Seán Gleeson (born in London) is an English actor, director and producer, known for his roles as Conor Flaherty in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ronnie Woodson in the BBC soap opera Doctors. As well as acting, Gleeson also works as a director and producer, with credits on Doctors, Casualty and Holby City.
Life and career In 1997, Gleeson began playing Conor Flaherty in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He stayed in the role until 1999, and in 2003, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ronnie Woodson. While on Doctors, he began a relationship with co-star Stirling Gallacher, who played George Woodson, his on-screen wife. The pair won the British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership in 2007. Gleeson lives in Gloucestershire with Gallacher, and the pair were married in 2009, also having a son in the same year.
Whilst appearing on Doctors, Gleeson directed several episodes. After making the decision to stop portraying the role of Ronnie in 2009, he continued to direct episodes of Doctors until 2013. He then began directing episodes of the BBC medical drama Casualty, and later became a producer of the series in 2020. In March 2021, he was named as the new series producer of Casualtys sister series Holby City. On the role, he commented: "This is obviously an exciting opportunity. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in and working with the crews, cast and whole Holby family on consolidating and reinvigorating this firm favourite for an even wider audience." He remained working on the series until its cancellation. From 2023 to 2024, he worked as a producer on the BBC daytime series Father Brown, before becoming a producer for the BBC primetime drama series Silent Witness in 2025.
Filmography As actor Year Title Role Notes 1996 Pie in the Sky Luke Kelly Episode: "Irish Stew" 1996 The Bill Keith Boey Episode: "Opportunity Costs" 1997 Underworld Policeman Two Recurring role 1997 The Woman in White Glyde's Servant Television film 1997–1999 EastEnders Conor Flaherty Series regular 2000 Burnside Mark Evans 2 episodes 2000 Holby City Griff Griffiths Episode: "The Trouble with the Truth" 2001 Dalziel and Pascoe Julian Beeson Episode: "Walls of Silence" 2002 The Safe House Danny Hyde Television film 2003 Cold Mountain Pistol Film 2003–2009 Doctors Ronnie Woodson Series regular; 839 episodes 2010 Casualty Michael Macintoch Episode: "Hands On" 2010–2011 Hardy Bucks Garda 2 episodes 2012 Public Enemies Group Leader Episode #1.2 2013 The Café Father MacKenzie Episode: "Reap What You Say" 2016 Midsomer Murders Rod Barkham Episode: "Harvest of Souls" 2017 The Foreigner Billy Mahre Film 2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Ron Greevdale Episode: "Ill Met by Moonlight" 2018 The Last Witness Court Officer Film 2018 Dark Justice Brad Smith Film 2018 No Shebert James Short film 2021 Deer Woman Child Blacksmith Film
As crew member Year Title Role Notes 1993 Betrayal of the Dove Medical consultant 2007–2013 Doctors Director 48 episodes 2011 Letting Go Director Short film 2013–2017 Casualty Director 11 episodes 2018 River City Director 1 episode 2020–2021 Casualty Producer 2021–2022 Holby City Series producer 2023–2024 Father Brown Producer 2025 Silent Witness Producer
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2007 British Soap Awards Best Actor Doctors 2007 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (with Stirling Gallacher) Doctors 2007 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Doctors 2008 British Soap Awards Best Actor Doctors
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