Character Relationship Map: The Actors

Characters

• Anthony O'Malley (played by Michael Caine) — protagonist

  One of the two mediocre stage actors who devises a con plan to steal £50,000 from a retired gangster.

• Tom Quirk (played by Dylan Moran) — protagonist

  One of the two mediocre stage actors who devises a con plan to steal £50,000 from a retired gangster.

• Barreller (played by Michael Gambon) — supporting

  A retired gangster who owes £50,000 to an unmet third party, becoming the target of the actors' impersonation scheme.

• Dolores (played by Lena Headey) — supporting
• Mrs. Magnani (played by Miranda Richardson) — supporting
• Jock (played by Michael McElhatton) — supporting
• Mary (played by Abigail Iversen) — supporting

  Moran's eerily intelligent nine-year-old niece who assists in the con by restructuring the plan whenever things go wrong.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Barreller → Jock (Professional Associate)
• Mary → Dolores (Family Mother)
• Tom Quirk → Dolores (Family Sister-in-law)
• Tom Quirk → Mrs. Magnani (Professional Co-star)
• Anthony O'Malley → Mrs. Magnani (Professional Co-star)
• Tom Quirk → Mary (Family Uncle)

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Tom Quirk → Jock (Conflict Antagonist)
• Anthony O'Malley → Jock (Conflict Antagonist)
• Anthony O'Malley → Dolores (Social Acquaintance)
• Tom Quirk → Barreller (Conflict Mark)
• Anthony O'Malley → Barreller (Conflict Mark)
• Anthony O'Malley → Tom Quirk (Alliance Co-conspirators)

Story Analysis

Two mediocre stage actors use theatrical deception and an intelligent child’s revisions to pursue a £50,000 debt con in Dublin.

Plot Progression

1. Actors and the Theatre
2. The Unclaimed Debt
3. The Improvised Con
4. Revisions Under Pressure
5. The Debt Concludes