Owen Roe (actor)

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Owen Roe
Born30 May 1959 (1959-05-30) (age 64)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s) actor, theatre director
Years active1970s–present
Notable work Scrap Saturday
Spouse
Michèle Forbes
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(m. 1984)​
Children2

Owen Roe (born 30 May 1959) is an Irish stage, film, and television actor. He performed as a satirist on Irish radio. He is also a playwright and has worked as a theatrical director. [1] [2]

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Early life

Roe was born in Dublin in 1959. [3]

Career

Roe studied at the Oscar School of Acting and the Brendan Smith Academy in the late 1970s. [4] [5]

Roe has been a prolific stage actor for decades. He won an Irish Theatre Award for playing Claudius in Hamlet . He also won a Special Tribute Award at The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2019. [6] He also wrote one play, Fear of Feathers, staged at the Andrews Lane Theatre in 1991. [7] [8]

On TV, Roe has appeared on Scarlett , The Ambassador , Ballykissangel , Rásaí na Gaillimhe , Penny Dreadful , Vikings and Fair City ., [9] and as Oliver Cromwell in The History Channel Documentary "Cromwell: God's Executioner" based on the book by Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú

He has appeared in several films, mostly made in Ireland, including Michael Collins (as Arthur Griffith), Intermission and Breakfast on Pluto . [10] He has received three IFTA nominations. [11]

On radio, Roe was one-third of the Scrap Saturday political satire series, and is best remembered for his impression of P. J. Mara, loyal adviser to Charles Haughey. [12] [13] [14] He also appeared on Baldi (BBC Radio 4) as Inspector Rynne. [9]

Personal life

Roe lives in Dublin. He is married to the actress and writer Michèle Forbes; they have two children. [15] [4]

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  4. 1 2 "Owen Roe: 'Becoming a dad changed my life. It was seismic'". The Irish Times.
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  6. ↑ "Owen Roe: 'How can you study Beckett and not know anything about Laurel and Hardy?'". The Irish Times.
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