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==Media portrayals== Adams has been portrayed in a number of films, TV series, and books: * 1999 β ''[[The Marching Season]]'', a spy fiction novel by [[Daniel Silva (novelist)|Daniel Silva]]. * 2004 β film ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]'', with actor [[Jonathan Ryan]], a dramatisation of the 1998 [[Omagh bombing]] and its aftermath. * 2010 β TV film ''[[Mo (2010 film)|Mo]]'', with actor [[John Lynch (actor)|John Lynch]], the story of [[Mo Mowlam]] and the [[Good Friday Agreement]]. * 2012 β ''The Cold Cold Ground'', a crime novel by [[Adrian McKinty]]; Adams is interviewed by the book's main character after an associate is found murdered. * 2016 β film ''[[The Journey (2016 film)|The Journey]]'', with actor [[Ian Beattie]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2016 |title=It's all eyes on the 73rd Venice Film Festival |url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/showbiz/its-all-eyes-on-the-73rd-venice-film-festival-747224.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004403/http://www.breakingnews.ie/showbiz/its-all-eyes-on-the-73rd-venice-film-festival-747224.html |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=6 November 2017 |work=Breaking News}}</ref> * 2017 β film ''[[The Foreigner (2017 film)|The Foreigner]]'', with actor [[Pierce Brosnan]] playing a former IRA leader who resembles Adams.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pierce Brosnan channels Gerry Adams in new IRA thriller The Foreigner |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/pierce-brosnan-channels-gerry-adams-in-new-ira-thriller-the-foreigner-1.3134256 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005236/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/pierce-brosnan-channels-gerry-adams-in-new-ira-thriller-the-foreigner-1.3134256 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=6 November 2017 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024 - TV series ''[[Say Nothing (TV series)|Say Nothing]]'', with actors [[Josh Finan]] and [[Michael Colgan (actor)|Michael Colgan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/cast-revealed-for-tv-adaptation-of-book-about-troubles-and-jean-mcconville-disappearance/a2092277147.html|website=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=11 November 2024|date=2 February 2024|title= Cast revealed for TV adaptation of book about Troubles and Jean McConville disappearance|first=Kurtis|last=Reid}}</ref> The series portrays Adams as being a senior IRA commander. Each episode contains an endnote stating "Gerry Adams has always denied being a member of the IRA or participating in any IRA-related violence."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a62900939/say-nothing-true-story-explained/|title=Say Nothing: Who Were the Real Dolours and Marian Price?|publisher=Elle|author=Emma Fraser|date=15 November 2024|access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>
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