List of Irish actors explained

See also: List of Irish child actors.

This list of notable actors from Ireland includes performers in film, television, stage, and radio.^{[1] [2]}

Born in the 17th and 18th centuries

• Spranger Barry (1719–1777)
• Maria Ann Campion (1777–1803)
• Thomas Doggett (1640–1721)
• Anna Marcella Giffard (1707–1777)
• Elizabeth O'Neill (1791–1872)

Born 1800–1849

• Ada Dyas (1843–1908)

Born in the 1900s

• Noel Purcell (1900-1985)
• George Brent (1904–1979)
• Harry Brogan (1904–1977)
• Cathleen Delany (1907–1977)
• Hilton Edwards (1903–1982) (born in London)
• Joan Henley (1904–1986)
• Ria Mooney (1903–1973)
• Shelah Richards (1903–1985)
• Eve Watkinson (1909–1999)

Born in the 1910s

• Cyril Cusack (1910–1993) (born in South Africa; Irish-English)
• Eithne Dunne (1919–1988)
• Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913–2005)
• Marie Kean (1918–1993)
• Dan O'Herlihy (1919–2005) (naturalised American citizen)
• Maureen O'Sullivan (1911–1998) (naturalised American citizen)
• Micheline Patton (1912–2001)

Born in the 1960s

Kenneth Branagh (born 1960)

See also

• Cinema of Ireland
• Lists of actors
• List of Irish people
• Radio in Ireland
• Television in Ireland
• Theatre of Ireland
• List of Irish Academy Award winners and nominees

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order. The Irish Times. Donald. Clarke. Tara. Brady. 13 June 2020. 23 January 2022.
2. Web site: 9 of the Best Films Ireland Has to Offer (And Actually Have Irish Actors In Them!). Collider. Rebecca. Bihn-Wallace. 9 January 2022. 23 January 2022.