Gavin O'Connor (actor)
Gavin O'Connor is an Irish actor who has had roles in TV series such as The Hunt for Raoul Moat, Vikings: Valhalla, The Alienist, Taken Down, Charlie, North Sea Connection, The Tudors, Single Handed and films including Dorothy Mills, The Front Line, Headrush and This Is My Father, This Must Be The Place and Fifty Dead Men Walking.
O'Connor's first novel, MOJO, was released on Amazon in 2019.
Biography
Born in Cork, O'Connor trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre in Trinity College Dublin.Career
O'Connor made his professional acting debut in Pat McCabe's Loco County Lonesome at Dublin's Olympia Theatre in September 1994. His on-screen debut came in the film The Informant. O'Connor plays a younger version of the Earl of Shrewsbury in the third series of Michael Hirst's hit television series The Tudors, first aired on 5 April 2009 in the United States on Showtime, and August 2009 in the United Kingdom on BBC2.His first film as writer/actor/producer Blink was nominated in World Competition at the Montreal World Film Festival.
In 2015, he played the former Minister for Justice Seán Doherty in RTÉ's Charlie. In 2016, he played Patrick Pearse in The Bloody Irish for PBS, and in 2018 he played Mackin in RTE's drama Taken Down.
As a voice over-artist, he has voiced several ad campaigns, animated series and computer games like Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. In the latter he voiced one of the lead characters, Kian Alvane.
Filmography
Film
Don't Go The Belly Of The Whale While You Were Gone Blink This Must Be the Place Fifty Dead Men Walking Dorothy Mills Eden The Front Line Turning Green RoseBud Headrush This Time Round Mad About Mambo When the Sky Falls The Black Suit Boat Racing This Is My Father The Informant Fanatic Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord- ''The Boys of Barr na Sráide''
Television
Irish Blood Sergeant ClaudeThe Hunt for Raoul Moat Steve NeillVikings: Valhalla Earl of East Anglia- North Sea Connection BryanThe Alienist MurphyTaken Down MackinThe Bloody Irish Patrick PearseCharlie Titanic: Blood & Steel Rasaí na Gaillimhe 2 The Mad Cows Single Handed The Tudors Rasaí na Gaillimhe Showbands II Teenage Cics Stardust Galactik Football Showbands The Blizzard of Odd Rí Rá
- ''The Ambassador''