Seamus O'Hara
Actor from Northern Ireland (born 1990)
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Seamus O'Hara (born 25 June 1990)[1] is an actor from Northern Ireland.
Seamus O'Hara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1990 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | An Irish Goodbye |
| Spouse | Mary Ellen O'Hara |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Born in Waveney Hospital, Ballymena, he grew up in County Antrim. His father Stephen was a teacher and restaurateur in Cushendall.[1] He attended school at St Ciaran's Primary School in Cushendun.[2] He was also educated at Garron Tower and Queen's University Belfast where he read English and Drama. He played juvenile hurling up to minor level with the Glens of Antrim combined team, St Patrick's, and played for Cushendun's Robert Emmets GAC.[1]
Career
He began his acting career with a role in the BBC NI student drama 6Degrees.[3] His television credits include Game of Thrones as well as Hope Street and Line of Duty.[4][5] His film credits include The Northman and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.[6]
He had a leading role as Turlough in the 2022 short film An Irish Goodbye, alongside James Martin, as two estranged brothers brought together by their mother’s death.[7] The film which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2023 Academy Awards.[8][9] It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 2023 British Academy Film Awards.[10][11]
In February 2023, he had a lead role in the play Silent Trade at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. He also had a role in 2023 Liam Neeson film In the Land of Saints and Sinners.[4]
He has a role in the second series of BBC One Northern Ireland police drama Blue Lights.[12]
Personal life
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Zoo | Soldier at Zoo Gate | |
| 2022 | Mandrake | Thomas | |
| An Irish Goodbye | Turlough | Short film | |
| The Northman | Audunn the Irish | ||
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Presto | |
| In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Seamus McKenna |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 | 6Degrees | Gary Meadows | Series 1–3 |
| 2016 | My Mother and Other Strangers | Davey Hanlon | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Line of Duty | Arresting officer | Episode: "In the Shadow of the Truth" |
| 2018 | Agatha and the Truth of Murder | PC Spencer | Television film |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones | Fergus | Episodes: "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and "The Long Night" |
| 2022 | Hope Street | Eddie McNulty | Episode #1.7 |
| 2023 | Shadow and Bone | Sergent Haslov | Episode: "No Shelter But Me" |
| 2024- | Blue Lights | Lee Thompson | 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Say Nothing | Mackers | 6 episodes |
| 2025 | Sherlock & Daughter | O'Leary | Episode: "For Kith and Kin" |
| 2025 | House of Guinness | Patrick Cochrane |