Theatre His theatre work has included
Joe Penhall's
The Bullet at the
Donmar Warehouse, and a long-term collaboration with the
Tony-nominated director
Wilson Milam, including
Ché Walker's
Flesh Wound at the
Royal Court Theatre and two critically acclaimed productions of
Sam Shepard's plays:
A Lie of the Mind at the
Donmar Warehouse,. In 2008, Tiernan returned to the theatre in
Dorota Maslowska's
A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians co-starring with
Andrea Riseborough at the
Soho Theatre.
Film Tiernan played
Piers Gaveston in
Derek Jarman's controversial film of
Christopher Marlowe's
Edward II (1991), after appearing in
Lynda La Plante's award-winning drama
Prime Suspect, alongside
Helen Mirren. He appeared as Captain Martin Stone in Marko Mäkilaakso's ''
Stone's War''.
TV In 1993, Tiernan appeared in the series
Cracker, in the episode "To Say I Love You". In 1997 played Banquo in the Shakespeare adaptation for BBC (MacBeth on the Estate) alongside
James Frain and Susan Vidler. In 1998, in the British TV series
Hornblower, he played Bunting in the second episode, "The Examination For Lieutenant". Other credits in television include Victor Carroon in
The Quatermass Experiment, Kim Trent in
Life on Mars and Lenny Spearfish in the BBC TV series
Jonathan Creek, in "The Curious Tale of Mr Spearfish" (1999). In 2005, he played
Ben Jonson in
A Waste of Shame, a
William Shakespeare biopic presented as part of the
BBC's
ShakespeaRe-Told series. He appeared in an episode of crime drama
Midsomer Murders, as Steve Bright, a photography enthusiast who is strangled with his own camera strap and in
Dalziel & Pascoe as a lottery winner in the two-part episodes "Fallen Angel". In 2012, he appeared as DS Hunter in the
BBC drama ''
Prisoners' Wives''.
Directing In 2015, Tiernan made his directorial debut with the feature film
Dragonfly, followed in 2017 by
UK18, and in 2019 by
Break Clause. ==Filmography==