Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea
O'Shea in 2022
Born	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 28) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Fionn O'Shea (born 2 January 1997) is an Irish actor. He starred in the films Handsome Devil (2016) and Dating Amber (2020). On television, he is known for his roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Hang Ups (2018), the BBC Three & Hulu miniseries Normal People (2020), and the Netflix miniseries House of Guinness (2025).

Early life and education

O'Shea attended Gonzaga College in Ranelagh, ^[1] Dublin. He went on to train at Visions Drama School. ^[2]

Career

In 2007, O'Shea made his film debut in the Irish short film New Boy ; it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2009, he made his feature film debut, playing an orphan boy in A Shine of Rainbows . Between 2009 and 2012 he appeared on Roy , an Irish-British animated children's television series. In 2016, he portrayed Ned Roche in the Irish comedy-drama film Handsome Devil . At the 15th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2018 he was nominated for Actor in a leading role and Rising Star Award. In 2018 he featured on Hang Ups , a British television sitcom. Also in 2018 he appeared in Innocent , a British television miniseries. In 2019, he played a supporting role in the drama film The Aftermath . In 2020, he played Eddie in Dating Amber , and Jamie in Normal People .

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	New Boy	Seth Quinn	Short film
2009	A Shine of Rainbows	Orphan Boy #1
2016	The Siege of Jadotville	William Reidy
	Handsome Devil	Ned Roche
2019	The Aftermath	Barker
2020	Dating Amber	Eddie
2021	Cherry	Arnold
	Wolf	Rufus/German Shepherd
2023	Dance First	Samuel Beckett	[3]
2024	Lilies Not for Me	Owen James	[4]
TBA	The Queen of Fashion	Philip Treacy	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2012	Roy	Jack	24 episodes
2010	The Santa Incident	Hamley	Television film
	Jack Taylor	Peter Gannon	Episode: The Priest
2013	Jack Taylor: Priest	Peter Gannon	Television film
2014	The Centre	Corky Kavanagh	Episode #1.5
2018	Innocent	Jack	4 episodes
	Hang Ups	Ricky Pitt	6 episodes
2020	The Letter for the King	Tristan	Episode: "Storm Clouds Gather"
	Normal People	Jamie	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2024	Masters of the Air	Sgt. Steve Bosser	Apple TV+ Miniseries; 2 episodes
2025	House of Guinness	Benjamin Guinness

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	FilmOut San Diego	Best Actor in a Feature (Audience Awards)	Handsome Devil	Won	[5]
2018	Irish Film & Television Awards	Actor in a leading role		Nominated	[6] [7]
		Rising Star Award		Nominated
2021	Apolo Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Dating Amber	Nominated	[a]
	Irish Film & Television Awards	Lead Actor in a Film		Nominated	[8]
		Supporting Actor in a Drama	Normal People	Won

Notes

1. Shared with Dating Amber cast.

References

1. "The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes". Joe.ie. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
2. "Fionn O'Shea". Lorraine Brennan Management Talent & Literary Agency - One of Ireland's Leading Agencies. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. "First look: Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett in James Marsh's biopic 'Dance First'". Screen Daily.
4. Scheetz, Cameron. "This haunting romantic drama tells a story of gay love & loss in 1920s England". Queerty. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
5. "2017 LGBT FilmOut Film Festival Awards". filmoutsandiego.com/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
6. Barry, Aoife (January 11, 2018). "These are the nominations for this year's IFTA awards". The Journal . Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
7. O'Grady, Sean (15 February 2018). "IFTAs: Full list of winners as Gabriel Byrne is honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". Irish Independent . Retrieved 15 February 2018.
8. Crowley, Sinéad (15 June 2021). "Normal People receives 15 IFTA nominations". RTÉ.ie .

External links

• Fionn O'Shea at IMDb