Enda Oates

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Enda Oates is an Irish actor. He turned professional in 1986 after sharing the Evening Herald Newcomer of the Year Award with Aidan Gillan (The Wire)

His career has spaned over twenty years in theatre, radio, television and film and he has worked with Irish and International actors and directors and has performed in many countries. He was born in Roscommon in 1962 and moved to Dublin in 1981 where he currently resides. He is best known to Irish audiences as the Reverend George Black in the long running series Glenroe for RTE and as Barreller Casey in the sitcom Upwardly Mobile


[edit] TV and Film

  • Remington Steele – Steele Your Heart Away (1984)
  • City Limits –Pilot (1986) RTÉ – Joe
  • Errors and Omissions – Drama (1987) RTÉ Carl Klaminski
  • Small World – 2 part drama (1987) RTÉ Granada – McGarrigle
  • Glenroe - Drama Series (1989-1997) – RTÉ – Rev George Black
  • Fool of Fortune (1990) – Soldier
  • A Man of No Importance (1994) Garda
  • Upwardly Mobile RTÉ – Sitcom (1995-1998) Baraller Casey
  • The Guvnor (1996) Cop
  • The Ambassador – (1998) –
  • St. Ives – (1998) Duelling Officer
  • Crossmaheart – 1998 – Martin O’Hagan
  • Tri Sceal (3 stories) – TV Series (2000)
  • Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) – Brian
  • An Everlasting Piece – (2000) Detective
  • Ballykissangel – Psyco Sugrue (2001)
  • Kaos (2001) Irish Cop
  • Batchelors Walk (2002)
  • Veronica Guerian (2003) Warehouse Worker
  • The Return of Gelert (2003)
  • Fair City
  • The Longest Ditch (An Diog is Faide) 2004 Sonny’s Father
  • Villians (2005) Magistrate
  • Showbands (2005) TV Series - Bob Foley
  • The Clinic (2005) – Johnny O’Rourke
  • Afric (2006) Danny Hopkins
  • The Stardust (2006) – Eamonn Butterly
  • Kilnaskully (2007) – Mr. Dundon
  • Eden (2008) Feature – Tony Tyrell

[edit] Theatre Highlights

  • Studs (Paul Mercier) 1986
  • Juno and the Paycock (Gate Theatre Broadway) 1987
  • 1987- Jacques Brel is … (Noel Pearson) 1987
  • Big Maggie (Abbey Theatre) 1988
  • Plough and the Stars (Young Vic) 1991
  • The Field (Gaiety Theatre) 1994
  • Uncle Vanya (as Astrov) Field Day, Tricycle London) 1995
  • True Believers (Tricycle Irish Tour) Fishamble 1999
  • Gulliver’s Travels – Gulliver (Ireland and Wales) 2001
  • The Chastitute, 2003
  • The Tempest (as Prospero) Corcadorca Theatre Co 2005
  • Macbeth – Macduff – Second Age Theatre Company 2006/2007
  • Philadelphia, Here I Come! Second Age Theatre Company 2007
  • The Ha’penny Bridge, The Point Theatre Dublin, 2005