Pat Shortt

Patrick 'Pat' Shortt (born 12 December 1967) is an Irish actor, comedian, writer and entertainer.[1][2] His role in the 2007 film Garage led to him receiving the IFTA for Best Actor.

Pat Shortt
Pat Shortt
Birth namePatrick Shortt
Born (1967-12-12) 12 December 1967
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
MediumTelevision, film, stand-up
NationalityIrish
Notable works and rolesD'Unbelievables
Father Ted
Garage
Killinascully
Websitehttp://www.patshortt.com/

Roles

Shortt toured alongside Jon Kenny as comedy duo D'Unbelievables. The released "One Hell of a Video", "D'Unbelievables", "D'Video" (a live random sketch show), "D'Telly" (featuring Shortt and Kenny playing various characters – primarily two brothers who run a shop together), "D'Mother" (in which Kenny's character oversaw the running of a public house alongside his "mother" – who was later revealed to be his father, in a role played by Shortt) and "D'collection". One character played by Shortt was Dan Clancy, known for telling "his stories". The pair were highly successful in Ireland, selling out the Vicar Street venue for 14 weeks.[2] The duo stopped touring in 2000 after Kenny was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.[3][4]

Shortt played the role of Tom, a crazy man, in the comedy series Father Ted. His character maintained a unibrow and wore a tee shirt with the slogan "I shot JR".

In 2003, RTÉ approached Shortt to create a comedy series, Killinascully.[2] Shortt elaborated on his work with D'Unbelievables, again playing Dan Clancy and a number of other characters. The programme ran for five seasons, with six Christmas specials.

In 2009, Shortt created and starred in a comedy, Mattie, for RTÉ, set in a Garda Síochána station. The series was retitled and reworked in 2011.[5] The cast included Sue Collins.[5]

He starred in the 2007 Cannes award-winning film Garage, directed by Lenny Abrahamson.[2][6] Shortt won the Best Actor award at the 2008 IFTAs for his performance in this film. In 2008, An Post issued a postage stamp featuring Pat Shortt, as Josie, in the film Garage.[7]

In 2014 Shortt appeared in Episode 3, Season 2 of the Sky 1 programme Moone Boy. In the episode the main character Martin Moone and his friend Padraig float down the River Boyle on a raft. They land on an island in Lough Key where Shortt's character, the caretaker, entertains them and helps them to return to the mainland.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole
1993In the Name of the FatherUnnamed
1996Angela Mooney Dies AgainUnnamed
2000Wild about HarryRonnie
2000SaltwaterMr Fanning
2001MapmakerPatsy
2004Man About DogFergie
2004Rory O'Shea Was HereNightclub Bouncer
2007GarageJosie
2007Strength and HonourWheeler McCoy
2008Spacemen ThreeDr. Glen Hosey
2010Soul BoyBrendan
2011The GuardColum Hennessey
2013Breakfast WineUnnamed
2013Life's a BreezeColm
2014CalvaryBrendan Lynch
2015 Queen and Country - Redmond
2016The FlagHarry Hambridge
2019AnimalsBill

Television
YearTitleRole
1995–1996Father TedTom
2000The FitzBobby
2003–2008KillinaskullyVarious
2009–2011MattieMattie Dwyer
2014Moone BoyIsland Joe
2015Toast of LondonLarry Muggins
2016SmalltownTom

See also
  • List of people on stamps of Ireland

References
  1. "Shortt jointly wins Evening Standard gong". RTÉ Arts. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  2. Jarlath Regan (10 November 2014). "Pat Shortt". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (60 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. D'unbeaten Jon is back, Daily Mirror, 20 September 2002
  4. My cancer battle by comic Jon, Daily Mirror, 30 November 2000
  5. Drohan, Ciara (10 November 2011). "Pat Shortt's 'Sergeant Mattie' posts with EMC and Avatar". IFTN.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. "New Pat Shortt film wins at Cannes". RTÉ News. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
  7. Warren, Brian (Spring 2009). "That Was the Year That Was–2008 (part 1)". The Revealer. Seminole, FL: Éire Philatelic Association. 58 (4): 63. ISSN 0484-6125.
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