Tommy Tiernan

Acting

Tommy Tiernan

Born 1969-06-16 · Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland

Tommy Tiernan (born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his stand-up career, hosting The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present) and playing Gerry in the sitcom Derry Girls (2018–2022).

Acting credits

Wolfwalkers poster
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In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

Wolfwalkers

2020

Joyride poster
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12-year-old Mully has lost his mother and discovers his debt-ridden father stealing the charity money they've raised in her name. Grabbing the cash, Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. A straight-talking solicitor who didn't expect to get pregnant, Joy is struggling with motherhood and planning to give her baby to a friend who will raise the child as her own. She joins Mully on a wild journey across Ireland, stealing cars, hitch-hiking, catching ferries and breaking police barricades.

Joyride

2022

The Matchmaker poster
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Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.

The Matchmaker

1997

About Adam poster
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A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.

About Adam

2001

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen poster
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Morten, a ten-year-old boy, is shrunk to the size of an insect due to a magical fog gun. Soon, he finds himself on his makeshift model ship sailing through a flooded cafe.

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018

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An animated adaptation of Flann O’ Brien’s acclaimed 1941 novel in Irish. A biting satire on the highly popular Gaeltacht autobiographies of the time and widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century.

The Poor Mouth

2017

Stop! You're Killing Me poster
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Amnesty International (Ireland) presents "Stop! You're Killing Me" which features the very best of Irish comedy performed in support of Human Rights. Recorded live at Dublin's Vicar Street Comedy Club in November 2004, the stellar line up of Irish comedians includes acts from Tommy Tiernan (Supertramp), Dylan Moran (Black Books), Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted), Dara O'Briain (The Live Floor Show) and performances from other well known Irish comedians such as Eddie Bannon, Des Bishop, Jason Byrne and Mark Geary. Available for the first time on DVD, this is a quick fire show from a new generation of Irish comics and is your chance to laugh and support a great cause at the same time!

Stop! You're Killing Me

2004

Angela Mooney Dies Again poster
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Americans want to take over the Irish creamery Angela Mooney's husband built up. Everybody in town is delighted, with the exception of Mrs Mooney, who has her own reasons for being opposed to the sale of the business.

Angela Mooney Dies Again

1997

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5.0

A young woman joins a group of protesters trying to stop the construction of a highway through a forest with the purpose of having sex with their leader. But when morning comes and the authorities show up to disband the protesters, she hits a man with a log. This causes the two to have to go on the run. With the help of a sickly, but sympathetic woman, the two slip through police roadblocks. Traveling with her, they learn she is an ex-army lesbian who just wants to see a final sunrise at the Orkney Islands before her death.

Hold Back the Night

1999

Dark Lies the Island poster
6.5

A long standing family feud rocks a small town that comes to a head when the Patriarch of the ruling family decides to upend the status quo. Married to a much younger woman who calls him Daddy, she loves his power but is still in love with her first love, Doggy who is Daddy’s estranged son! Doggy is a criminal running various shady businesses with his dimwit brother, Martin when a mysterious newcomer Richie arrives in town to shake things up. Now watch the fireworks start in this Fargo-esque delight!

Dark Lies the Island

2019

Just For Laughs: Over The Edge poster
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A selection of comics from the Montreal International Comedy Festival

Just For Laughs: Over The Edge

2009

Gaybo Laughs Back poster
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Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy highlights from his thirty-seven years at the helm of the long-running television series.

Gaybo Laughs Back

2008

Dave Allen at Peace poster
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Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this fictionalised account follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the UK and Ireland's comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and nine-and-a-half fingers. Dave Allen is played by Aidan Gillen

Dave Allen at Peace

2018

Tommy Tiernan: Live poster
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Tommy Tiernan is a comic genius. This DVD Tommy Tiernan Live was his first ever Live DVD and parts of it will leave you crying with the laughter.

Tommy Tiernan: Live

2002

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man poster
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CROOKED MAN is the show that Tommy has toured over the last 18 months and was recorded at the infamous home of real stand up in Ireland, City Limits Comedy, Cork. Shot in a small comedy club by a director with a real visual flair CROOKED MAN perfectly captures the passion and vitality of Tommy's inimitable live show.

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man

2011

Tommy Tiernan: Out Of The Whirlwind poster
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Filmed at iconic venue The Gilded Balloon as part of Tommy’s month long run at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2016. As always his performance mesmerises in a way that is joyful, uplifting, inspirational and most importantly always breathtakingly funny.

Tommy Tiernan: Out Of The Whirlwind

2016

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked poster
7.7

Stand-up comedy with irreverent funny man Tommy Tiernan, recorded live at Vicar Street, during a sell out run in 2003.

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked

2004

Steamin' + Dreamin': The Grandmaster Cash Story poster
5.0

The controversial and moving tale of a struggling young Cork musician. We are introduced to the world of Cork hip-hop, its bitter rivalries, and the people behind the profanity.

Steamin' + Dreamin': The Grandmaster Cash Story

2009

Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery poster
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Most recently playing the father on hit show, "Derry Girls," Tommy Tiernan is a whole different breed of comic. This Irishman riffs on the duality of human existence, being two opposites at the same time. He was almost a priest, but his mind was too dirty.

Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery

2024

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence poster
4.0

As if receiving instructions from a strange and distant star, Tommy Tiernan takes to the stage refusing to take anything seriously. Let our struggles be mocked and our cares abandoned. Allow yourself be guided by a language loving and theatrical performer with a half thought out plan, no professional qualifications and a mouth with a mind of its own. If anything the glint in his eye is more mischievous than ever and his delight in making people laugh has increased. This new show is all about the heroism of everyday life and the huge effort it takes just to survive the ordinary.

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence

2018

Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental poster
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Winner of 6 International comedy Awards, Irish stand-up superstar Tommy Tiernan finally hits America with Something Mental. Wild, unpredictable and politically incorrect Tommy is now regarded as one of the top stand-ups in the world. Unleashing a torrent of satire, offbeat observations and hilarious stories he continues his interrogation into the big ideas, sex, family, religion. Nothing is sacred ground as he takes the audience by the hand and leads them into the devilish wonderland of his mind where he revels in the world's absurdity. You're in the hands of a master here!

Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental

2008

Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America poster
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Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America is the fourth DVD release from Tommy Tiernan and was filmed over a 2-year period. It follows Tommy's attempt to be successful in America. It was filmed in comedy clubs in New York, Washington, D.C., and other places from Omaha to Sacramento. Material for the gigs was obtained from the various experiences he encountered, both good and bad, and the different people and cultures that he came across over the two-year period.

Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America

2006

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity poster
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Tommy Tiernan’s record breaking outrageous “Bovinity” tour played to more than 120,000 people from Letterkenny to Killarney. Including an incredible 56 nights in Vicar Street in Dublin.

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity

2008

Tommy Tiernan Stray Sod poster
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A man in a field telling stories. No ordinary field. No ordinary stories. Tommy Tiernan live beneath the stars in West Cork.

Tommy Tiernan Stray Sod

2014

Behind the camera

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked poster
7.7

Stand-up comedy with irreverent funny man Tommy Tiernan, recorded live at Vicar Street, during a sell out run in 2003.

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked

2004

Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery poster
7.0

Most recently playing the father on hit show, "Derry Girls," Tommy Tiernan is a whole different breed of comic. This Irishman riffs on the duality of human existence, being two opposites at the same time. He was almost a priest, but his mind was too dirty.

Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery

2024

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity poster
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Tommy Tiernan’s record breaking outrageous “Bovinity” tour played to more than 120,000 people from Letterkenny to Killarney. Including an incredible 56 nights in Vicar Street in Dublin.

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity

2008

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked (The Comedian's Cut) poster
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Tommy Tiernan is a phenomenon in his homeland of Ireland. His DVD s sell in their thousands and he is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales with his tours setting box office records wherever he goes. He played a staggering 166 dates at Dublin's 1000 seat, Vicar Street Theatre. 'Cracked The Comedians Cut' is his first official UK release in eight years and shows him at the height of his powers. It perfectly captures the passion, energy, charm and lyricism that make him one of the best comedians working in the world today.

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked (The Comedian's Cut)

2010

Tommy Tiernan: OK Baby poster
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Irelands Number 1 comedian Tommy Tiernan’s live stand up show Ok Baby filmed at this years (2007) Bud Light Comedy Revue at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin with extra bonus material This performance was filmed in July 2007. In typical Tommy Tiernan style it’s not for the faint hearted or ‘easily offended’ – wicked, wild and ferociously funny, nothing is sacred. Chapters: Opposite of Mass Farmer Time Touch Me Outdoor Lover Man Dark Matter Hot Rain No God….T-Rex

Tommy Tiernan: OK Baby

2007