Owen Roe
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1959-05-30 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Vikings
2013
as Count Odo
Penny Dreadful
2014
as Colonel Brewster
Ballykissangel
1996
as Paul Dooley
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012
as Sir Norman Hill
The Hardacres
2024
as Lord George Fitzherbert
Scarlett
1994
as Tim O'Hara
The Ice Cream Girls
2013
as Jim
Dead and Buried
2024
as Jack Sullivan
Val Falvey, TD
2009
as Pat Daly
The Walshes
2014
as Martin
Movies (23)
Michael Collins
1996
as Arthur Griffith
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
as Dean
Intermission
2003
as Mr. Henderson
The Shadow in the North
2007
as Bram Stoker
The Treaty
1991
as George Gavan Duffy
The Christmas Break
2023
as Calum Reilly
Saving the Titanic
2012
as White Star Lawyer
Frankie Starlight
1995
as Senior Customs Officer
Loving
1996
as Michael Mathewson
Wide Open Spaces
2009
as Gerard Ring
When the Sky Falls
2000
Sensation
2011
as Liam
When Harvey Met Bob
2010
as Tony Powell
Alarm
2008
as Joe / Mossie
Soft Sand, Blue Sea
1998
as Joe
Abe's Story
2019
as Various Roles (voice)
Finnegan's Foursome
2026
Pursuit
2015
as Mr. King
Der Irland-Krimi: Mond über Galway
2023
as Jonathan Carroll
King Frankie
2024
as Aidan
Wickedly Evil
2023
as The Chief
The Roots
2025
as Sebastian Quintana
Ulys
1998
as voice
About 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 F… With 33 credits spanning from 1991 to 2026, Owen Roe has appeared in 23 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Owen Roe Movies
- Michael Collins (1996) — as Arthur Griffith
- Breakfast on Pluto (2005) — as Dean
- Intermission (2003) — as Mr. Henderson
- The Shadow in the North (2007) — as Bram Stoker
- The Treaty (1991) — as George Gavan Duffy
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