Ruairi O’Connor has been tapped to play iconic musician Buddy Holly in the upcoming biopic Clear Lake.
Maria Elena Holly, widow of Buddy Holly, Stephen Easley, general counsel to Mrs. Holly and The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, and Peter Bradley, Jr. of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, are associate producers.
In addition to his acting, O’Connor’s guitar and singing skills were able to impress the Clear Lake creative team enough to offer him the role of Buddy Holly.
Gary Busey previously played the singer in 1978’s The Buddy Holly Story, while musician Marshall Crenshaw played him in 1987’s La Bamba.