Paul Ronan

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Paul Ronan
Born
Paul Anthony Ronan

(1965-03-21) 21 March 1965 (age 60)
Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Monica Brennan
(m. 1992)
Children Saoirse Ronan

Paul Anthony Ronan (born 21 March 1965) is an Irish actor.

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Early life

Paul Anthony Ronan was born on 21 March 1965 in Manchester, son of Thomas "Tommy" Ronan and Una Carson. [1]

Career

In 1995, Ronan's acting career started. Ronan has been a regular performer in TV and films since the mid-'90s, notably as Edso Dowling in the Ballykissangel TV series; [2] [3] other TV appearances include Rebel Heart and The Tudors .

Personal life

In 1992, Paul Anthony Ronan married Monica Brennan. The couple divorced in June 2025.

They have one daughter, Saoirse Ronan, who has been acting professionally since 2003. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Faithful Young guy in car
1997 The Devil's Own Sean Phelan
1997 A Further Gesture Liam
1997 The Boxer Eddie Carroll's cornerman
1999ShergarLynch
1999ExiledBrendan
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal Billy Lynch
2000 When the Sky Falls Mangan
2001Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs?PriceShort film
2002 The Escapist Officer
2003 Bloom Lenehan
2003 Veronica Guerin Jimmy Guerin
2005It Happened One NightTomShort film
2007Speed DatingDan Moran
2007Poker NightsJeffShort film
2009 One Hundred Mornings Sgt. Lavelle
2009 Nothing Personal Man in car
2013 Life's a Breeze Supervisor
2013 How I Live Now Chasing man
2014 Poison Pen Darcy
2015Fading AwayStreet sweep
20151916, Souls of FreedomPaul RonanShort film; also associate producer
2016Twice ShyGeorge O'Meara
2016LilyDermotShort film
2016Don't ListenMartin
2017Saving SantaBarry FairShort film
2017Family BusinessLiamShort film
2018This DayDimples
2019 Never Grow Old Bill Crabtree
2021 Who We Love Dermot

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Performance Tommy OwenEpisode: "Shadow of a Gunman"
1998 New York Undercover Ethan McManusEpisode: "The Troubles"
1999A Rose for AnnieTom MullaneyTelevision film
1999DDUJames Kelly2 episodes
2001 Rebel Heart Liam LynchTelevision miniseries (3 episodes)
2001 Ballykissangel Edso Dowling8 episodes
2003 The Clinic Agitated man1 episode
2005ShowbandsMickoTelevision film
2009 The Tudors Duke William of Cleves 2 episodes
2014 Love/Hate Brendan3 episodes
2015JFK.The Badge Man ConspiracyThomasTelevision film
2018 Striking Out Dermot Doyle
2018-2024 Fair City [4] Anto Collins

References

  1. "Paul Ronan". IMDb. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. "Ballykissangel returns to screens". 1 March 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Doyle's daughter joins Ballykissangel". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 Price, Ryan. "Saoirse Ronan's dad appearing in popular Irish soap opera tonight". The Irish Post. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Saoirse Ronan's dad Paul lands role in Fair City". 21 February 2018.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)