Owen Roe

Owen Roe

Born 1959-05-30 (age 67) Dublin, Ireland
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Biography

Owen Roe is one of Ireland’s foremost film, TV and theatre actors. Roe studied at the Oscar School of Acting and the Brendan Smith Academy in the late 1970s. Roe has been a prolific stage actor for decades. He won an Irish Theatre Award for playing Claudius in Hamlet. He also won a Special Tribute Award at The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2019. He also wrote one play, Fear of Feathers, staged at the Andrews Lane Theatre in 1991.

On TV, Roe has appeared on Scarlett, The Ambassador, Ballykissangel, Rásaí na Gaillimhe, Penny Dreadful, Vikings and Fair City., and as Oliver Cromwell in The History Channel Documentary "Cromwell: God's Executioner" based on the book by Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú He has appeared in several films, mostly made in Ireland, including Michael Collins (as Arthur Griffith), Intermission and Breakfast on Pluto. He has received three IFTA nominations.

On radio, Roe was one-third of the Scrap Saturday political satire series, and is best remembered for his impression of P. J. Mara, loyal adviser to Charles Haughey. He also appeared on Baldi (BBC Radio 4) as Inspector Rynne.

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Known For

Breakfast on Pluto
Michael Collins
Michael Collins

1996

as Arthur Griffith

Abe's Story
Abe's Story

2019

as Various Roles (voice)

Intermission
Intermission

2003

as Mr. Henderson

The Shadow in the North
The Shadow in the North

2007

as Bram Stoker

The Treaty
The Treaty

1991

as George Gavan Duffy

Saving the Titanic
Saving the Titanic

2012

as White Star Lawyer

Sensation
Sensation

2011

as Liam

King Frankie
King Frankie

2024

as Aidan

The Christmas Break
The Christmas Break

2023

as Calum Reilly

Frankie Starlight
Frankie Starlight

1995

as Senior Customs Officer

Alarm
Alarm

2008

as Joe / Mossie

When the Sky Falls
Pursuit
Pursuit

2015

as Mr. King

Soft Sand, Blue Sea
When Harvey Met Bob
When Harvey Met Bob

2010

as Tony Powell

Loving
Loving

1996

as Michael Mathewson

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Wide Open Spaces

2009

as Gerard Ring

The Roots
The Roots

2025

as Sebastian Quintana