Owen Roe
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.
Filmography
Finnegan's Foursome
Finnegan's Foursome
The Roots
as Sebastian Quintana
The Roots
as Sebastian Quintana
King Frankie
as Aidan
King Frankie
as Aidan
The Christmas Break
as Calum Reilly
The Christmas Break
as Calum Reilly
Wickedly Evil
as The Chief
Wickedly Evil
as The Chief
Der Irland-Krimi: Mond über Galway
as Jonathan Carroll
Der Irland-Krimi: Mond über Galway
as Jonathan Carroll
Abe's Story
as Various Roles (voice)
Abe's Story
as Various Roles (voice)
Pursuit
as Mr. King
Pursuit
as Mr. King
Saving the Titanic
as White Star Lawyer
Saving the Titanic
as White Star Lawyer
Sensation
as Liam
Sensation
as Liam
When Harvey Met Bob
as Tony Powell
When Harvey Met Bob
as Tony Powell
Wide Open Spaces
as Gerard Ring
Wide Open Spaces
as Gerard Ring
Alarm
as Joe / Mossie
Alarm
as Joe / Mossie
The Shadow in the North
as Bram Stoker
The Shadow in the North
as Bram Stoker
Breakfast on Pluto
as Dean
Breakfast on Pluto
as Dean
Intermission
as Mr. Henderson
Intermission
as Mr. Henderson
When the Sky Falls
When the Sky Falls
Ulys
as voice
Ulys
as voice
Soft Sand, Blue Sea
as Joe
Soft Sand, Blue Sea
as Joe
Michael Collins
as Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
as Arthur Griffith
Loving
as Michael Mathewson
Loving
as Michael Mathewson
Frankie Starlight
as Senior Customs Officer
Frankie Starlight
as Senior Customs Officer
The Treaty
as George Gavan Duffy
The Treaty
as George Gavan Duffy