Tim Loane
Tim Loane is a British writer, director, lecturer, and actor from Northern Ireland. He was co-founder and joint artistic director of the Tinderbox Theatre Company until 1996.
Early life and education
[edit]Tim Loane was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1]
He was educated in Cork[1] and then at Methodist College Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[2] He earned a degree in psychology at Queen's University Belfast.[1]
Career
[edit]Tinderbox Theatre Company
[edit]In 1988, Loane co-founded the Tinderbox Theatre Company in Belfast, along with actor Lalor Roddy, BBC presenter Mark Carruthers, BBC drama producer Stephen Wright, and Angela McCloskey of the Lyric Theatre.[3] He was joint artistic director of the company until 1996.[1]
Writing and directing
[edit]In the 2000s, Loane wrote several plays, including Caught Red Handed, To Be Sure, and The Civilisation Game.[1]
His screenwriting credits include BBC comedy Out of the Deep Pan; Ballykissangel (1996-2001, BBC 1), and ITV1's comedy film, Reversals.[1] In 2001 Loane created the TV series Teachers for Channel 4 and was the lead writer for the first season.[1] In 2009, Loane wrote six-part update series of Minder, Shane Richie and Lex Shrapnel. He also wrote the screenplays for the 2004 RTE 1 four-part conspiracy thriller Proof, with Orla Brady and Finbar Lynch, and has written for the long-running medical drama series Casualty.[1] He wrote several episodes of the Irish police drama Red Rock (2015-2020) and series 2 of the CAPA/Canal+/BBC Versailles, as well as series 2 of Das Boot and series 3 of Marcella in 2020.[4]
Loane has also written for radio, and has also directed other plays, including a production of Dario Fo's Can't Pay? Won't Pay! and the Irish Premiere of Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber.[1]
He is co-creator and writer of the upcoming six-part Wild Bunch TV / HBO/ France Télévisions drama series called Alice, about Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female film director. The series is co-created by Claire Lemaréchal, and co-written by Loane, Lemaréchal, and André Gulluni, and due for release in 2026. Bérénice Bejo plays the eponymous lead character in the series.[5]
Acting
[edit]Loane has also starred in numerous roles on screen.[6]
Academia
[edit]As of June 2026[update] Loane is a lecturer in the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast.[7]
Recognition and awards
[edit]In 1998 Loane was nominated at the 70th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the film Dance Lexie Dance.[8]
In 2002 he won the Irish Times Best New Play Award and the Stewart Parker Trust Award for his play Caught Red Handed.[1]
In 2012 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from Queen's University Belfast.[1]
Plays
[edit]Loane's plays include:[1]
- Caught Red Handed (2002, Tinderbox, Belfast)
- To Be Sure (2007, Lyric Theatre, Belfast)
- The Civilisation Game (2012, Lyric Theatre, Belfast; also directed by him)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Tim Loane". Lagan Press. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tim Loane with the MCBFPA September quarterly lunch". Old Collegians. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ Coyle, Jane (17 August 2005). "Best Actor of Our Generation?". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
In 1988, Roddy met actor and director Tim Loane, then a student at Queen's University. With a small group of like-minded people – BBC presenter Mark Carruthers, BBC drama producer Stephen Wright and Angela McCloskey of the Lyric – they founded Tinderbox
- ↑ "Tim Loane". Independent Talent. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Alice". Séries Mania Forum. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Tim Loane on TV Guide
- ↑ "Tim Loane". pure.qub.ac.uk. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 7 September 2014.