Liam Hourican- In His Own Words:
“I am very proud to act as patron for MCFB. Since 2016, I have been volunteering in support of refugees arriving in Europe – first in Calais, then on the island of Lesvos in Greece and currently in my home town of Dublin. Building strong, diverse communities and taking care to include potentially isolated people in our society is something I care deeply about. The work done by MCFB is inspirational and I am thrilled to be associated with it.”
I am an actor, comedian, writer and director, based in Dublin. Graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1998, I joined the Shakespeare’s Globe company under Mark Rylance, appearing in Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra (1999), then Troilus and Cressida with the Oxford Stage Company (2000). Back in Ireland, I played Oliver in As You Like It and Malvolio in Twelfth Night (Classic Stage Ireland), before joining Alan Stanford’s Second Age for three seasons, playing Rodrigo in Othello, Graziano in Merchant of Venice and Edmund in King Lear. I have recently founded by own Shakespearean Theatre Company, Volta, which will produce Macbeth at the National Opera House in March.
As an impressionist and comedian, I wrote and performed iCandy for Channel 4 and have appeared in numerous Sketch shows and sitcoms, including Very Important People for Channel 4, the Savage Eye (RTE), Glitchy (ITV 2), Sketchy (BBC Northern Ireland), The IT Crowd (Channel 4), Women on the Verge (RTE/Channel 4), Bridget and Eamon (RTE 2), Timewasters (ITV) and Tracey Breaks the News (BBC One). I am best known for playing Gordon Ramsay over the three series of Murder in Successville, the cult BBC Three hit, now on Netflix. I also star in Kevin Allen’s La Cha Cha on Amazon Prime.