Gerry Adams

Known for

Acting

Born

October 6, 1948 (age 77)

Birthplace

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Biography

Gerry Adams is an Irish republican politician who was, from 1983 to 2018, the leader of Sinn Féin. He has been played in films by actors such as John Lynch and Ian Beattie.

Best known work

Kneecap

2024

60 Minutes

1968

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

2020

Bobby Sands: 66 Days

2016

Panorama

1953

Dispatches

1987

Chevolution

2008

Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland

2012

Endgame in Ireland

2021

Cutting Edge

1990

Filmography

2025
Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man
as Self
2024
The Ban
as Himself
2024
Kneecap
as Gerry Adams
2023
The House of Paisley
as Self
2023
The House of PaisleyTV
as Self (3 episodes)
2023
The AgreementTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2021
With God on Our Side
as Self
2021
Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Endgame in IrelandTV
as Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)
2021
Partition, 1921
as Self
2020
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
as Self
2019
The Troubles: A Secret HistoryTV
as Self (archive footage) (8 episodes)
2018
John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace
as Self
2018
The Funeral Murders
as Self
2016
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
as Self
2013
The Disappeared
as Self
2012
Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland
as Himself
2012
Bloody Friday
as Self
2009
The Meaning of LifeTV
as Self (1 episode)
2008
Chevolution
as Himself
2005
Banned in the UKTV
as Self (1 episode)
2003
A House Divided
1998
War and Peace in Ireland
as Self
1997
Behind the Mask : The IRA and Sinn Fein
as Self
1997
Provos: The IRA and Sinn FeinTV
as Self (3 episodes)