Michael Legge is a Northern Irish former actor.
Early life and education
Michael Legge attended
St Colman's College, Newry, where he was a contemporary of fellow Irish professional actor
Kevin Trainor; both performed, aged 11, on the
main Olivier stage of the National Theatre, London in 1990 as part of the National Theatre Challenge.
Career
Legge appeared in a number of stage, film, television, and radio roles.
He is best known for playing the teenage
Frank McCourt in
Alan Parker
Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After abo ...
's 1999 film, ''
Angela's Ashes''. He also played another
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...
character in the film ''
Cowboys & Angels''.
Post-acting career
In 2017, Legge quit acting to move to Copenhagen and become a
life coach
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.
Filmography
Film
Theatre
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Michael Legge Yahoo! group page''Shameless'' official websiteOfficial ''Shameless'' Myspace pageOfficial Harchester Site
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Entertainers from Newry
Male television actors from Northern Ireland
British male television actors
Male film actors from Northern Ireland
British male film actors
Male stage actors from Northern Ireland
British male stage actors
Male voice actors from Northern Ireland
British male voice actors
People educated at St Colman's College, Newry
Actors from County Armagh