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Andrew Tiernan
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His prosthetic make-up work for the character; Ephialtes in
300 (2006)
took 10 hours to apply. The longest he spent in the costume was 30 hours whilst filming in the Persian Tent.
Studied at the Drama Centre London where such stars as;
Colin Firth
,
John Simm
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Paul Bettany
and
Michael Fassbender
trained.
His first taste of acting was in the Birmingham Youth Theatre and National Youth Theatre, which he attended alongside
Adrian Lester
.
An action figure was created based on his character, Ephialtes, from
300 (2006)
.
His first credited film was in 1989 which was
Dead Cat (1989)
he acted alongside
Genesis P-Orridge
of
Psychic TV
and
Throbbing Gristle
fame and the Avant Garde film-maker
Derek Jarman
. Jarman later went on to cast Tiernan as Gaveston in
Edward II (1991)
playing opposite
Tilda Swinton
.
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