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Robert Arkins is an Irish musician and actor who played the role of Jimmy Rabbitte in the 1991 film The Commitments. Life and career. A native of Drumcondra, Dublin, Arkins has been a professional musician from the age of 15. He left school at 17 to front his band, Housebroken.
May 26, 2022 · Robert Arkins was originally cast as Deco Cuffe in the movie after a whopping seven auditions! However, he was replaced in that role by Andrew Strong, and went on to play the band’s manager ...
- Natalie Murray played by Maria Doyle Kennedy. The Commitments was Maria’s first acting gig, with the star having become a household name in television since.
- Outspan Foster played by Glen Hansard. Glen is arguably one of the stand-out stars from the cast, having had a highly successful career since the release.
- Imelda Quirke played by Angeline Ball. Angeline has had a highly successful career both here and abroad since her time in The Commitments. She starred in ITV drama Doc Martin, Channel 4’s Shameless, Keeping Faith and starred in My Girl 2.
- Bernie McLaughlin played by Bronagh Gallagher. Like many of her co-stars, Bronagh continued acting, landing small roles in both Star Wars and Pulp Fiction among others.
Oct 2, 2016 · Home. Entertainment. He said it once and said it loud… So what became of Jimmy Rabbitte? After a chance encounter landed him the lead role in one of Ireland's most iconic films, Robert Arkins...
Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working-class youths to form a soul band named "The Commitments".
The Commitments: Directed by Alan Parker. With Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy. Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
The kid on the skateboard who appears outside Robert Arkins’ (Jimmy’s) window during the first third of the movie when the band are recruiting members is the (now grown up) boy from the covers of U2’s “Boy” (1980) and “War” (1983) albums.
