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Fionn O'Shea

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Fionn O'Shea
O'Shea in 2022
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Fionn O'Shea (born 2 January 1997) is an Irish actor. He starred in the films Handsome Devil (2016) and Dating Amber (2020). On television, he is known for his roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Hang Ups (2018) and the BBC Three & Hulu miniseries Normal People (2020).

Early life and education

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O'Shea attended Gonzaga College in Ranelagh,[1] Dublin. He went on to train at Visions Drama School.[2]

Career

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In 2007, O'Shea made his film debut in the Irish short film New Boy; it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2009, he made his feature film debut, playing an orphan boy in A Shine of Rainbows. Between 2009 and 2012 he appeared on Roy, an Irish-British animated children's television series. In 2016, he portrayed Ned Roche in the Irish comedy-drama film Handsome Devil. At the 15th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2018 he was nominated for Actor in a leading role and Rising Star Award. In 2018 he featured on Hang Ups, a British television sitcom. Also in 2018 he appeared in Innocent, a British television miniseries. In 2019, he played a supporting role in the drama film The Aftermath. In 2020, he played Eddie in Dating Amber, and Jamie in Normal People.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 New Boy Seth Quinn Short film
2009 A Shine of Rainbows Orphan Boy #1
2016 The Siege of Jadotville William Reidy
Handsome Devil Ned Roche
2019 The Aftermath Barker
2020 Dating Amber Eddie
2021 Cherry Arnold
Wolf Rufus/German Shepherd
2023 Dance First Samuel Beckett [3]
TBA Four Letters of Love Nicholas Coughlan Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009–2012 Roy Jack 24 episodes
2010 The Santa Incident Hamley Television film
Jack Taylor Peter Gannon Episode: The Priest
2013 Jack Taylor: Priest Peter Gannon Television film
2014 The Centre Corky Kavanagh Episode #1.5
2018 Innocent Jack 4 episodes
Hang Ups Ricky Pitt 6 episodes
2020 The Letter for the King Tristan Episode: "Storm Clouds Gather"
Normal People Jamie Recurring role; 5 episodes
2024 Masters of the Air Sgt. Steve Bosser Apple TV+ Miniseries; 2 episodes
TBA House of Guinness Benjamin Guinness In production

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival Best Actor in a Feature (Audience Awards) Handsome Devil Won [4]
2018 Irish Film & Television Awards Actor in a leading role Nominated [5][6]
Rising Star Award Nominated
2021 Apolo Awards Best Ensemble Cast Dating Amber Nominated [a]
Irish Film & Television Awards Lead Actor in a Film Nominated [7]
Supporting Actor in a Drama Normal People Won

Notes

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  1. ^ Shared with Dating Amber cast.

References

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  1. ^ "The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes". Joe.ie. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Fionn O'Shea". Lorraine Brennan Management. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "First look: Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett in James Marsh's biopic 'Dance First'". Screen Daily.
  4. ^ "2017 LGBT FilmOut Film Festival Awards". filmoutsandiego.com/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ Barry, Aoife (January 11, 2018). "These are the nominations for this year's IFTA awards". The Journal. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  6. ^ O'Grady, Sean (15 February 2018). "IFTAs: Full list of winners as Gabriel Byrne is honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. ^ Crowley, Sinéad (15 June 2021). "Normal People receives 15 IFTA nominations". RTÉ.ie.
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