Top of the mornin' to ya, folks!
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we're taking a look at ten actors from Irish descent. And some may surprise you.
Whether hailing from Ireland or Hollywood, each of the actors on our list are magically delicious—but no surprise considering they were born with the luck of the Irish.
Okay, we'll stop now and let you get to the good stuff.
Colin Farrell
Birth place: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 35
Most well known films: "Horrible Bosses" (2011), "Crazy Heart" (2009), "In Bruges" (2009) for which he won a Golden Globe for Best performance by an Actor in A Comedy or Musical.
Irish ancestry: A Dublin native, Farrell studied acting at the Gaiety School of Drama in Dublin. Farrell began his career in Ireland on the BBC TV show "Ballykisangel" in 1996 and a miniseries titled "Falling for a Dancer" in 1998.
Saoirse Ronan
Birth place: New York City
Age: 17
Most well known films: "The Lovely Bones" (2009). "Atonement," for which she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2007.
Irish ancestry: Her father is Paul Ronan, an established Irish actor who has appeared in "The Devil's Own" and "Veronica Guerin." When Saoirse was three-ears-old, the family moved to Ireland, where the actress grew up in County Carlow, Ireland.
Pierce Brosnan
Birth place: Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Age: 58
Most well known films: "GoldenEye" (1995) and playing James Bond in the "007" franchise.
Irish ancestry: Brosnan moved from Ireland to London at 12-years-old. Today, the actor is a patron of the Irish dramatic art academy The Lir and in 1996, he even formed "Irish Dream Team," an LA-based production company.
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