Kevin Harrison Sweeney is an actor, writer, and producer who played the role of Irish in 2010's Red Dead Redemption.
Biography[]
Character actor and dialects specialist K. Harrison Sweeney received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in voice and movement from the University of Wyoming's Department of Theatre and Dance. There's also a semester each of Jazz, Tap, and Modern dance in those feet.
Sweeney has been acting, directing, and producing in Los Angeles since 2004; his performances in Game of the Year "Red Dead Redemption," "15 North," and horror auteur Ti West's revenge western "In a Valley of Violence" continue to solidify his reputation as a clutch "chameleon" of countless looks and voices.
Red Dead Redemption[]
Harrison was cast as Irish, a drunk arms dealer who John Marston must recruit to take on a gang of outlaws at Fort Mercer. He appeared in the following missions:
- "A Frenchman, a Welshman and an Irishman"
- "Man is Born Unto Trouble"
- "On Shaky's Ground"
- "The Assault on Fort Mercer"
- "We Shall Be Together in Paradise"
On November 10th, 2011, a member of the Red Dead Wiki team published an interview with Sweeney, which can be found here.