Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
1965-10-08
Place of Birth
Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland
Ardal O'Hanlon
Biography
Ardal O'Hanlon was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Father Ted (1995), My Hero (2000) and Val Falvey TD (2009). He is married to Melanie. They have three children.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Showkids as Charley
2025Sherlock & Daughter as Mr. Halligan
2025Fran the Man as Jim O'Dea
2025Six Nations Greatest Moments as Self
2024Return to Paradise as DI Jack Mooney
2024The Geneva Window: Through a Glass Darkly as Self - Presenter
2024My Freaky Family as Nerlin Flood (voice)
2024Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football as Self
2024The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon
2023The Ghastly Ghoul as Gary
2023The Woman in the Wall as Dara
2023Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self - Contributor
2023Extraordinary as Martin (voice)
2022Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything as Conall Molloy
2022Nazis, Treasures, and the Quest For Celts as Host
2022Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider as Self - Presenter
2020Irish Pickers as Narrator
2019Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided as Himself
2019Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party as Himself - Presenter
2019Six Nations Sin Bin as Self
2018Celebrity Catchphrase as Self - Contestant
2018Derry Girls as Eammon
2017Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
2017Handsome Devil as Donal Roche
2016Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon as Himself
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Twice Shy as Brendan O'Meara
2015After Hours as Peter Hannigan
2015Taskmaster as Self
2015Nelly & Nora as Dad
2015Cucumber as Brian McCoy
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
2014Lily's Driftwood Bay as Bull Dozer (voice)
2013Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman as Self
2013London Irish as Da
2011Death in Paradise as Jack Mooney
2011Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2009Val Falvey, TD as Val Falvey
2009Wide Open Spaces as Myles
2008Who Do You Think You Are? as Himself
2008Tales of the Riverbank as Hammy Hamster (voice)
2007Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind as Robbie (voice)
2007Ardal O'Hanlon - Live in Dublin as Himself
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007Skins as Kieran
2006The One Show as Self
2005The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as Coconut Tam
2005Blessed
2005Doctor Who as Brannigan
2005Comic Aid
2004Stop! You're Killing Me
2004Live at the Apollo
2002Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Robbie (voice)
2000My Hero as George Sunday / Thermoman
1999Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire as Robbie the Reindeer (voice)
1999Big Bad World
1998The Butcher Boy as Mr Purcell
1998Parkinson as Self
1997Ardal O'Hanlon - Live from Dublin's Gaiety Theatre
1997Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll as Eddie Johnny
1995Father Ted as Father Dougal McGuire
1993Shooting Stars as Self
1988Comic Relief as Father Dougal McGuire
1964Top of the Pops as Self - Host
1962The Late Late Show as Self
—The Stand Up Show