Robert Sheehan
Biography
Robert Sheehan is an Irish actor born on January 7, 1988, in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. His father was a member of the Garda Síochána, the police force of the Republic of Ireland. Sheehan has an interest in music and learned to play the banjo, bodhrán, and spoons. He participated in the Fleadh Cheoil, an Irish music competition for children and teenagers. Sheehan's interest in acting began when his mother took him to an audition for the drama film "Song for a Raggy Boy." He won an acting part in the film. Sheehan is known for playing Klaus Hargreeves on Netflix's original series The Umbrella Academy. He has 49 known credits in acting.
Career overview
Robert Sheehan is an Irish actor born on 7 January 1988 in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. He began his interest in performing music as a child, learning to play various instruments including the banjo, bodhrán, and spoons. Sheehan participated in the Fleadh Cheoil, an Irish music competition for children and teenagers.
Sheehan's interest in acting started when his mother took him to an audition for the drama film "Song for a Raggy Boy". He won an acting part in the film, marking the beginning of his acting career. As of the available information, Sheehan has accumulated 49 known credits in his acting career.
Sheehan is known for his role as Klaus Hargreeves in Netflix's original series The Umbrella Academy.
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- Red Sonja (2025) as Emperor Dragan the Magnificent
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024) as Randy's Date
- Did You Read About Erskine Fogarty? (2024) as Erskine Fogarty
- The Last Bus (2022) as Dalton Monkhouse
- The Umbrella Academy (2019) as Klaus Hargreeves / Number Four
- The Song of Sway Lake (2019) as Nikolai
- Mortal Engines (2018) as Tom Natsworthy
- Mute (2018) as Luba
- Bad Samaritan (2018) as Sean Falco
- Genius (2017) as Carlos Casagemas
- Geostorm (2017) as Duncan Taylor
- Three Summers (2017) as Roland
- Jet Trash (2016) as Lee
- Jet Trash (2016) Producer
- The Bigger Picture (2016)
- The Bigger Picture (2016) Producer
- Fortitude (2015) as Vladek Klimov
- Moonwalkers (2015) as Leon
- The Messenger (2015) as Jack
- The Road Within (2014) as Vincent
- Anita B. (2014) as Eli
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) as Simon Lewis
- The Exchange (2013) as Man
- Me and Mrs Jones (2012) as Billy
- Season of the Witch (2011) as Kay
- Killing Bono (2011) as Ivan McCormick
- The Borrowers (2011) as Spiller
- Demons Never Die (2011) as Archie
- Vegas Baby! (2011) as Nathan Young
- Love/Hate (2010) as Darren Tracey
- Accused (2010) as Stephen Cartwright
- A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010) as Ray (voice)
- Misfits Christmas Special (2010) as Nathan Young
- Misfits (2009) as Nathan Young
- Storyland (2009) as Erskine Fogarty
- Red Riding (2009) as BJ
- Cherrybomb (2009) as Luke
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009) as BJ
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) as BJ
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) as BJ
- Rock Rivals (2008) as Addison Teller
- Lowland Fell (2008) as Mark
- Summer of the Flying Saucer (2008) as Danny
- An Créatúr (2007) as Conor Buckley
- Bel's Boys (2006) as Max
- Ghostwood (2006) as Tim
- Young Blades (2005) as Louis XIV of France
- Foreign Exchange (2004) as Cormac MacNamara
- The Clinic (2003) as Shane Hunter
- A Dublin Story (2003) as Clocker