Silent John!

I complained publicly about not seeing enough of this extraordinary quiet character who is Freddie Cork's personal assassin.  He is important in most episodes involving the gangster moves.  He is the only one to recognize that it is not right to mock and ignore the murder of poor Pete!  He offers a nice wad of money to Colin for Pete's funeral, shaming Freddie into acknowledging some small obligation toward a memorial for a comrade in arms.

SJ is a really built guy, and has a nice collection of tatoos.  As I have watched him in the various scenes with Mike, both in the background as Freddie's looming threat, or in "Jobs" with Mike where Mike used to be second in command, but is now brain damaged and not exactly trustworthy.  The actor plays the part thorougly and well, and though he has few lines, he uses them well. 

Interesting to see him keep track of the slip into drugs and girls of Declan.  He must report every detail very well to Freddie, because Freddie always seems to know exactly what to say to Dec to get the most use out of him.

A friend who is a fan of SJ sent me these screencaps when I commented on SJ.  She has just seen the latest Morgan Freeman film in which the actor playing SJ has a small role, and one line, which I think I better not repeat here!  She thinks it is a wonderful line, so go see the movie, and see our Silent John, not always silent!