Colin Tierney

Colin Tierney


in Liverpool, England, UK
Colin Tierney was born in 1968 in Liverpool, England as Colin David Tierney. He is an actor, known for Nowhere Boy (2009), Island at War (2004) and DCI Banks (2010). He has been married to Indira Varma since 1996. They have one child.

Movies for Colin Tierney...

Romeo & Juliet
Title: Romeo & Juliet
Character: Lord Montague
Released: September 28, 2021
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.
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Revealed: Cleopatra's Lost City
Title: Revealed: Cleopatra's Lost City
Character: Narrator
Released: May 7, 2021
Type: Movie
The results of a three-decade investigation to uncover one of ancient Egypt’s greatest lost cities, Canopus, which for centuries had been lost beneath the waves. It’s a city connected with Cleopatra, as well as with four great ancient civilisations. It’s a story that starts 10 miles off the Egyptian coast at Alexandria.
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Inside the Cockpit: The Concorde Crash
Title: Inside the Cockpit: The Concorde Crash
Character: narrator
Released: October 4, 2019
Type: Movie
Examining the tragic events in Paris in July 2000, when a Concorde crashed only two minutes after take-off, claiming 113 lives.
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The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition
Title: The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition
Character: SelfSelf-Narrator
Released: November 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Charts the family's rise from poor Irish immigrants to an all-powerful dynasty, exploring the many deaths, freak accidents and scandals that have given rise to the idea of a Kennedy curse. Featuring interviews with family members, and including rare archive, photos and letters, the film sets these events in historical context and also examines the family's unique characteristics and asks what part they may have played in many of the misfortunes. AKA Curse of the Kennedys AKA The Kennedys: Money, Murder and Marilyn.
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Title: Trump: An American Dream
Character: Narrator
Released: November 9, 2017
Type: TV
Friends, associates and critics reveal the truly American story of Donald Trump, the brash businessman who defied the odds to become U.S. president.
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Title: Elizabeth I's Secret Agents
Character: Himself - Narrator
Released: October 23, 2017
Type: TV
This three-part series uncovers the network of spymasters and secret agents that helped protect Queen Elizabeth I from assassination, terror and treason for over 40 years. During a period when Britain was divided, unstable and violent, one of the world’s first secret services was born. Run by William and Robert Cecil, this father and son team had the duty of protecting the Queen and the Country. This series asks leading historians to each study the period from a different key player’s point of view, dissecting the minds and motivations of the protagonists, to reveal a covert spy network - and present a picture of the Elizabethan Court as it really was. This series takes us through the biggest events of the period, from the entrapment and execution of Mary Queen of Scots to the death of Queen Elizabeth I, the capture and escape of Catholic fugitive John Gerard and the most infamous terrorist conspiracy in British history - the Gunpowder Plot.
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Title: Mafia's Greatest Hits
Character: Narrator
Released: May 18, 2012
Type: TV
Uncovers the extraordinary truth behind some of the Mafia's most notorious outlaws, and reveals how the FBI and law enforcement developed the techniques to crack the organization and bring it to justice. This is the story of the rise and fall of the Mafia, told by the people who brought it down.
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Title: DCI Banks
Character: Chief Supt Gerry Rydell
Released: September 16, 2011
Type: TV
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
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Title: Vera
Character: Luke Shearwood
Released: May 1, 2011
Type: TV
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
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Splintered
Title: Splintered
Character: Father Thomas
Released: September 3, 2010
Type: Movie
Sophie is a troubled young girl, haunted by the abuse she suffered as a child and harbouring a deep fascination with the unexplained. In the hope of satiating her obsession with the latter, she instigates a trip to the Welsh countryside with four friends, aimed at tracking down the legendary Beast of Bodmin. It seems the mythical creature – often thought to be a large wildcat or fox – has caught the public's attention once more thanks to a spate of attacks on livestock and one local farmer. Armed with a video camera and a case of beer, the group head off into the woods but they soon uncover much more than they bargained for, with Sophie falling foul of a mysterious madman who locks her away in an apparent attempt to protect her from some unnamed terror.
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Nowhere Boy
Title: Nowhere Boy
Character: Alf Lennon
Released: December 25, 2009
Type: Movie
The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood.
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Title: Garrow's Law
Character: James Kelsall
Released: November 1, 2009
Type: TV
The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
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Svengali
Title: Svengali
Character: Ellie The Barmaid
Released: February 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Satirical sitcom on the music industry.
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Mary Magdalene: Saint or Sinner?
Title: Mary Magdalene: Saint or Sinner?
Character: Narrator
Released: September 16, 2008
Type: Movie
Mary Magdalene's encounter with the resurrected Jesus was the spark that ignited the flame of Christendom. Some argue that had it not been for her, Christianity would not have come into existence. But instead of praise her as one of the founders of the faith, the Gospels tell us hardly anything about her. The church of the early days called her a prostitute, and Western art and literature have constantly reinvented her story over the centuries. She remains one of the most mysterious women in history. This program goes in search of the real Mary Magdalene.
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Secrets of the Jesus Tomb
Title: Secrets of the Jesus Tomb
Character: Himself - Narrator (voice)
Released: September 2, 2008
Type: Movie
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The Search for the Northwest Passage
Title: The Search for the Northwest Passage
Character: Narrator
Released: March 24, 2005
Type: Movie
A look at the search for the fabled Northwest passage, the legendary path through the ice across the Canadian Arctic, and the attempts made by wealthy British explorer Sir John Franklin and penniless Norwegian Roald Amundsen.
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The Walk
Title: The Walk
Character: Greg
Released: February 27, 2005
Type: Movie
Charity walkers raising funds for cancer research by crossing the Sahara Desert argue and squabble over their relationships in the past. However when one of their number gets lost each walker begins to put their life in perspective and make decisions on where their real priorities lie.
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Tough Love
Title: Tough Love
Character: DS Connolly
Released: October 1, 2000
Type: Movie
DC Lenny Milton (Winstone) is not as ambitious as his best friend and popular boss DCI Michael Love (Dunbar), but the pair are drinking partners and their wives and children are close. However, this goes very wrong over the space of 7 days, when Milton is approached by the police complaints division asking him to go undercover and investigate allegations of corruption against his friend. Milton finds this difficult at first and tries to dismiss the evidence building up. But as his suspicions begin to take shape his position appears to be in danger.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Mungo Mortimer
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Cracker
Character: Harriman
Released: September 27, 1993
Type: TV
The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.
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Bye Bye Baby
Title: Bye Bye Baby
Character: Skinner
Released: November 3, 1992
Type: Movie
Exploring the often hilarious world of a young Jewish lad conscript and how he survives the Russians, the Royal Navy and the relationship with his girl back home – all the while aided and abetted by the most famous sex symbol the world has ever known.
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Title: Casualty
Character: Michael Letts
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.