Cavan Clerkin (born 1973) is a British actor and filmmaker from

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Career

Clerkin has appeared in various TV shows including ''

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'', ''

The Inbetweeners ''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 until 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager ...

'' and ''

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'', and feature films ''

Gangster No. 1 ''Gangster No. 1'' is a 2000 British crime drama film directed by Paul McGuigan. It is based on the stage play ''Gangster No.1'' written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto. The film stars Paul Bettany in the title role and features Malcolm McDo ...

'', '' Pierrepoint'', and ''

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''. He co-wrote and starred in the comedy series ''

Los Dos Bros ''Los Dos Bros'' is a British television comedy about two half-brothers (Darren Boyd and Cavan Clerkin) who find themselves in a series of strange situations. They discuss their experiences back to a psychiatrist (Vicki Pepperdine). The series ...

'' (2002) with

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. He played alongside

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in BAFTA nominated sitcom '' Pulling'' (2006–2009), and appeared in the soap opera ''

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'' (2009) as

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. He played Leonard Glickman in TV thriller ''

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'' (2011); and DCI Gerring in the ITV drama ''

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'' (2013). He wrote, produced and starred in the independent feature film '' Nice Guy'' (2012). He played Clarkey in the police satire ''

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'' (2014), directed by

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

, and appeared in the BBC sitcom ''

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'' (2014). In 2016 he played Vinnie Mann, a talent manager in ''

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''. He plays Father Pyrlig in the Netflix drama ''

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'' (2017–), and Detective Sergeant Flynn in the BBC surveillance thriller '' The Capture'' (2019–).

Awards

Clerkin's co-created series ''Los Dos Bros'' won a

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in 2002. In 2019 he won Best Actor award at the

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, or PÖFF ( et, Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival), is an annual film festival held since 1997 in Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. PÖFF is the only festival in Northern Europe or the Baltic region with a FIA ...

for his performance in Gerard Johnson's psychological thriller ''

'' (2019).

References

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