Owen Roe

Biography

Owen Roe is one of Ireland’s foremost film, TV and theatre actors. Roe studied at the Oscar School of Acting and the Brendan Smith Academy in the late 1970s. Roe has been a prolific stage actor for decades. He won an Irish Theatre Award for playing Claudius in Hamlet. He also won a Special Tribute Award at The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2019. He also wrote one play, Fear of Feathers, staged at the Andrews Lane Theatre in 1991. On TV, Roe has appeared on Scarlett, The Ambassador, Ballykissangel, Rásaí na Gaillimhe, Penny Dreadful, Vikings and Fair City., and as Oliver Cromwell in The History Channel Documentary "Cromwell: God's Executioner" based on the book by Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú He has appeared in several films, mostly made in Ireland, including Michael Collins (as Arthur Griffith), Intermission and Breakfast on Pluto. He has received three IFTA nominations. On radio, Roe was one-third of the Scrap Saturday political satire series, and is best remembered for his impression of P. J. Mara, loyal adviser to Charles Haughey. He also appeared on Baldi (BBC Radio 4) as Inspector Rynne.

Known For

Vikings

as Count Odo

Penny Dreadful

as Colonel Brewster

Michael Collins

as Arthur Griffith

Breakfast on Pluto

as Dean

Intermission

as Mr. Henderson

Titanic: Blood and Steel

as Sir Norman Hill

The Shadow in the North

as Bram Stoker

Saving the Titanic

as White Star Lawyer

Frankie Starlight

as Senior Customs Officer

The Christmas Break

as Calum Reilly