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Acting

Ardal O'Hanlon

Titles: 27movies43TV shows

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

Leading roles: 20
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

Situational Comedy
5.7average 2.7
Wit & Wordplay
5.8average 3.7
Physical Comedy
4.4average 2.4
Cringe Humor
4.1average 2.2
Wholesome
5.2average 3.3
Coming of Age
4.5average 3.0
Absurdist Humor
3.4average 2.0
Family Dynamics
6.2average 4.8

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.4, average 4.2
Scare
1.2, average 2.6
Crime
2.3, average 3.7
Tension
4.7, average 6.0

Main genres

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Comedy 13
Family 7
Animation 7
Drama 5
TV Movie 3
Kids 2

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Coming-of-Age 3
Family-Friendly 3
Irish Culture 3
Charming Characters 2
Whimsical 2
Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42

Group by

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Upcoming

1 title

The Stand Up Show

TV show

2020s

13 titles · average score 69

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

TV show · as Séamus

You'll Never Believe Who's Dead

as John Cosgrove Jr.

Sherlock & Daughter

TV show · as Mr. Halligan

Fran the Man

as Jim O'Dea

My Freaky Family

as Nerlin Flood (voice)

Return to Paradise

TV show · as DI Jack Mooney

The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon

TV show · Creator

The Ghastly Ghoul

as Gary

Extraordinary

TV show · as Martin (voice)

The Woman in the Wall

TV show · as Dara

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

TV show · as Conall Molloy

Irish Pickers

TV show · as Narrator

All 13 titles from the 2020s

2010s

10 titles · average score 74

Derry Girls

TV show · as Eammon

Handsome Devil

as Donal Roche

Twice Shy

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

TV show · as Peter Hannigan

Cucumber

TV show · as Brian McCoy

Lily's Driftwood Bay

TV show · as Bull Dozer (voice)

London Irish

TV show · as Da

Death in Paradise

TV show · as Jack Mooney

2000s

12 titles · average score 57

Wide Open Spaces

as Myles

Val Falvey, TD

TV show · as Val Falvey

Tales of the Riverbank

as Hammy Hamster (voice)

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

as Robbie (voice)

Skins

TV show · as Kieran

Blessed

TV show

Doctor Who

TV show · as Brannigan

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as Coconut Tam

Live at the Apollo

TV show

Celebrity Mastermind

TV show

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

as Robbie (voice)

My Hero

TV show · as George Sunday / Thermoman

1990s

5 titles · average score 75

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

as Robbie the Reindeer (voice)

Big Bad World

TV show

The Butcher Boy

as Mr Purcell

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

as Eddie Johnny

Father Ted

TV show · as Father Dougal McGuire

1980s

1 title

TV show · as Father Dougal McGuire