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Sean McGinley
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Sean McGinley

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Born 1956 · Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal, Ireland · Active 1979–2025

Seán McGinley is an Irish film and TV actor. He's appeared in about 80 films and television series.

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Scorned 2

Scorned 2

1997 ★ 3.8
Writer

Amanda Foley has confusing nightmares and flashbacks that lead her to seek professional help. Nothing can shed light on her repressed memories, until she happens to catch her husband a college professor, having sex with one of his students. Then the past becomes dangerously clear.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart
1995
Gangs of New York (2002)
Gangs of New York
2002
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006
The Alienist (2018)
The Alienist
2018
Michael Collins (1996)
Michael Collins
1996
Shrooms (2007)
Shrooms
2007

Filmography

76 credits
2020s 7 credits
2025
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air as Pierre
Movie
2024
That They May Face the Rising Sun as Johnny Murphy
Movie ★ 7.2
2024
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's as Self
Movie
2023
Wait for Me as Ged
Movie ★ 8.7
2023
The Last Rifleman as Brendan O'Brien
Movie ★ 6.6
2021
Christmas at Castle Hart as Liam
Movie ★ 6.3
2020
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw as Seamus Dwyer
Movie ★ 5.4
2010s 11 credits
2019
Lost Lives as Self (voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
2019
Stalker as Henry
Movie
2018
Butterfly as Peter Duffy
TV ★ 5.9
2018
Death and Nightingales as Bishop Donnelly
TV ★ 5.9
2018
The Alienist as Bishop Potter
TV ★ 7.5
2017
Paula as Terry
TV ★ 5.8
2016
The Truth Commissioner as Francis Gilroy
Movie ★ 4.5
2015
Clean Break as Ben
TV ★ 4.0
2014
A Century of Irish Aviation: Pioneers and Aviators as Self
Movie
2013
Shetland as Drew McColl
TV ★ 7.5
2010
Republic of Doyle as Malachy Doyle
TV ★ 7.0
2000s 24 credits
2009
Wild Decembers as O'Dea
Movie ★ 4.5
2007
Shrooms as Bernie
Movie ★ 4.9
2007
Closing the Ring as Campbell
Movie ★ 6.1
2007
Single-Handed as Dennis Costello
TV ★ 6.8
2006
The Tiger's Tail as Declan Murray
Movie ★ 5.7
2006
48 Angels as Dilly
Movie ★ 4.5
2006
Sixty Six as Mr. O'Connor
Movie ★ 6.6
2006
Black Dog as Grandfather
Movie
2006
The Wind That Shakes the Barley as Father Denis
Movie ★ 7.3
2005
The Mighty Celt as I'm A Cripple
Movie ★ 6.3
2005
On a Clear Day as Eddie
Movie ★ 6.3
2004
Man About Dog as J.P. McCallion
Movie ★ 6.3
2004
Freeze Frame as Detective Louis Emeric
Movie ★ 6.2
2003
Watermelon as Joe Ryan
Movie ★ 3.8
2003
Dead Bodies as Detective Inspector Wheeler
Movie ★ 5.4
2003
Conspiracy of Silence as Rector Cathal
Movie ★ 4.4
2003
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film as Self (archive footage)
Movie
2002
Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? as Mimms
Movie
2002
Gangs of New York as Forty Thieves Leader
Movie ★ 7.3
2001
Clare sa Spéir as Eóin
Movie
2001
Waking the Dead as Dr. Donald Roper
TV ★ 7.2
2000
The Closer You Get as Ian O'Donnell
Movie ★ 5.3
2000
What Where as Bam
Movie ★ 6.0
2000
The Claim as Sweetley
Movie ★ 6.0
1990s 30 credits
1999
Simon Magus as Maximillian Hase
Movie ★ 7.3
1999
Lipservice as Mairtin O Cathain
Movie
1999
The Vice
TV ★ 5.3
1998
The Butcher Boy as Sergeant
Movie ★ 6.8
1998
The General as Gary
Movie ★ 6.7
1998
Resurrection Man as Sammy McClure
Movie ★ 6.1
1998
Cold Feet as Roy
TV ★ 7.6
1998
The Ambassador
TV ★ 6.3
1997
A Further Gesture as Tommy Breen
Movie ★ 4.5
1997
The Disappearance of Finbar as Detective Roche
Movie ★ 6.5
1997
The Informant as Frankie Conroy
Movie ★ 6.3
1997
Bogwoman as Mr D
Movie
1997
Midsomer Murders as Sean O'Connell
TV ★ 7.5
1996
Michael Collins as Smith
Movie ★ 6.9
1996
Trojan Eddie as Raymie
Movie ★ 4.9
1996
Initiation
Movie
1996
Safe And Sound as Dougy Flynn
TV ★ 6.0
1995
Braveheart as MacClannough
Movie ★ 7.9
1995
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town as Michael
Movie ★ 8.0
1995
Dangerous Lady
Movie
1995
The Hanging Gale as Ferry
Movie
1995
Circle of Friends as Mr Duggan
Movie ★ 6.2
1995
Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret as Jim Caine
Movie
1995
The Hanging Gale as Ferry
TV ★ 4.3
1994
Family as Charlo Spencer
Movie ★ 8.5
1994
Family as Charlo Spencer
TV ★ 8.0
1993
Rik Mayall Presents as Michael
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Who Bombed Birmingham? as A
Movie ★ 7.0
1990
The Field as Father Chris Doran
Movie ★ 7.0
1990
Fools of Fortune as Doyle
Movie ★ 5.3
1980s 1 credit
1985
The Playboy of the Western World as Shawn Keogh
Movie
1970s 1 credit
1979
Minder as Alexie Nolan
TV ★ 7.1
s 1 credit
—
Gilgamesh as Utnapishtim
Movie
Crew Credits
1990s 1 credit
1997
Scorned 2● Screenplay
Movie ★ 3.0