Francis Magee

Francis Magee (born 7 June 1959) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films, including The Calling (2000), Layer Cake (2004), Sahara (2005), No Angels (2004-2006), City of Vice (2008), 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (2009), "Men Against Fire", an episode of Black Mirror (2016), Into the Badlands and Absentia (both 2019), White Lines (2020), and Kin (2022-2023).

Early life
Born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised on the Isle of Man, Magee worked as a fisherman for 8 years, before pursuing a career as an actor. Magee worked as a courier for Concord(e) Despatch in Belsize Park, and enrolled to study acting at the Poor School in King's Cross, London. During the 1980s he was the lead singer of Isle of Man-based band Joe Public and Reading-based band Jo Jo Namoza.

Career
His career started by portraying the villain character Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He played the role of Victor Rodenmaar in the Nickelodeon TV series House of Anubis. In 2004, he played a regular role as short tempered Leslie McManus in Channel 4's nurse drama No Angels, for three seasons until 2006. In 2008, he played Saunders Welch in City of Vice.

In 2011, Magee played Yoren, a member of the Night's Watch, in the first and second seasons of Game of Thrones on HBO. He played electronic musician The Orgazoid in an episode of Peep Show. He also appeared in the 2013 Magners Cider television ad Now is a Good Time.

In 2016, he appeared in "Men Against Fire", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

In 2023, he played Bren Kinsella in the Irish gangster family series Kin, alongside Aidan Gillen and Maria Doyle Kennedy.