Moe Dunford and Irish Film London

Moe Dunford is Irish Film London’s fourth officially announced patron, joining us in August 2019. He joins our existing patrons, Colin Farrell, Ros Hubbard and Lenny Abrahamson, supporting our mission to champion the best in Irish film and animation in London.

Announcing his patron appointment, Moe said:

"I’m delighted and very honoured to be asked to join the prestigious list of patrons for Irish Film London which has been successfully promoting Irish film talent in the UK for over nine years now. The IFL has helped to raise the profile of so many great Irish film makers, creatives and actors in the UK over the years. I’m hugely flattered to be asked to join Lenny Abrahamson, Colin Farrell and Ros Hubbard as one of the IFL patrons to support IFL’s terrific work and I’m looking forward to supporting as many IFL events as possible in the coming years!”

Who is Moe Dunford?

Dungarvan native Moe Dunford is one of the rising stars of a new generation of Irish acting talent, an IFTA and EPF Shooting Star award winning actor, currently best-known for playing Aethelwulf in acclaimed TV series Vikings.

Dunford graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2009 and made his TV debut in the historical drama, The Tudors. His big screen breakthrough was Terry McMahon’s Patrick’s Day (2014). He has become one of Ireland’s most in demand actors. 

In 2018 alone he starred in Lance Daly’s revenge thriller Black '47, Hugh O’Conor’s directorial debut Metal Heart, Andy Tohill and Ryan Tohill’s dark drama The Dig and the critically acclaimed Rosie written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Paddy Breathnach. In 2019 Dunford also had a recurring role in the RTE/BBC six-part crime drama Dublin Murders, enjoyed by audiences and critics alike.

Recent Work

More recently, Moe Dunford has continued establish his already bright career. This year in film, Dunford starred in the 2022 remake of Texas Chainsaw Masscre directed David Blue Garcia as well the Netflix original Nightride directed by Stephen Fingleton, a real time, one shot thriller about a dealer trying to pull off one last job in order to go straight. In TV, Dunford has also got a recurring role in recent Irish dective drama Redemption. With an upcoming role in Irish dramedy Dry, we cannot wait to see more from this brilliant actor.