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Acting

Ardal O'Hanlon

Career: Active from 1995 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: Father Ted
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ardal O'Hanlon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.4, average 4.1
Tension
4.5, average 5.9
Scare
1.2, average 2.6
Psychological
4.2, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Coming-of-Age 3
Irish Culture 3
British Sitcom 2
Cringe Humor 2
Character-Driven 2
Charming Characters 2
Whimsical 2
Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

The Stand Up Show

TV show

2020s

13 titles · average score 69

You'll Never Believe Who's Dead

as John Cosgrove Jr.

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

79

TV show · as Séamus

Sherlock & Daughter

71

TV show · as Mr. Halligan

Fran the Man

57

as Jim O'Dea

My Freaky Family

60

as Nerlin Flood (voice)

Return to Paradise

51

TV show · as DI Jack Mooney

The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon

TV show · Creator

The Ghastly Ghoul

as Gary

Extraordinary

83

TV show · as Martin (voice)

The Woman in the Wall

72

TV show · as Dara

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

64

TV show · as Conall Molloy

Irish Pickers

83

TV show · as Narrator

2010s

10 titles · average score 74

Derry Girls

89

TV show · as Eammon

Handsome Devil

72

as Donal Roche

Twice Shy

71

as Brendan O'Meara

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelly & Nora

TV show · as Dad

After Hours

71

TV show · as Peter Hannigan

Cucumber

78

TV show · as Brian McCoy

Lily's Driftwood Bay

TV show · as Bull Dozer (voice)

London Irish

75

TV show · as Da

Death in Paradise

59

TV show · as Jack Mooney

2000s

12 titles · average score 58

Val Falvey, TD

TV show · as Val Falvey

Wide Open Spaces

as Myles

Tales of the Riverbank

47

as Hammy Hamster (voice)

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

54

as Robbie (voice)

Skins

71

TV show · as Kieran

Doctor Who

78

TV show · as Brannigan

Blessed

TV show

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

61

as Coconut Tam

Live at the Apollo

48

TV show

Celebrity Mastermind

TV show

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

59

as Robbie (voice)

My Hero

43

TV show · as George Sunday / Thermoman

1990s

5 titles · average score 75

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

66

as Robbie the Reindeer (voice)

Big Bad World

TV show

The Butcher Boy

69

as Mr Purcell

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

as Eddie Johnny

Father Ted

90

TV show · as Father Dougal McGuire

1980s

1 title

TV show · as Father Dougal McGuire