Acting

John Hewitt

Born — Died

1951-05-15 — 2008-11-29

Place of birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Known for

Acting

Credits

20 titles

John Hewitt was a veteran Northern Irish actor best known for his role as John Fletcher in the Billy plays and for the Mike Leigh drama Four Days in July.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 1 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 8 titles

Lorna poster
9.0

In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna feels trapped, but Andy wishes to give her the freedom she desires.

Lorna

1987

A Matter of Choice for Billy poster
6.0

Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen. Second in the trilogy.

A Matter of Choice for Billy

1983

Too Late to Talk to Billy poster
7.0

Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy.

Too Late to Talk to Billy

1982

Four Days in July poster
6.6

Two couples, one Catholic, one Protestant, exist on two sides of the chasm that is everyday life in Northern Ireland.

Four Days in July

1984

A Coming to Terms for Billy poster
7.0

Belfast, 1980: July, the marching season ... Norman Martin, away for two years, returns with his 'English woman', Mavis. How will the family - particularly Billy - react? And has she achieved the impossible in mellowing the man? Third in the trilogy.

A Coming to Terms for Billy

1984

Juno and the Paycock poster
NR

During the Irish Civil War in 1922, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life, forgetting what the most important values are. In the 1980 BBC adaptation of "Juno and the Paycock," Dudley Sutton played the role of Captain Jack Boyle, alongside Frances Tomelty as Juno. The play, written by Seán O'Casey, is set in Dublin during the Irish Civil War and centers on the Boyle family's experiences with an anticipated inheritance and the subsequent fallout.

Juno and the Paycock

1980

The End of the World Man poster
5.5

When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the Glen that the girls use as a retreat from the pressures of city life, they decide to fight back - but in their own way.

The End of the World Man

1986

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10.0

Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to discover a woman waiting for him.

A Woman Calling

1984

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