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Ardal O'Hanlon

Acting Born Oct 8, 1965 Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland 24 credits

Biography

Ardal O'Hanlon was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Father Ted (1995), My Hero (2000) and Val Falvey TD (2009). He is married to Melanie. They have three children.

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Known for

Doctor Who

as Brannigan

Death in Paradise

as Jack Mooney

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Top of the Pops

as Self - Host

Taskmaster

as Self

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

as Séamus

Derry Girls

as Eammon

Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Panellist

Father Ted

as Father Dougal McGuire

Full filmography

  • Doctor Who (2005) as Brannigan
  • Death in Paradise (2011) as Jack Mooney
  • Skins (2007) as Kieran
  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • Top of the Pops (1964) as Self - Host
  • The One Show (2006) as Self
  • Taskmaster (2015) as Self
  • How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026) as Séamus
  • Derry Girls (2018) as Eammon
  • Parkinson (1998) as Self
  • Richard Osman's House of Games (2017) as Self - Panellist
  • Sherlock & Daughter (2025) as Mr. Halligan
  • Shooting Stars (1993) as Self
  • Celebrity Mastermind (2003)
  • My Hero (2000) as George Sunday / Thermoman
  • Father Ted (1995) as Father Dougal McGuire
  • Celebrity Catchphrase (2018) as Self - Contestant
  • Extraordinary (2023) as Martin (voice)
  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014) as Self
  • The Late Late Show (1962) as Self
  • Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014) as Bull Dozer (voice)
  • Live at the Apollo (2004)
  • Cucumber (2015) as Brian McCoy
  • Return to Paradise (2024) as DI Jack Mooney