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Arthur Riordan

Acting Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland 24 credits

Biography

Arthur Riordan is a prominent Irish playwright and actor, widely recognised as a founding member of the Rough Magic Theatre Company. Born in Fermoy, County Cork, in 1966, he has become a fixture in Irish theatre both as a writer of satirical musicals and a versatile stage and screen performer.

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Known for

The Tudors

as Priest in Confessional

Ripper Street

as Pembury

Fair City

as Shay Houlihan
Film

The Negotiator

as Brian Shaw

Full filmography

  • The Tudors (2007) as Priest in Confessional
  • Ripper Street (2012) as Pembury
  • Fair City (1989) as Shay Houlihan
  • Rebel Heart (2001) as Vincent Smith
  • The Ambassador (1998) as Brian Shaw
  • Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (2024) as Publican
  • On the Edge (2001) as Male Nurse
  • Borstal Boy (2001) as Liberian
  • Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016) as Garda at Checkpoint
  • Stella Days (2012) as Architect
  • As Luck Would Have It (2021) as Seamus
  • The Last September (2000) as Black and Tan Soldier
  • Louise Lives Large (2024) as Doctor Whelton
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007) as Policeman 1
  • Who Do You Think You Are? (2008) as Narrator
  • Prince William (2002) as Advisor 2
  • Showbands (2005)
  • Before I Sleep (1997) as Golfer 4
  • My Dinner With Oswald (1997)
  • Holy Island (2024) as Mammon
  • Pitch ‘n’ Putt with Beckett ‘n’ Joyce (2001) as Samuel Beckett
  • A Sunken Place (2026) as Hayes
  • Mob the Trench (2024)
  • Debutante (2021) as Peter