoza.

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He had the role of Victor Rodenmaar in the Nickelodeon TV series House of Anubis. Magee also played Yoren, a member of the Night's Watch, in the first and second seasons of Game of Thrones on HBO. He played electronic musician The Orgazoid in an episode of Peep Show. He also appeared in the 2013 Magners Cider television ad Now is a Good Time.

Francis Magee

In 2016, he appeared in "Men Against Fire", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

Francis Magee

Filmography

Film roles

TV roles

Video games

References

External links

1959 births

Living people

20th-century Manx male actors

21st-century Manx male actors

Irish male film actors

Irish male soap opera actors

Irish male television actors

Irish male video game actors

Irish male voice actors

Manx male actors

People from Douglas, Isle of Man

Male actors from County Dublin