Ciarán will be seen later in 2011 in the concluding film of the ‘Harry Potter’ series in the role of Aberforth. He was last year given the Career Achievement Award by the JDIFF to mark a portfolio of award-winning roles in projects such as ‘Rome’ and ‘Veronica Guerin’ for which he received acting plaudits from the Irish Film and Television Academy. He has also starred in successful international features such as ‘Munich’, ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’ and ‘Margot at the Wedding’.