Height: 5’ 10”
Hair: Grey
Eyes: Hazel
TRAINING
The Abbey Theatre School of Acting, Dublin 1964
TELEVISION
| Title | Played | Directed by | Produced by |
| MRS BROWNS BOYS | Mr O’Leary | Ben Kellett | BBCTV |
| FATHER BROWN | Frank McCarthy | Dominic Keavey | BBCTV |
| CASUALTY | Brian | Tim Leandro | BBCTV |
| DOCTORS | Cyril Hepworth | Gary Williams | BBCTV |
| CORONATION STREET | Barry | Stuart Davids/Pip Short (others) | ITV |
| THE BILL | Bernard, | David Inns Edwards | ITV |
| CASUALTY(2 episodes) | Jim | Des MaCarthy | BBC |
| WIRE IN THE BLOOD | Jack Lamb, | Terry McDonough | Coastal Productions |
| FAIR CITY (Law Special) | Father Lawler, | Paul Fitzgerald | RTE |
| BUILDING THE TITANIC | Robert Welch, | Bill Jones | Granada |
| FAIR CITY (Church Special) | Father Lawler | Paul Fitzgerald | RTE |
| HOLBY CITY | Jack Straw | Ian Barnes | BBC |
| THE VICE | Peter Avery | Jon East | ITV |
| DARK REALM | Owen | Malcolm Cross | Warner Brothers TV |
| PLASTIC MAN | Father Conner | Sarah Pia Anderson | Carlton |
| HEARTBEAT | Johnny | Gerry Mill | Yorkshire TV |
| KAVANGH QC | Spence | Charles Beeson | Carlton |
| THE BILL (3 times) | Chris Clough (& others) | Thames TV | |
| SILENT WITNESS | Jones | Julian Jarold | BBC |
| THE WINGLESS BIRD | Athur | David Wheatley | Festival Films |
| COMICS | DCI Kelly | Dermuid Lawrence | Cinema Verity |
| CASUALTY (six episodes) | Brian | Chris Clough (& others) | BBC |
| LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER | Mr Dobbs | Ken Russell | BBC |
| EXPERT WITNESS | DCI Montgomery | Cameron MacAlister | LWT |
| DANGEROUS LADY | Mr Ryan | John Wood | Warner Sisters |
| THE DYING OF THE LIGHT | Sean Devereux | Peter Kosminsky | Yorkshire TV |
| SHERLOCK HOLMES | Sam | Patrick Lau | Granada |
| YOU ME AND MARLEY | Mr Hagen | Richard Spence | BBC |
| BLIND JUSTICE | McFadden | Rob Walker | BBC |
| STRUMPET CITY | Father O’Connor | Tony Barry | RTE mini series |
| THE OLD CROWD | Glyn | Lindsay Anderson | LWT |
| MY SON MY SON | Dermot | Peter Creegen | BBC mini series |
| IN THE DEAD SPELL | Michael | Claude Watham | BBC |
| THE ILLUMINATION OF MR SHANNON | Mr Shannon, | Colin Blakely | BBC |
| THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN | Tommy Owens | Alvin Rakoff | BBC |
| AND NO ONE COULD SAVE HER | Mick | Kevin Billington | ABC |
FILM
Title |
Played | Director | Produced by |
| WHEN THE SKY FALLS | Paul | John McKenzie | Irish Screen |
| REICH | Dr Wilhelm Reich | Jon East | Oranur Productions |
| THE WAR OF THE BUTTONS | Priest | John Roberts | Warner Brothers |
| THE DIVE | Dubrolsky | Tristan de Vere Cole | Filmeffekt A/S |
| LEGEND OF CRYSTALSTONE | The Captain | Antonio Pelaez | CCC Productions |
| THE WHALES OF AUGUST | Mr Beckwith | Lindsay Anderson | Alive Films |
| COUPLES AND ROBBERS | Robert | Clair Peploe | Independent |
| GIVE US THIS DAY | Robert Tressel | Phil Mulloy | Independent/Channel 4 |
| BRITANNIA HOSPITAL | Sammy | Lindsay Anderson | Film & General Productions |
| THE OUTSIDER | Tony | Tony Lurasky | Warner Brothers |
| A BRIDGE TOO FAR | Major Fuller | Richard Attenborough | Joe Levine |
| THE TULIPS OF HAARLEM | Pierre | Franco Brusati | Ultra Films Rome |
THEATRE
| PLAY | CHARACTER | DIRECTOR | THEATRE | THE NIGHT ALIVE | Maurice | Connor McPherson | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival andLyric Theatre, Belfast | ALL THAT FALL | Mr. Tyler | Trevor Nunn | Jermyn St. Theatre, Arts Theatre and 59E Theatre, Off Broadway | THE DELUGE | Cardinal | Robert Wynne-Simmons | New End Theatre, Hampstead | THE SALVAGE SHOP | Slyvie Tansie | Jm Nolan | Garter Lane, Waterford | DANCE HALL DAYS | Jim | Rosalind Scanlon | Riverside Studios, London | THE SHAUGHRAUN | Father Dolan | John McColgan | Albery Theatre, London | TRANSLATIONS | Hugh O’Donnell | Roger Haines | Library Theatre, Manchester | THE BEAUTIFUL GAME | Father O’Donnell | Robert Carsen | Cambridge Theatre London | DA | Da | Denis Quilligan | Riverside Studios, London |
| AFORE NIGHT COME | Roache | Dominic Cooke | Theatre Clywd, Wales |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Scrooge | Terry Hands | Theatre Clywd |
| EQUUS | Martin Dysart | Terry Hands | Theatre Clywd |
| TRUE BRIT | Terry | Tony Clarke | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
| THE BUSINESS OF MURDER | Mr. Stone | Richard Olivier | Vienna English Theatre |
| THE FISHING TRIP | Stephen | Lindsay Anderson | Croydon Warehouse | THE MARCH OF RUSSIA | Colin | Lindsay Anderson | Royal National Theatre, London |
| A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY | Husz | Rob Walker | Bush Theatre, London |
| THE QUARTERED MAN | Father Cruz | Donald Freed | Shaw Theatre, London |
| HOLIDAY | Ned | Lindsay Anderson | The Old Vic, London |
| JULIUS CAESAR | Mark Anthony | David Thacker | Young Vic, London |
| BLITHE SPIRIT | Charles | Olympia Dukakis | The Hole Theatre, New Jersey |
| HAMLET | Hamlet | Lindsay Anderson | Folger Theatre Washington DC |
| IN CELEBRATION | Steven | Lindsay Anderson | Manhattan Theatre Club, NY |
| THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD | Christy | Lindsay Anderson | Riverside Studios, London |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Trofimov | Lindsay Anderson | Haymarket Theatre, London |
| THE HOLLY AND THE IVY | Mick | Douglas Seale | Roundabout Theatre, NY |
| THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD | Christy | Vincent Dowling | Great Lakes Festival, Ohio |
| HAMLET | Hamlet | Lindsay Anderson | Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
| HEDDA | Lovberg | Charles Marowitz | The Roundhouse, London |
| JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK | Jerry Devine | Trevor Nunn | RSC Aldwych , London |
| TEETH ’N’SMILES | Jack | Richard Wilson | Oxford Playhouse/ Tour | BRAND | Erhart | GordanMcDougal | Oxford |
| YOU NEVER CAN TELL | Valentine | Anton Rogers | Oxford Playhouse |
| THE BED BEFORE YESTERDAY | Aubrey | Lindsay Anderson | Lyric Theatre, London |
| THE SEAGULL | Konstantin | Lindsay Anderson | Lyric Theatre, London |
| JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN | Erhart | Peter Hall | National Theatre, London |
| LIFE CLASS | Sammy | Lindsay Anderson | Royal Court/Duke of York |
| THE FARM | Arthur | Lindsay Anderson | Royal Court/Mayfair Theatre |
| VETERANS | Bryan David | Ron Eyre | Royal Court, London |
| MACBETH | Malcolm | Hugh Hunt | Abbey Theatre, Dublin | THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD | Christy | Colin George | Abbey Theatre |
| THE SILVER TASSIE | Barney | Hugh Hunt | Abbey Theatre |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | Romeo | Hilton Edwards | Gate Theatre, Dublin |
| ULYSSES IN NIGHTOWN | Stephen | Tomas MacAnna | Peacock Theatre, Dublin |
| THE SHADOWN OF A GUNMAN | Tommy Owens | Vincent Dowling | Abbey, Dublin & Florence |
| THE SAINT AND MARY KATE | The Saint | Frank Dermody | Abey Theatre |
| BORSTAL BOY | Brendan Behan | Tomas MacAnna | Abbey Theatre |
| Odeon Theatre , Paris | |||
| Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | |||
| THE INVINCIBLES | Tim Kelly | Hugh Hunt | Abbey Theatre |
AWARDS
TELEVISION: Silver Nymph (Monte Carlo’s XXIX Festival International de Television) for Best Actor for BLIND JUSTICE; Jacob’s Television Award for Best Actor for STRUMPET CITY.
THEATRE: Tony nomination for Best Actor for BORSTAL BOY, voted Most Promising Actor on Broadway by New York Critics in Variety and the Outer Circle Critics Award. Best Actor in a Supporting Role, London Critics in Plays and Players for THE FARM. Best Actor for The Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival for THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD. The Clarence Derwent Award for HOLIDAY. Daily Post Award for Best Actor ’98 for EQUUS and A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Barclay’s Theatre Awards, nomination for Best Actor for AFORE NIGHT COMES.
FILM: Best British Film Award for YOU ME AND MARLEY, Edinburgh Film Festival 1992. The Grierson Award for GIVE US THIS DAY. Oscar Nomination for Best Short Film, COUPLES AND ROBBERS.
RADIO
Frank has done numerous radio work including,SONGS OF THE YELLOW RIVER,THE EAGLE HAS LANDED and THE EAGLE HAS FLOWN(also out on BBC Enterprise cassettes),
BBC RADIO – Lindsay Anderson’s WITH GREAT PLEASURE, with Jill Bennett. and Frank Grimes
WRITING
Frank has written a number of plays includingTHE FISHING TRIP, produced at the Croydon Warehouse. It was Critics Choice in Time Out.
A one-man show,THE HE AND THE SHE OF IT, a portrait of James Joyce, which he has performed at the Shakespeare & Company Literary Festival 2003 in Paris, at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath 2003; Clwyd Theatre Cymru 2002; The Dublin Theatre Fringe Festival 2000; and in London at the Wimbledon Studio Theatre; The Irish Centre, Hammersmith; Pentameters Theatre Club, Hampstead and The Theatre, Chipping Norton. Jermyn Street Theatre, and Tara Theatre.
A screenplay of THE CHERRY ORCHARD, in collaboration with Lindsay Anderson.
More recently Frank has written a collection of short stories under the tittle CABRA FIELDS.