Andrew Bennett (actor)

Andrew was born in Limerick City, Ireland but his family moved to Crecora, Killaloe, County Clare when he was a young boy. He moved to Dublin at 23, to attend college.^[2]

Bennett started his career starring in the 1979 film Black Jack, playing Hatch. In 1998, he starred in The General, directed by John Boorman. That same year, he appeared in the Canadian film This Is My Father as Mr. Kearney. Andrew was the narrator for the 1999 film Angela's Ashes, directed by Alan Parker and based off the memoir by Frank McCourt. He played Big Kevin in the 2013 feature The Stag, directed by John Butler.^[3]

In 2022, Andrew appeared in a supporting role in The Quiet Girl, a coming of age drama, written & directed by Colm Bairéad. The film received critical praise and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2023.^[4] Bennett claimed the nomination made him feel like he was part of "the Italia 90 team".^[5] Bennett received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the CinEuphoria Awards. The film was a winner at the Dublin International Film Festival.^[6]

In 2024, Bennett appeared as 'Donal Riley' in the RTÉ crime series Blackshore. Additionally that year, he appeared in the theatre production 'Heaven', which toured across Ireland and the UK.^[7] In 2025, Bennett took part in the RTÉ Short Story Competition, reading 'Feeding Time'.^[8] In 2025, Bennett once again performed for the RTÉ, this time in "The Four Faced Liar", by Ger FitzGibbon.^[9] Other on screen appearances include Small Town, Big Story (2025-BBC) ^[10] The Cellar (2022 ^[11]) and in 2026, David Gleeson's Once Upon a Time in a Cinema.^[12] Theatre credits include "Embers" (2019)^[13] and "Lolita" (2002).