I'll miss him terribly: Rising actor Ryan McParland on love for his late mentor
A rising film star who's been working in movies with Johnny Depp and Al Pacino has spoken emotionally about the debt he owes to an acting lecturer from Warrenpoint who died recently.
Paying tribute to Peter Ballance who starred in Game of Thrones and Bloodlands, Ryan McParland said his mentor had changed his world by encouraging him to become an actor.
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