| Seamus O'Hara | |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
| Known For: | An Irish Goodbye |
| Spouse: | Mary Ellen O'Hara |
| Children: | 2 |
Seamus O'Hara (born 25 June 1990)[1] is a Northern Irish actor.
Born in Waveney Hospital, Ballymena, he grew up in Co. Antrim. His father Stephen was a teacher and restaurateur in Cushendall.[1] He attended school at St Ciaran's Primary School in Cushendun.[2] He was also educated at Garron Tower and Queen's University Belfast where he read English and Drama. He played juvenile hurling up to minor level with the Glens of Antrim combined team, St Patrick's, and played for Cushendun's Robert Emmets GAC.[1]
He began his acting career with a role in the BBC NI student drama 6Degrees.[3] His television credits include Game of Thrones as well as Hope Street and Line of Duty.[4] His film credits include The Northman and .[5]
He had a leading role as Turlough in the 2022 short film An Irish Goodbye, alongside alongside James Martin, as two estranged brothers brought together by their mother’s death.[6] The film which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2023 Academy Awards.[7] [8] It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 2023 British Academy Film Awards.[9] [10]
In February 2023, he had a lead role in the play Silent Trade at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. He also had a role in 2023 Liam Neeson film In the Land of Saints and Sinners.[11]
He has a role in the second series of BBC One Northern Ireland police drama Blue Lights.[12]
In 2023, he lived near Newry with wife Mary Ellen and children, Henry and Eileen.[1] He is a hurling coach at Killeavey GAC.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Zoo | Soldier at Zoo Gate | |
| 2022 | Mandrake | Thomas | |
| An Irish Goodbye | Turlough | Short film | |
| The Northman | Audunn the Irish | ||
| 2023 | Presto | ||
| In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Seamus McKenna |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 | 6Degrees | Gary Meadows | Series 1–3 | |
| 2016 | My Mother and Other Strangers | Davey Hanlon | 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | Line of Duty | Arresting officer | Episode: "In the Shadow of the Truth" | |
| 2018 | Agatha and the Truth of Murder | PC Spencer | Television film | |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones | Fergus | Episodes: "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and "The Long Night" | |
| 2022 | Hope Street | Eddie McNulty | Episode #1.7 | |
| 2023 | Shadow and Bone | Sergent Haslov | Episode: "No Shelter But Me" | |
| 2024 | Blue Lights | Lee Thompson | 6 episodes | |
| House of Guinness | Patrick Cochrane | In production |