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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-10-08 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland

Ardal O'Hanlon

Biography:

Ardal O'Hanlon was born on October 8, 1965 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Father Ted (1995), My Hero (2000) and Val Falvey TD (2009). He is married to Melanie. They have three children.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

My Freaky Family as Nerlin Flood
Return to Paradise as DI Jack Mooney

2023

Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self – Contributor
Extraordinary as Martin (voice)

2022

Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider as Self - Presenter

2020

Irish Pickers as Narrator

2019

2018

Derry Girls as Eammon
Celebrity Catchphrase as Self - Contestant

2017

Handsome Devil as Donal Roche
Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist

2016

Twice Shy as Brendan O'Meara
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015

After Hours as Peter Hannigan
Taskmaster as Self
Cucumber as Brian McCoy

2014

Lily's Driftwood Bay as Bull Dozer (voice)

2013

2011

Death in Paradise as Jack Mooney

2009

Val Falvey, TD as Val Falvey

2008

Tales of the Riverbank as Hammy Hamster (voice)

2007

Skins as Kieran

2006

The One Show as Self

2005

Doctor Who as Brannigan

2004

2002

2000

My Hero as George Sunday / Thermoman
My Hero as Geroge Sunday / Thermoman

1999

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire as Robbie the Reindeer (voice)

1998

The Butcher Boy as Mr Purcell
Parkinson as Self

1997

1995

Father Ted as Father Dougal McGuire

1993

1988

Comic Relief as Father Dougal McGuire

1964

Top of the Pops as Self - Host

1962

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Creator