Owen Roe
Acting
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.
Born: May 30, 1959
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Filmography
as Sebastian Quintana
as Aidan
as Lord George Fitzherbert
as Jack Sullivan
as Calum Reilly
as The Chief
as Jonathan Carroll
as Various Roles (voice)
as Mr. King
as Colonel Brewster
as Martin
as Jim
as Count Odo
as Sir Norman Hill
as White Star Lawyer
as Liam
as Tony Powell
as Pat Daly
as Joe / Mossie
as Bram Stoker
as Dean
as Mr. Henderson
as voice
as Joe
as Arthur Griffith
as Michael Mathewson
as Paul Dooley
as Senior Customs Officer
as George Gavan Duffy