Fionn O'Shea
O'Shea in 2022
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997
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

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

Career

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

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 New Boy Seth Quinn Short film
2008 Hoor Short film
2009 The Mill Conor Short film
A Shine of Rainbows Orphan Boy #1
Free Chips Forever! Tom Short film
2016 The Siege of Jadotville William Reidy
Handsome Devil Ned Roche
2018 Earthy Encounters Kyle Short film
2019 The Aftermath Barker
2020 Dating Amber Eddie
2021 Cherry Arnold
Wolf German Shepherd
2023 Dance First Samuel Beckett Dramatised biographical film [3]
TBA Four Letters of Love

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–2012 Roy Jack 24 episodes
2010 The Santa Incident Hamley TV movie
Jack Taylor Peter Gannon Episode: The Priest
2013 Jack Taylor: Priest Peter Gannon TV movie
2014 The Centre Corky Kavanagh 1 Episode
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

Awards and nominations

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 [lower-alpha 1]
Irish Film & Television Awards Lead Actor in a Film Nominated [7]
Supporting Actor in a Drama Normal People Won

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared with Dating Amber cast.

References

  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/. 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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