Sean McGinley

Biography

Seán McGinley is an Irish film and TV actor. He's appeared in about 80 films and television series.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Shetland

Minder

Republic of Doyle

Waking the Dead

Lewis

The Alienist

Braveheart

All Movies (57)

• National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air2025 · as Pierre
• That They May Face the Rising Sun2024 · as Johnny Murphy
• Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's2024 · as Self
• The Last Rifleman2023 · as Brendan O'Brien
• Wait for Me2023 · as Ged
• Christmas at Castle Hart2021 · as Liam
• The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw2020 · as Seamus Dwyer
• Lost Lives2019 · as Self (voice)
• Stalker2019 · as Henry
• The Truth Commissioner2016 · as Francis Gilroy
• A Century of Irish Aviation: Pioneers and Aviators2014 · as Self
• Wild Decembers2009 · as O'Dea
• Closing the Ring2007 · as Campbell
• Shrooms2007 · as Bernie
• Black Dog2006 · as Grandfather
• Sixty Six2006 · as Mr. O'Connor
• The Tiger's Tail2006 · as Declan Murray
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley2006 · as Father Denis
• 48 Angels2006 · as Dilly
• On a Clear Day2005 · as Eddie
• The Mighty Celt2005 · as I'm A Cripple
• Man About Dog2004 · as J.P. McCallion
• Freeze Frame2004 · as Detective Louis Emeric
• Conspiracy of Silence2003 · as Rector Cathal
• Dead Bodies2003 · as Detective Inspector Wheeler
• Watermelon2003 · as Joe Ryan
• Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Gangs of New York2002 · as Forty Thieves Leader
• Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs?2002 · as Mimms
• Clare sa Spéir2001 · as Eóin
• The Claim2000 · as Sweetley
• The Closer You Get2000 · as Ian O'Donnell
• What Where2000 · as Bam
• Lipservice1999 · as Mairtin O Cathain
• Simon Magus1999 · as Maximillian Hase
• The General1998 · as Gary
• The Butcher Boy1998 · as Sergeant
• Resurrection Man1998 · as Sammy McClure
• The Disappearance of Finbar1997 · as Detective Roche
• Bogwoman1997 · as Mr D
• The Informant1997 · as Frankie Conroy
• A Further Gesture1997 · as Tommy Breen
• Michael Collins1996 · as Smith
• Trojan Eddie1996 · as Raymie
• Initiation1996
• Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret1995 · as Jim Caine
• Braveheart1995 · as MacClannough
• Dangerous Lady1995
• Circle of Friends1995 · as Mr Duggan
• Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town1995 · as Michael
• The Hanging Gale1995 · as Ferry
• Family1994 · as Charlo Spencer
• The Field1990 · as Father Chris Doran
• Fools of Fortune1990 · as Doyle
• Who Bombed Birmingham?1990 · as A
• The Playboy of the Western World1985 · as Shawn Keogh
• Gilgamesh— · as Utnapishtim

All TV Shows (19)

• Death and Nightingales2018 · as Bishop Donnelly
• Butterfly2018 · as Peter Duffy
• The Alienist2018 · as Bishop Potter
• Paula2017 · as Terry
• Clean Break2015 · as Ben
• Shetland2013 · as Drew McColl
• Republic of Doyle2010 · as Malachy Doyle
• Lewis2007 · as Keiran Donnelly
• Single-Handed2007 · as Dennis Costello
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Dr. Donald Roper
• The Vice1999 · as Tommy Bowers
• Cold Feet1998 · as Roy
• The Ambassador1998
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Sean O'Connell
• Safe And Sound1996 · as Dougy Flynn
• The Hanging Gale1995 · as Ferry
• Family1994 · as Charlo Spencer
• Rik Mayall Presents1993 · as Michael
• Minder1979 · as Alexie Nolan