Seamus O'Hara (born 25 June 1990) is an actor from Northern Ireland.
Early life Born in Waveney Hospital, Ballymena, he grew up in County Antrim. His father Stephen was a teacher and restaurateur in Cushendall. He attended school at St Ciaran's Primary School in Cushendun. He was also educated at Garron Tower and Queen's University Belfast where he read English and Drama. He played juvenile hurling up to minor level with the Glens of Antrim combined team, St Patrick's, and played for Cushendun's Robert Emmets GAC.
Career He began his acting career with a role in the BBC NI student drama 6Degrees. His television credits include Game of Thrones as well as Hope Street and Line of Duty. His film credits include The Northman and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
He had a leading role as Turlough in the 2022 short film An Irish Goodbye, alongside James Martin, as two estranged brothers brought together by their mother’s death. The film won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2023 Academy Awards and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 2023 British Academy Film Awards.
In February 2023, he had a lead role in the play Silent Trade at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. He also had a role in 2023 Liam Neeson film In the Land of Saints and Sinners.
He portrays Lee Thompson in BBC One's Northern Ireland police drama Blue Lights.
Personal life In 2023, he lived near Newry with his wife Mary Ellen and their children, Henry and Eileen. He is a hurling coach at Killeavey GAC.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Zoo Soldier at Zoo Gate2022 Mandrake Thomas An Irish Goodbye Turlough Short film The Northman Audunn the Irish2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Presto In the Land of Saints and Sinners Seamus McKenna
Television Year Title Role Notes 2012–2015 6Degrees Gary Meadows Series 1–3 2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Davey Hanlon 4 episodes 2017 Line of Duty Arresting officer Episode: "In the Shadow of the Truth" 2018 Agatha and the Truth of Murder PC Spencer Television film 2019 Game of Thrones Fergus Episodes: "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and "The Long Night" 2022 Hope Street Eddie McNulty Episode #1.7 2023 Shadow and Bone Sergent Haslov Episode: "No Shelter But Me" 2024- Blue Lights Lee Thompson Series 2–4 2024 Say Nothing Mackers 6 episodes 2025 Sherlock & Daughter O'Leary Episode: "For Kith and Kin" 2025 House of Guinness Patrick Cochrane
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