Ardal O'Hanlon
Known for acting · Born 8 October 1965 · 60 · Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland
75 credits
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.
Known for
Father Ted
1995
Death in Paradise
2011
My Hero
2000
Lily's Driftwood Bay
2014
Handsome Devil
2017
The Stand Up Show
The Stand Up Show
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Nelly & Nora
2015
Taskmaster
2015
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999
Skins
2007
Sherlock & Daughter
2025
Fran the Man
2025
Acting (74)
2026How to Get to Heaven from BelfastSéamus · 5 episodesSeries
2026You'll Never Believe Who's DeadJohn Cosgrove Jr.Film
2025Sherlock & DaughterMr. Halligan · 8 episodesSeries
2025Fran the ManJim O'DeaFilm
2025Six Nations Greatest MomentsSelf · 6 episodesSeries
2025ShowkidsCharleySeries
2024Return to ParadiseDI Jack Mooney · 3 episodesSeries
2024My Freaky FamilyNerlin Flood (voice)Film
2024The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon · 3 episodesSeries
2024The Geneva Window: Through a Glass DarklySelf - PresenterFilm
2024The Last Priests in IrelandSelfFilm
2024Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed FootballSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2023ExtraordinaryMartin (voice)Series
2023The Woman in the WallDara · 2 episodesSeries
2023Blackadder: A Cunning StorySelf - ContributorFilm
2023The Ghastly GhoulGaryFilm
2022Rosie Molloy Gives Up EverythingConall Molloy · 6 episodesSeries
2022Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb RaiderSelf - PresenterFilm
2022Nazis, Treasures, and the Quest For CeltsHostFilm
2020Irish PickersNarrator · 7 episodesSeries
2019Border Country: When Ireland Was DividedHimselfFilm
2019Showbands: How Ireland Learned to PartyHimself - PresenterFilm
2019Six Nations Sin BinSelfSeries
2018Derry GirlsEammon · 2 episodesSeries
2018Celebrity CatchphraseSelf - ContestantSeries
2017Handsome DevilDonal RocheFilm
2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Panellist · 5 episodesSeries
2016Twice ShyBrendan O'MearaFilm
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesFather Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2016Ireland with Ardal O'HanlonHimself · 3 episodesSeries
2015TaskmasterSelf · 10 episodesSeries
2015CucumberBrian McCoySeries
2015After HoursPeter Hannigan · 6 episodesSeries
2015Nelly & NoraDad · 52 episodesSeries
2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2014Lily's Driftwood BayBull Dozer (voice) · 100 episodesSeries
2013London IrishDa · 4 episodesSeries
2013Dermot Morgan: Fearless FunnymanSelfFilm
2011Death in ParadiseJack Mooney · 24 episodesSeries
2011Small, Far Away: The World of Father TedSelfFilm
2009Wide Open SpacesMylesFilm
2009Val Falvey, TDVal Falvey · 6 episodesSeries
2008Tales of the RiverbankHammy Hamster (voice)Film
2008Graham Linehan: Funny BusinessFilm
2008Who Do You Think You Are?HimselfSeries
2007SkinsKieran · 2 episodesSeries
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelfSeries
2007Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd KindRobbie (voice)Film
2007Ardal O'Hanlon - Live in DublinHimselfFilm
2006The One ShowSelfSeries
2005Doctor WhoBranniganSeries
2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyCoconut TamFilm
2005Comic AidFilm
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelfFilm
2005Blessed · 8 episodesSeries
2005Jack Charlton: The Irish YearsSelfFilm
2004Live at the ApolloSeries
2004Stop! You're Killing MeFilm
2004ParkinsonSelf - GuestSeries
2003Celebrity MastermindSeries
2002Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost TribeRobbie (voice)Film
2000My HeroGeorge Sunday / Thermoman · 43 episodesSeries
1999Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of FireRobbie the Reindeer (voice)Film
1999Big Bad World · 16 episodesSeries
1998The Butcher BoyMr PurcellFilm
1998ParkinsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1997Flying Saucer Rock 'n' RollEddie JohnnyFilm
1997Ardal O'Hanlon - Live from Dublin's Gaiety TheatreFilm
1995Father TedFather Dougal McGuire · 24 episodesSeries
1993Shooting StarsSelfSeries
1988Comic ReliefFather Dougal McGuireSeries
1964Top of the PopsSelf - HostSeries
1962The Late Late ShowSelfSeries
—The Stand Up Show · 86 episodesSeries
Creator (1)
2024The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'HanlonCreatorSeries