Tom Kerrisk is an Award Winning Irish Actor, Singer, Musician & Entertainer.

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Kerrisk won the Best Actor Award at the 2022 LA Crime & Horror Film Festival in November 2022 for his portrayal of 'Christopher' in John Farrelly's 'The Sleep Experiment', out now on Amazon Prime & Apple TV, worldwide.

 

2022 began with filming on 'An Taibhse', the first ever Irish language horror feature film, written & directed by John Farrelly, starring Kerrisk as 'Eamon Finegan'.  Due for release in early 2024.

 

Kerrisk had previously collaborated with award winning film maker John Farrelly playing the lead in his first feature, "The Sleep Experiment" &  as Master Jedi Hikomori in the Star Wars fan tribute film "The Lost Jedi".  Kerrisk again collaborated with John Farrelly on his Award Winning Irish Language Short 'Difriúl', which won Best Short Film at the 2022 Dublin Independent Film Festival.

 

Kerrisk is also know for his Composing work having composed the score with his musical accomplice Ally Donald for both 'An Taibhse' & 'The Sleep Experiment'.

 

He recently finished shooting "Antlers", a short film directed by Cathal Fitzpatrick which was officially selected for the Fastnet Film Festival 2022.  Shooting begins on 'A Hollow Tree', Fitzpatricks' 2nd feature film, in which Kerrisk will play the lead in May 2023.  He previously worked with Fitzpatrick on his first feature 'Pooka' due for a 2023 summer release.

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Apart from acting, Kerrisk is the founding member of Mystic Tears, a cosmic rock 3 piece band.  He fronts the band on guitar and vocals and is instrumental in the writing process. Prior to Mystic Tears, Kerrisk founded and fronted Irish rock band The Spikes releasing 2 albums "Urges & Purges" & "Joylist" to critical acclaim.