Fintan McKeown

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Fintan McKeown
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Years active1984–present
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Fintan McKeown is an Irish actor best known for his guest appearances on Star Trek: Voyager , Merlin , and Game of Thrones , and for his supporting roles in the films Immortal Beloved (1994) and Waking Ned Devine (1998). [1] [2] [3]

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Since beginning his career in 1985, McKeown has appeared in numerous films and television series produced in Ireland, Canada, the US and the United Kingdom.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984–1985 The Irish R.M. TomTV series, episodes "Oweneen the Sprat" and "In the Curranhilty Country"
1986 Eat the Peach Murtagh's Heavy
1989–1991 Screen One Doctor / Anthony LarrabeittiTV series, episodes "The Accountant" and "Alive and Kicking"
1994 Screen Two BradyTV series, episode "O Mary This London"
Immortal Beloved Johann van Beethoven Sr.
1996 Pie in the Sky Ned KellyTV series, episode "Irish Stew"
Bugs Barry StokesTV series, episodes "What Goes Up..." and "...Must Come Down"
1997Supply & DemandDCI SmithTV film
1998 Waking Ned Pat Mulligan
1999ShergarDet. Inspector Deely
2000 Star Trek: Voyager Michael SullivanTV series, episodes "Fair Haven" and "Spirit Folk"
NostradamusGaramond
2001 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature SkellyTV film
2002In DeepAndersonTV series, episode "Blood Loss"
The Agency DenTV series, episode "Elite Meat to Eat
2003 Conspiracy of Silence Monsignor Thomas
2004 Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness Father Nikolai Soren
2005 Nature Unleashed: Earthquake Josh
2009–2012 Merlin King Odin TV series, episodes "The Once and Future Queen" and "Another's Sorrow"
2010 Coming Up The ManTV series, episode "Boy"
GoldenEye 007 Additional voicesVideo game
2012 Game of Thrones Amory LorchTV series, episodes "What Is Dead May Never Die", "Garden of Bones", "The Ghost of Harrenhal", and "The Old Gods and the New"
2012–2013 Hollyoaks Seamus Brady Soap opera, 25 episodes
2013 The Bible EkoshTV miniseries, episode "Homeland"

Personal life and politics

McKeown is married and a father of three. He stood in the 2017 and 2019 UK General Elections [4] [5] for the Green Party of England and Wales in the constituency of Windsor. On both occasions he finished fourth and lost his deposit.

McKeown also stood in the 2019 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election, again unsuccessfully. [6] [7]

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