Song for a Raggy Boy

Aidan Quinn is an Irish-American actor. He made his film debut in 1984 in Reckless. His films include Desperately Seeking Susan, The Mission, Stakeout, Benny and Joon, Legends of the Fall, Frankenstein, and Michael Collins. He played the role of Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson in the CBS television series Elementary (2012–2019). Quinn has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work in An Early Frost (1985) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007).

Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990) for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival, Manfred Powell in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Brother John in Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), the title role in Jack Taylor (2010–2016), Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey (2011), James Willett in Eye in the Sky (2015), and Bruce Wayne in Titans (2019–present).

Marc Warren is an English actor, known for his roles in British television series such as Band of Brothers, Hustle, The Vice, State of Play, Mad Dogs, The Musketeers, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Van Der Valk. He was born in Northampton, England, in 1967. He studied acting at the East 15 Acting School in Essex. Warren made his professional acting debut in 1986 in the play Stags and Hens at the Northampton Theatre Royal. He has since appeared in numerous stage productions, including Kes, Kingdom of Earth, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Warren's breakthrough television role came in 2001, when he played Albert Blithe in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He has since starred in a number of other successful television series, including Hustle, The Vice, State of Play, Mad Dogs, The Musketeers, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Van Der Valk. Warren has also appeared in a number of films, including Love Actually, The Other Boleyn Girl, and The Woman in Black. In 2013, Warren was awarded the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Hyde Park on Hudson. Warren is married to actress Polly Walker and they have two children.

Dudley Sutton was a British actor famous for his work with directors such as Sidney J. Furie, Ken Russell, Derek Jarman and Sally Potter and for playing Tinker Dill in the long running BBC drama series Lovejoy.

Stuart Graham (born 31 August 1967) is an Northern Irish film, television, and stage actor, born and brought up in Northern Ireland. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Stuart Graham (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Andrew Simpson attended the Foyle School of Speech and Drama, and was taught by Sandra Biddle in his home city of Derry in Northern Ireland. Andrew's mum and dad are Marion and Paddy and he has two older sisters, Charlotte and Sarah and a younger brother, Patrick, all of whom have also attended Miss Biddle's excellent training school for drama. Andrew performed in feis (festivals) and was spotted when introduced by agent and talent-spotter Patrick Duncan to Aisling Walsh, director of Song for a Raggy Boy (2003). Played Gerard Peters in this brilliant but brutal Irish reform school story, and younger brother Sean was played by Shankill Road, Belfast, boy Michael Sloan; Aidan Quinn and Iain Glen starred. He has played in the Millenium Forum, Derry, in Packy's Wake, and attended Centre Stage Drama holidays in Parkanaur, Northern Ireland, 2 years in a row. Andrew also helped develop Cadanza at Moonstone (2004) and he has appeared in adverts for the PSNI and Invest NI. Cast opposite Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy in the Richard Eyre-directed Notes on a Scandal (2006), adapted by Patrick Marber (Closer (2004/I)) from Zoe Heller's book. Plays Steven Connolly, an Irish immigrant boy who attends the school where Cate and Judi's characters teach.

Chris Newman is an Irish film and television actor.