Sean McGinley
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-01 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal, Ireland
- Also known as
- Seán Mcginley · Шон МакГинли · Шон МакГінлі · شان مکگینلی
Biography
Seán McGinley is an Irish film and TV actor. He's appeared in about 80 films and television series.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sean O'Connell
Minder
1979
as Alexie Nolan
Shetland
2013
as Drew McColl
Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr. Donald Roper
Republic of Doyle
2010
as Malachy Doyle
The Alienist
2018
as Bishop Potter
Cold Feet
1998
as Roy
The Vice
1999
as Tommy Bowers
Rik Mayall Presents
1993
as Michael
Single-Handed
2007
as Dennis Costello
Death and Nightingales
2018
as Bishop Donnelly
The Ambassador
1998
Butterfly
2018
as Peter Duffy
The Hanging Gale
1995
as Ferry
Clean Break
2015
as Ben
Family
1994
as Charlo Spencer
Paula
2017
as Terry
Safe And Sound
1996
as Dougy Flynn
Movies (57)
Braveheart
1995
as MacClannough
Gangs of New York
2002
as Forty Thieves Leader
Michael Collins
1996
as Smith
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006
as Father Denis
The General
1998
as Gary
The Field
1990
as Father Chris Doran
The Claim
2000
as Sweetley
Closing the Ring
2007
as Campbell
Shrooms
2007
as Bernie
The Last Rifleman
2023
as Brendan O'Brien
Black Dog
2006
as Grandfather
Sixty Six
2006
as Mr. O'Connor
The Butcher Boy
1998
as Sergeant
Man About Dog
2004
as J.P. McCallion
Dangerous Lady
1995
Lost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)
Circle of Friends
1995
as Mr Duggan
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
as Rector Cathal
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as A
Christmas at Castle Hart
2021
as Liam
A Further Gesture
1997
as Tommy Breen
Dead Bodies
2003
as Detective Inspector Wheeler
Watermelon
2003
as Joe Ryan
The Closer You Get
2000
as Ian O'Donnell
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
2020
as Seamus Dwyer
On a Clear Day
2005
as Eddie
Simon Magus
1999
as Maximillian Hase
Lipservice
1999
as Mairtin O Cathain
The Informant
1997
as Frankie Conroy
The Playboy of the Western World
1985
as Shawn Keogh
Wait for Me
2023
as Ged
Trojan Eddie
1996
as Raymie
Freeze Frame
2004
as Detective Louis Emeric
The Disappearance of Finbar
1997
as Detective Roche
Resurrection Man
1998
as Sammy McClure
Wild Decembers
2009
as O'Dea
The Tiger's Tail
2006
as Declan Murray
The Hanging Gale
1995
as Ferry
Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs?
2002
as Mimms
The Truth Commissioner
2016
as Francis Gilroy
Fools of Fortune
1990
as Doyle
48 Angels
2006
as Dilly
Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret
1995
as Jim Caine
The Mighty Celt
2005
as I'm A Cripple
What Where
2000
as Bam
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
as Self
Clare sa Spéir
2001
as Eóin
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
1995
as Michael
That They May Face the Rising Sun
2024
as Johnny Murphy
Bogwoman
1997
as Mr D
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025
as Pierre
A Century of Irish Aviation: Pioneers and Aviators
2014
as Self
Gilgamesh
as Utnapishtim
Stalker
2019
as Henry
Family
1994
as Charlo Spencer
Initiation
1996
About Sean McGinley
Seán McGinley is an Irish film and TV actor. He's appeared in about 80 films and television series. With 75 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Sean McGinley has appeared in 57 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sean McGinley Movies
- Braveheart (1995) — as MacClannough
- Gangs of New York (2002) — as Forty Thieves Leader
- Michael Collins (1996) — as Smith
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) — as Father Denis
- The General (1998) — as Gary
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