Seamus O'Hara

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Seamus O'Hara
Born (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 34)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Known for An Irish Goodbye
SpouseMary Ellen O'Hara
Children2

Seamus O'Hara (born 25 June 1990) [1] is a Northern Irish actor.

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Early life

Born in Waveney Hospital, Ballymena, he grew up in Co. Antrim. His father Stephen was a teacher and restaurateur in Cushendall. [1] He attended school at St Ciaran's Primary School in Cushendun. [2] He was also educated at Garron Tower and Queen's University Belfast where he read English and Drama. He played juvenile hurling up to minor level with the Glens of Antrim combined team, St Patrick's, and played for Cushendun's Robert Emmets GAC. [1]

Career

He began his acting career with a role in the BBC NI student drama 6Degrees . [3] His television credits include Game of Thrones as well as Hope Street and Line of Duty . [4] [5] His film credits include The Northman and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves . [6]

He had a leading role as Turlough in the 2022 short film An Irish Goodbye , alongside alongside James Martin, as two estranged brothers brought together by their mother’s death. [7] The film which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2023 Academy Awards. [8] [9] It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 2023 British Academy Film Awards. [10] [11]

In February 2023, he had a lead role in the play Silent Trade at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. He also had a role in 2023 Liam Neeson film In the Land of Saints and Sinners . [4]

He has a role in the second series of BBC One Northern Ireland police drama Blue Lights . [12]

Personal life

In 2023, he lived near Newry with wife Mary Ellen and children, Henry and Eileen. [1] He is a hurling coach at Killeavey GAC. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Zoo Soldier at Zoo Gate
2022MandrakeThomas
An Irish Goodbye TurloughShort film
The Northman Audunn the Irish
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Presto
In the Land of Saints and Sinners Seamus McKenna

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2015 6Degrees Gary MeadowsSeries 1–3
2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Davey Hanlon4 episodes
2017 Line of Duty Arresting officerEpisode: "In the Shadow of the Truth"
2018 Agatha and the Truth of Murder PC SpencerTelevision film
2019 Game of Thrones FergusEpisodes: "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and "The Long Night"
2022 Hope Street Eddie McNultyEpisode #1.7
2023 Shadow and Bone Sergent HaslovEpisode: "No Shelter But Me"
2024 Blue Lights Lee Thompson6 episodes
TBA House of Guinness Patrick CochraneIn production

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