Michael Colgan
Known for Acting · 22 credits
- Born
- 1972-12-01 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Keady, Northern Ireland
Biography
Michael Colgan (born 1972-1973) as Michael Hughes in Keady, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish actor, novelist and academic, currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London
Colgan was educated at Saint Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh and did his undergraduate studies in English at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then completed a MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, followed by a PhD at London Metropolitan University. He also studied at l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and has lived in London.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Father Behan
The Crown
2016
as IRA Lieutenant
Chernobyl
2019
as Mikhail Shadov
New Tricks
2004
as Buzz McCaffery
The Fall
2013
as Sheldon Schwartz
The Thick of It
2005
as Declan / Mr. Chop
Say Nothing
2024
as Older Gerry Adams
Great Expectations
2011
as Anxious Man
Raw
2008
as Mal Martin
Surviving Disaster
2006
Movies (12)
Good Vibrations
2012
as Dave Hyndman
Urchin
2025
as Scott
Heart of Lightness
2014
as Arnholm
Lennon Naked
2010
as Derek Taylor
You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
2026
as Fr Kavanaugh
This Is Not a Love Song
2002
as Spike
Song of Songs
2005
as Journalist Voice
Sinners
2002
as Eamonn
The Year London Blew Up
2005
as Joseph O'Connell
Sunday
2002
as Gerard Donaghy
Occupation
2009
as Davis
Soundproof
2006
as Connor
About Michael Colgan
Michael Colgan (born 1972-1973) as Michael Hughes in Keady, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish actor, novelist and academic, currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London Colgan was educated at Saint Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh and did his undergraduate studies in English at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then completed a MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, followed by a PhD at London Metropolitan University. He also studied at l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and has liv… With 22 credits spanning from 1997 to 2026, Michael Colgan has appeared in 12 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Colgan Movies
- Good Vibrations (2012) — as Dave Hyndman
- Urchin (2025) — as Scott
- Heart of Lightness (2014) — as Arnholm
- Lennon Naked (2010) — as Derek Taylor
- You'll Never Believe Who's Dead (2026) — as Fr Kavanaugh
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