Emerging from Dublin and educated at Terenure College, he moved to London in 1980 to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before entering television. His first screen role was Tim Healy in the 1991 BBC drama Parnell and the Englishwoman, and he later became known as DS Jimmy Beck in Cracker (1993-1995). He then played Sean Dillon in Ballykissangel, a part written for him, and led the series… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
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