Aaron Heffernan

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Aaron Doyle-Heffernan
Born
Aaron Doyle-Heffernan

(1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34)
Alma mater Trinity College Dublin
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Aaron Doyle-Heffernan (born 23 February 1990) is an Irish actor known for his roles in Love/Hate , Brassic , Obsession: Dark Desires and War of the Worlds . [1] [2] [3]

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Background

Heffernan grew up in Dublin, Ireland. His father, David, is a radio producer and his mother Tina is a model. He is of Dominican descent through his mother. [4] Aaron has two older brothers: Simon, a personal trainer and online coach, and Jesse, a hip hop artist. [5] His first cousin is model Thalia Heffernan. He studied drama and classics at Trinity College Dublin. In 2012, he co-founded the Collapsing Horse Theatre Company with fellow student and actor Jack Gleeson. [6] [7] [8] [2] [9] [10] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2022 Atlanta DeMarco
2023 Femme (Film) Oz
TBAThe Mechanicals of HempNick/Bottom
2019–present Brassic Ash Dennings
2019-2021 War of the Worlds Ash Daniel
2019 Supervized Flynn
2019 This Time with Alan Partridge Gino
2018Women on the VergeFacilitator
2018 Metal Heart Alan
2018 Dublin Oldschool Aaron
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Imperial Mudtrooper
2018 The Looming Tower Marine
2018 The Titan Corporal Zane Gorski
2017The FearThe Fear
2017 Into the Badlands Dury
2016–2018 Mum Ryan
2016 Obsession: Dark Desires Ramon
2013–2014 Love/Hate Detective Gavin
2014Corrigendum
2014 Poison Pen Kurt
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Danny's Posse
2012Music MemoriesJames
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Dragon Handler (uncredited)

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