Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea
Fionn O'Shea
Born	2 January 1997; Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Fionn O'Shea (born 2 January 1997) is an Irish actor, best known for playing Ned Roche in the 2016 film Handsome Devil and Jamie in Normal People.

Early life and education

He attended Gonzaga College. [1] O'Shea trained at Visions Drama School.[2]

Career

In 2007, O'Shea made his film debut in the Irish short film New Boy; it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2009, he made his feature film debut, playing an orphan boy in A Shine of Rainbows. Between 2009 and 2012 he appeared on Roy, an Irish-British animated children's television series. In 2016, he portrayed Ned Roche in the Irish comedy-drama film Handsome Devil. At the 15th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2018 he was nominated for Actor in a leading role and Rising Star Award. In 2018 he featured on Hang Ups, a British television sitcom. Also in 2018 he appeared in Innocent, a British television miniseries. In 2019, he played a supporting role in the drama film The Aftermath. In 2020, he played Eddie in Dating Amber. In 2020, he played Jamie in Normal People.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	New Boy	Seth Quinn	Short film
2008	Hoor		Short film
2009	The Mill	Conor	Short film
	A Shine of Rainbows	Orphan Boy #1
	Free Chips Forever!	Tom	Short film
2016	The Siege of Jadotville	William Reidy
2016	Handsome Devil	Ned Roche
2018	Earthy Encounters	Kyle	Short film
2019	The Aftermath	Barker
2020	Dating Amber	Eddie
2021	Cherry	Arnold

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2012	Roy	Jack	24 episodes
2010	The Santa Incident	Hamley	TV Movie
2010	Jack Taylor	Peter Gannon	Episode: The Priest
2013	Jack Taylor: Priest	Peter Gannon	TV Movie
2014	The Centre	Corky Kavanagh	1 Episode
2018	Innocent	Jack	4 Episodes
2018	Hang Ups	Ricky Pitt	6 Episodes
2020	The Letter for the King	Tristan	Episode: "Storm Clouds Gather"
2020	Normal People	Jamie	Recurring role; 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival	Best Actor in a Feature (Audience Awards)	Handsome Devil	Won	[3]
2018	IFTA Film & Drama Awards	Actor in a leading role		Nominated	[4][5]
2018	IFTA Film & Drama Awards	Rising Star Award		Nominated	[4][5]

References

"The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes". Joe.ie. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
"Fionn O'Shea". Lorraine Brennan Management. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
"2017 LGBT FilmOut Film Festival Awards". filmoutsandiego.com/. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
Barry, Aoife (January 11, 2018). "These are the nominations for this year's IFTA awards". The Journal. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
O'Grady, Sean (February 15, 2018). "IFTAs: Full list of winners as Gabriel Byrne is honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". Irish Independent. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

External links

Fionn O'Shea at IMDb

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[joe-1] "The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes". Joe.ie. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[lbm-2] "Fionn O'Shea". Lorraine Brennan Management. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

[3] "2017 LGBT FilmOut Film Festival Awards". filmoutsandiego.com/. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[4] Barry, Aoife (January 11, 2018). "These are the nominations for this year's IFTA awards". The Journal. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

[5] O'Grady, Sean (February 15, 2018). "IFTAs: Full list of winners as Gabriel Byrne is honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". Irish Independent. Retrieved February 15, 2018.