David Wilmot
Biography
David Wilmot is an Irish actor whose career has taken in theater, television and film. He made his screen debut in the 1987 television film Lapsed Catholics. He began his stage work in 1992 with the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, and appeared at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, the Barbican Centre and the Gaiety Theatre in London. He created the part of Padraic in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, a performance that brought him a Tony Award nomination, a Lucille Lortel Award win and a Theatre World Award. On screen he played Ed Costello in the RTÉ series The Clinic, earning an Irish Film and Television Award nomination, and appeared in The Field (1990), Michael Collins (1996), I Went Down (1997), The Devil's Own (1997), Intermission (2003), Six Shooter (2004), The Guard (2011) and Gold (2014). Later television work includes The Tudors, Ripper Street, The Alienist, Black Sails and Station Eleven, and he played John Shakespeare in Hamnet (2025).
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 36 years1990 to 2026
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First role
Wilmot's theater career started in 1992 with At the Black Pig's Dyke, a play he performed for the Druid Theatre Company in Galway.
David Wilmot movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Michael McDonagh directed three of these films. Brendan Gleeson appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Brendan Gleeson's page
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Ned Dennehy's page
Michael McElhatton's page
Gary Lydon's page
Colm Meaney's page
John Michael McDonaghDirector, 3 films, 2011 to 2016
All films by John Michael McDonagh
Also two films together19 more actors
- Liam CunninghamSaving the Titanic (2012) and The Guard (2011)
- Aidan GillenCalvary (2014) and Shadow Dancer (2012)
- Brían F. O'ByrneThe Wonder (2022) and Intermission (2003)
- Kerry CondonGold (2014) and Intermission (2003)
- Stuart GrahamShadow Dancer (2012) and Parked (2010)
- Conor MacNeillSaving the Titanic (2012) and Parked (2010)
- Sean McGinleyThe General (1998) and The Field (1990)
- Amit ShahOrdinary Love (2019) and Breathe (2017)
- Ger RyanDorothy Mills (2008) and Intermission (2003)
- Brid BrennanCalm with Horses (2019) and Shadow Dancer (2012)
- Niamh AlgarThe Wonder (2022) and Calm with Horses (2019)
- David McSavageCalvary (2014) and Gold (2014)
- David MurrayDorothy Mills (2008) and Six Shooter (2004)
- Eamonn OwensDorothy Mills (2008) and The General (1998)
- Owen RoeSaving the Titanic (2012) and Intermission (2003)
- Deirdre O'KaneIntermission (2003) and I Went Down (1997)
- Michael Og LaneCalvary (2014) and The Guard (2011)
- Owen SharpeCalvary (2014) and The Guard (2011)
- Will O'ConnellHokum (2026) and Parked (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What David Wilmot's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$311 million
10 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 10 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$141M45.3% of the total
- 2$108M34.6% of the total
- 3$25M8.0% of the total
- 4$20M6.3% of the total
- 5$5.0M1.6% of the total
- 6$4.9M1.6% of the total
- 7$3.6M1.2% of the total
- 8$1.8M0.6% of the total
$2.7 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2006 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor | Won | |
| 2006 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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Official profiles and reference pages.