Sean Delaney (actor)

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Sean Delaney
Born (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)
London, England, UK
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Notable work Killing Eve

Sean Delaney is a British-born actor of Irish descent. [1] He is best known for his role in the TV series Killing Eve .

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Early life

Delaney was born in London to Irish parents. His grandfather from his father's side emigrated from Ireland to work in the capital as a mechanic and a singer on the Irish Dance-Hall Circuit. [1] After finishing secondary school, Delaney trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 2015. [2]

Career

Delaney made his stage debut in Beth Steel's "messy but compelling" [3] drama Labyrinth that was produced at the Hampstead Theatre in 2016, [4] earning a place on the Evening Standard's Theatre Emerging Talent Award list. [2] In 2017, he made his onscreen debut as a guest in a Midsomer Murders episode. [5]

In 2018, Delaney played Michael Carney in Jez Butterworth's hit play The Ferryman , directed by Sam Mendes and staged in the Gielgud Theatre. [6] Subsequently, he was invited to work in the Stateside production of the play that was staged on Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. [7] [8]

The same year, he was cast as Kenny Stowton, an ex-hacker recruited by MI6, in BBC's hit black comedy-spy thriller TV series Killing Eve . His "quirky, fan-favorite" character [9] started off as a temporary one but turned into a "re-occurring and quite integral" part of the hit show. [10] Head writer Suzanne Heathcote [11] rated his work in the series as "brilliant." [12]

In 2022, Delaney started working in the Charlie Stratton-directed film Seacole, along with Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Rupert Graves. [5]

Personal life

Delaney supports football club Fulham F.C., with his father and grandfather, as he related, having also been fans. [1] In 2020, he did an open interview on Reddit's "Ask me anything" series. [13]

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  2. 1 2 "Sean Delaney". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Review of Labyrinth by Beth Steel at the Hampstead Theatre". London Theatre. 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Billington, Michael (8 September 2016). "Exhilarating financial drama is best since Enron". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 Schneider, Michael (12 April 2020). "'Killing Eve' Head Writer Explains That Shocking Season 3 Premiere Death". Variety . Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Casting Update for The Ferryman". Royal Court Theatre. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tickets Released for Broadway Transfer of Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman". Royal Court Theatre. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Bergado, Gabe (23 May 2019). "'Killing Eve' Star Sean Delaney on Working with Sandra Oh, the Show's Success, and Kenny's Shorts". Teen Vogue . Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Killing Eve's Sean Delaney on playing Kenny: When I got the role, I wasn't Carolyn's son at all". BBC America . 13 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Given, Molly (13 April 2020). "Sean Delaney on the shocking fate of his character in 'Killing Eve'". Metro . Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Katz, Brandon (13 April 2021). "Killing Eve Showrunner Breaks Down the Most Shocking Moment from the S3 Premier" . The Observer . Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Carlo, Tori (29 January 2021). "Killing Eve: Why Kenny Stowton Died & How It Happened". CBR. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "I am Sean Delaney. I play Kenny Stowton on BBC America's Killing Eve. Ask me anything". Reddit . 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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