Jimmy Smallhorne is an Irish

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who wrote, directed and acted in his debut feature film ''

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''. The drama about a closeted gay construction worker in New York City was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1998

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and received the Festival's Cinematography award for the camera work of

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'', '' Vanya on 42nd Street'', '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love'').Pat Collin
"New York Stories: Jimmy Smallhorne interviewed"
''Film West: Ireland's Film Quarterly'', Issue 32, 1998 He is best known for his role as Git Loughman in TV series ''Love/Hate''. Smallhorne appeared in the crime thriller '' When the Sky Falls''. At the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Smallhorne would direct his comedy screenplay '' Pushers Needed'' with an all-star cast of

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. Smallhorne grew up in the

Ballyfermot Ballyfermot () is a suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located west of the city centre, south of Phoenix Park. It is bordered by Chapelizod on the north, by Bluebell, Dublin, Bluebell on the south, by Inchicore on the east, ...

suburb of

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." New Rising Stars: Irish Directors"
'' The Irish Film & Television Network'', 5 August 2004 retrieved 16-06-2009 He emigrated to the United States in 1994, finding work as a construction laborer. While working in construction, Smallhorne helped organize the Irish Bronx Theater. In 2020 he appeared in the crime drama series ''

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'' and in 2018 series ''Taken Down''. He also appeared in the 2017 film Cardboard Gangsters.

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