Con O’Nell was born in Weston-Supermare in Sumerset. He has many fine stage performances to his credit. He won wide acclaim for both his stage and film roles as Joe Meek in “Telstar” in 2008.
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Con O’Neill was born in 1966 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England. He is an actor, known for Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008), Bedrooms and Hallways (1998) and The Last Seduction II (1999). He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1989 (1988 season) for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Blood Brothers. Was nominated for Broadway’s 1993 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for “Blood Brothers.” Born in England to parents from Dundalk in Ireland,he started acting at the Everyman Youth Theater in Liverpool, meeting Willy Russell, hence the ‘Blood Brothers’ connection. Appearing in “Telstar” at the New Ambassadors Theatre, London [July 2005]