Owen Roe
Born: 1959-05-30 in Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2025
- The Roots as Sebastian Quintana
2024
- King Frankie as Aidan
- The Hardacres as Lord George Fitzherbert
- Dead and Buried as Jack Sullivan
2023
- Wickedly Evil as The Chief
- The Christmas Break as Calum Reilly
- Irish Crime: Moon Over Galway as Jonathan Carroll
2019
- Abe's Story as Various Roles (voice)
2015
- Pursuit as Mr. King
2014
- Penny Dreadful as Colonel Brewster
- The Walshes as Martin
2013
- Vikings as Count Odo
- The Ice Cream Girls as Jim
2012
- Titanic: Blood and Steel as Sir Norman Hill
- Saving the Titanic as White Star Lawyer
2011
- Sensation as Liam
2010
- When Harvey Met Bob as Tony Powell
2009
- Wide Open Spaces as Gerard Ring
- Val Falvey, TD as Pat Daly
2008
- Alarm as Joe / Mossie
2007
- The Shadow in the North as Bram Stoker
2005
- Breakfast on Pluto as Dean
2003
- Intermission as Mr. Henderson
2000
1998
- Ulys as voice
- Soft Sand, Blue Sea as Joe
1996
- Michael Collins as Arthur Griffith
- Ballykissangel as Paul Dooley
- Loving as Michael Mathewson
1995
- Frankie Starlight as Senior Customs Officer
1994
- Scarlett as Tim O'Hara
1991
- The Treaty as George Gavan Duffy