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Michael Colgan

Michael Colgan

Born: 1972-12-01 • Keady, Northern Ireland

Michael Colgan (born 1972-1973) as Michael Hughes in Keady, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish actor, novelist and academic, currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London

Colgan was educated at Saint Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh and did his undergraduate studies in English at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then completed a MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, followed by a PhD at London Metropolitan University. He also studied at l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and has lived in London.

Filmography
Urchin poster
Urchin
2025 • Scott
Heart of Lightness poster
Heart of Lightness
2014 • Arnholm
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Good Vibrations
2012 • Dave Hyndman
Lennon Naked poster
Lennon Naked
2010 • Derek Taylor
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Occupation
2009 • Davis
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Soundproof
2006 • Connor
The Year London Blew Up poster
The Year London Blew Up
2005 • Joseph O'Connell
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Song of Songs
2005 • Journalist Voice
Sinners poster
Sinners
2002 • Eamonn
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Sunday
2002 • Gerard Donaghy
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This Is Not a Love Song
2002 • Spike
No Image
You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
— • Fr Kavanaugh