Line #11 Creator/BazBlack


1	-> "We are all born different, and no matter how society wants to determine your place as a good, law-abiding citizen, it should never be allowed to quash a creative mind."
2	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baz_black.jpg]]
3	[[caption-width-right:350:"Are you willing to sacrifice the one life you have to appease negative-minded people?"]]
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5	'''Baz Black''' is an Irish actor, model and filmmaker.
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7	A native of Drogheda, Louth, he got his start as a commercial model, becoming the face of Scruffs Workwear. His distinctive collection of body tattoos quickly led to success as an alternative model. As you can probably expect, he's also a tattoo and body modification artist. He studied acting at Dublin's famed Bow Street Academy.
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9	Acting wise, he is often cast to be an intimidating villain, [[TattooedCrook for some reason]], but as a glance at his own films will demonstrate, he has the range to be significantly more than that. He is best known for playing Ged Delaney in the RTE series ''Kin'', and has also appeared in the likes of ''Series/DublinMurders'' and ''Series/IntoTheBadlands''.
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11	He writes and directs his own films too, usually to give himself the chance to play against type, and has won many awards for them. His first feature film, in which he also plays the lead, is 2023's ''Film/DublinCrust''.
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13	He's also the author of the novel ''[[https://mybook.to/InkPrincess Ink Princess]]''.
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15	!!Tropes associated with his work:
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17	* ActorSharedBackground:[[invoked]] He was a drummer in a punk band Mongohorn, and plays the drummer of a punk band in ''Film/DublinCrust''. The film is loosely inspired by his own experiences, with two of his former band mates essentially playing themselves. Actual footage of them performing is shown in the opening.
18	* DirectedByCastMember:[[invoked]] He directs and stars in his own films ''Dublin Crust'' and ''Reflection'', as well as the TV series ''Serial Daters'' and ''The Hero''.
19	* FakeAmerican:[[invoked]] He puts on an American accent to play the Ringmaster in ''Series/IntoTheBadlands''.
20	* FakeShemp: For his short film ''Merrow'', the actress cast as the eponymous mermaid (Aine Flanagan) was unavailable, so he himself doubled up for a shot in which she can be seen swimming in the water from afar.
21	* FunnyCharacterBoringActor:[[invoked]] Despite getting cast as mad or out there characters, he describes himself as an introvert who doesn't like attention, and is very soft-spoken in interviews.
22	* HairstyleInertia: He's known mainly for having his hair cut into a mohawk.
23	* MrFanservice: He's done many a shirtless model shoot, and once filmed a comedy video depicting himself getting an AdrenalineMakeover, in which he appears shirtless to make his tattoos appear.
24	* OlderThanTheyLook: He turned 40 in 2023, and yet still looks like he's in his early 20s.
25	* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]]
26	** In his own short ''Reflection'', he plays a very sympathetic grieving man who befriends a little girl lost in the woods.
27	** In the short ''Good to Talk'', he plays a soft-spoken man considering suicide.
28	* TypeCasting:[[invoked]] Due to all his tattoos, he's often cast as the villain. He's also played a few tattoo artists [[SarcasmMode for some reason]].
29	* UncreditedRole:[[invoked]] He appears in ''Series/DublinMurders'' as a tattoo artist but is uncredited.
30	* VocalDissonance: Despite his intimidating appearance, his voice is much softer than one would expect.

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