15 TV Actors From the Emerald Isle to Help You Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (PHOTOS)
Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders)
Douglas, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Jamie Dornan (The Fall)
Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Ruth Negga (Preacher)
Limerick, Ireland
Pierce Brosnan (The Son)
Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
Maria Doyle Kennedy (Orphan Black)
Clontarf, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones)
Drumcondra, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Kerry Condon (Better Call Saul)
Thurles, Republic of Ireland
Colin Farrell (True Detective)
Castleknock, Republic of Ireland
Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe)
Bellewstown, County Meath, Ireland
Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time)
Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
Chris O’Dowd (Get Shorty)
Boyle, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland
Allen Leech (Downton Abbey)
Killiney, Republic of Ireland
Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful)
Cork, Republic of Ireland
Aidan Turner (Poldark)
Clondalkin, Republic of Ireland
As St. Patrick’s Day nears, it’s time to start thinking about all of the joys that Ireland has to offer, not the least of which are the very talented actors the Emerald Isle has produced.
Irish actors have been featured in some of the most popular TV shows of recent years, from Outlander, True Detective, and Orphan Black to Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey and many more. Without their characters, television just wouldn’t be the same.
Click through our gallery spotlighting some of Ireland’s best actors, along with the Irish hometowns from which they hail.
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