Seamus Hughes(I)

Séamus was born in Galway City, capital of the West of Ireland. He went to a bilingual Jesuit school in the city and is both an English and and Irish speaker (now speaks basic French and Spanish). Séamus reached the European final in Celtic Wrestling in 1997 and was Team captain and national coach. He played the Irish national sport Hurling for 20 years since he was 5 years old and has also played Rugby and Judo winning the Inter-varsities Judo competition for GMIT Galway in 1996. His professional acting experience began in 1996 at the National Theatre of the Irish Language (An Taibhdhearc) which in 2009 he took over as Artistic Director and was instrumental in reopening the theatre which had been closed due to fire for several years. Séamus has worked extensively in both English and Irish languages. His acting work encompasses theatre, TV, film and voiceover work. A highlight for him was being cast as a principal cast member in the legendary multi Palme D'or winning director Ken Loach's 2014 film 'Jimmy's Hall'. He has also produced and directed several plays with Idir and Dá Shúil (Between the Eyes) winning a Stewart Parker Award in 2012. In 2017 he was nominated as Best Actor for 'The Curse' (An Mhallacht) at the Richard Harris International Film Festival in Limerick, Ireland. He continues to Act, Write and Direct. His new short 'Call Me Nancy' (Writer/Director) will be released in 2023.

He has lived in New York and London and is now based in Ireland. He considers NYC as the second closest city to his heart after his hometown of Galway.