Craig Heaney
Encyclopedia
Craig Heaney is a British
screen, stage and radio actor. He may be best-known as Private Roy W Cobb in the award-winning ten-part mini-series Band of Brothers (2001). He played Phil in Danny Cannon
's 2005 football
movie Goal!
and its 2009 sequel, Goal! 3: Taking on the World. He also appeared in the 2008 Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight
as a ferry passenger.
Heaney's other television roles include the sweet-hearted Billy Breeze in Breeze Block, Larry Boyd in P.O.W (TV Series)
and Mick in Distant Shores. He has also had appearances in such British television mainstays as Casualty, Peak Practice
and Heartbeat. His radio work includes Two Planks and a Passion, written and co-directed by Anthony Minghella
for BBC Radio 4
.
He trained at the Academy Drama School, where he was the recipient of the Stage
Scholarship
.
United Kingdom
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screen, stage and radio actor. He may be best-known as Private Roy W Cobb in the award-winning ten-part mini-series Band of Brothers (2001). He played Phil in Danny Cannon
Danny Cannon
Danny Cannon is a film and television screenwriter, director and producer.- Career :Cannon began making films at the age of 16 in 1984, and started a youth experimental theatre group at 33 Arts Centre...
's 2005 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
movie Goal!
Goal! (film)
Goal! is a 2005 film directed by Danny Cannon. It is the first installment of a trilogy also named Goal!. This film was made with full cooperation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons actual teams and players are used throughout the film...
and its 2009 sequel, Goal! 3: Taking on the World. He also appeared in the 2008 Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (film)
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
as a ferry passenger.
Heaney's other television roles include the sweet-hearted Billy Breeze in Breeze Block, Larry Boyd in P.O.W (TV Series)
P.O.W (TV Series)
P.O.W. was a television series consisting of 6 episodes, broadcast on ITV in 2003. The series starred James D'Arcy and Joe Absolom. The drama series is based on true stories, set in Germany in the year 1940 and follows the character of Jim Caddon as he is captured after his plane crashes during a...
and Mick in Distant Shores. He has also had appearances in such British television mainstays as Casualty, Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...
and Heartbeat. His radio work includes Two Planks and a Passion, written and co-directed by Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, CBE was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007....
for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
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He trained at the Academy Drama School, where he was the recipient of the Stage
The Stage
The Stage is a weekly British newspaper founded in 1880, available nationally and published on Thursdays. Covering all areas of the entertainment industry but focused primarily on theatre, it contains news, reviews, opinion, features and other items of interest, mainly to those who work within the...
Scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
.