Owen McDonnell

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Owen McDonnell
Born Owen McDonnell
1975 (age 38)
Galway, Ireland
Occupation actor
Partner(s) Jill

Owen McDonnell (born 1974) is an Irish actor best known for playing Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll in RTÉ Television's Single-Handed.

Early life and Career

McDonnell was born in Galway in Ireland. He attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.[1] Before breaking into Film and Television, McDonnell did a lot of Theatre acting all over Ireland and the United Kingdom.[2][3]

Career

McDonnell had a role in the 2003 feature film Conspiracy of Silence.[1] It was however RTÉ Television's police drama Single-Handed which was McDonnell's Television career break[2] and he has starred in all four series of the programme.[1] McDonnell was given the lead role of Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll after receiving a call from casting director Maureen Hughes. Appearing onstage in The Lieutenant of Inishmore in Galway Town Hall, at the time, McDonnell, alongside two other cast members, left for Dublin to read a script for the original Single-Handed director Colm McCarthy. He was given the lead role one day later.[4]

McDonnell also starred in RTÉ's Wild Decembers,[5] MI5 thriller Spooks on BBC One[1] and sitcom Mount Pleasant on Sky1.[6]

Filmography

Year(s) Title Role Notes
2003 Conspiracy of Silence Noel
2007-10 Single-Handed Sergeant Jack Driscoll RTÉ
2008 An Ranger An Ranger (Short Film)
2009 Wild Decembers Joseph Brennan RTÉ
2009 Spooks (series 8) Vadim Robinov BBC
2009 Rásaí na Gaillimhe Eamonn O'Connell TG4
2010 Rewind Brendan
2011 Daybreak Himself (Guest) ITV
2011-12 Mount Pleasant Jack Sky1
2011 The Wright Stuff Himself (Guest) Channel 5
2012 A Year of Greater Love Neil (TV Film)
2012 Saving the Titanic Thomas Dillon (TV Film)
2013 A Terrible Beauty... Ned Daly (TV Film)
2013 Ghost Train Michael (Short Film)
2013 Made in Belfast Smith
2013 Scéal Morris TG4
2014 An Bronntanas Inspector Fiachra Greene TG4
2014 The Question Dr. Fialan (Short Film)
2014 "Silent Witness" Ryan Hodgson BBC
2014 "Swung" David

Personal life

McDonnell lives in London with long term British girlfriend Jill.[2][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Lisa Richards Agency: Owen McDonnell". lisarichards.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tackling the dark side of life pays off for McDonnell". independent.ie. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Owen McDonnell and Barry Simner on Single-Handed: interview". The Telegraph. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Owen McDonnell On The Case in ‘Single-Handed’". iftn.ie. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Production starts on Wild Decembers". RTÉ. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Owen McDonnell Interview Extra". TV Choice Magazine. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 

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