Arthur Lappin
Biography
Biography
Irish stage, TV and movie producer Arthur Lappin received his first feature film credit as line producer on "Now I Know" (1988) before beginning his long-standing association with Jim Sheridan. He served as a line producer on Sheridan's directing debut "My Left Foot" (1989), a biographical drama of wheel-chair bound artist Christy Brown that earned Oscars for stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker. Since then, Lappin has collaborated frequently with Sheridan, serving as line producer on "The Field" (1990), co-producer on "In the Name of the Father" (1993) and producer for both "Some Mother's Son" (1996) and "The Boxer" (1997). With director Ben Barnes, Lappin established what for a time was Ireland's leading independent theatrical production company, Groundwork Productions, in 1988. Groundwork had successfully revived the plays of John B. Keane, including "The Year of the Hiker" (1990), "Moll" (1991), "The Chastitute" and "The Man from Clare" (both 1993) and "Sive" (1994), but disappointing attendance for "Guys and Dolls" (1995) and Keane's "The Field" (1996) forced it into liquidation in 1996. He serves as Chairman of the Board for the Children's Cultural Centre Ltd., trading as The Ark (Dublin, Ireland), programmed exclusively for participants aged between four and fourteen years.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Special Thanks (Feature Film)
Life Events
1988
With director Ben Barnes, established Groundwork Productions, what would become for a time Ireland's leading independent theatrical production company
1988
First feature credit (as line producer) on "Now I Know"
1989
Served as line producer on Jim Sheridan's "My Left Foot"
1990
Reteamed with Sheridan (again as line producer) for "The Field"
1993
Served as a co-producer on Sheridan's Oscar-nominated "In the Name of the Father"
1996
With Sheridan and Edward Burke, served as producer of Terry George's "Some Mother's Son"
1996
Groundwork Productions forced into liquidation
1997
Fifth colaboration with Sheridan, producing (along with director) "The Boxer"
1999
Co-produced (with Sheridan) "Agnes Browne", directed by and starring Anjelica Huston
