- published: 10 Apr 2016
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Sean Maguire (born Sean Martin Michael Maguire, 18 April 1976, Ilford, Essex) is an English actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of eleven he took on the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the BBC children's drama Grange Hill, in which he remained until 1992. For a short time after leaving Grange Hill, he played Aidan Brosnan in EastEnders.
He has appeared in several feature films and had moderate success as a singer. He is known in the US for his roles as Donovan Brink in the UPN sitcom Eve, and as Kyle Lendo in the CBS sitcom The Class. Sean recently appeared in the 2nd series of Scott & Bailey as PC Sean McCartney.
Maguire's family were prominent in the London Irish community in the late 1970s as Irish dancers and the whole family performed regularly at events and in competitions. Sean Maguire danced traditional Irish dances alongside his family.
His first role was at the age of five, opposite Laurence Olivier in A Voyage Round My Father. At age seven, he played one of the many children in the "Every Sperm is Sacred" musical number in the 1983 film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. In 1993, he joined the cast of the British soap opera EastEnders playing Aidan Brosnan, a young Irish footballer playing for fictional side Walford F.C. In 1994, Sean left the show to take a starring role in the BBC drama series Dangerfield, playing Marty Dangerfield. He has also appeared in Holby City and Sunburn. In 1995, Sean was voted "3rd person you'd most like to see get messy" by CBBC viewers and famously received a custard pie in his face from presenter Chris Jarvis dressed as "The Anorak."
Actors: Minnie Driver (actress), Lawrence Bender (producer), Vik Sahay (actor), Robin Williams (actor), Casey Affleck (actor), Stellan Skarsgård (actor), George Plimpton (actor), Kevin Rushton (actor), Matt Damon (actor), Philip Williams (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), Ben Affleck (actor), Harmony Korine (actor), Kevin Smith (producer), Scott Mosier (producer),
Plot: A touching tale of a wayward young man who struggles to find his identity, living in a world where he can solve any problem, except the one brewing deep within himself, until one day he meets his soul mate who opens his mind and his heart.
Keywords: ambition, apology, assault, attachment-disorder, autodidact, bar, baseball, batting-cage, birthday, blockbuster