Daragh Gerard Marion O'Malley (born 25 May 1954) is an Irish actor,
director and producer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.Among many TV
appearances O'Malley is known for his portrayal of Patrick Harper in
the long-running [1993-2009] Sharpe TV series with Sean Bean. O'Malley
first appeared in roles in the films The Long Good Friday and Withnail
and I, leading guest roles in many UK television series including
Tales of the Unexpected, Waking The Dead, Wire in the Blood, Silent
Witness and Vera, and roles in Longitude, Cleopatra for ABC and The
Magnificent Seven for CBS and in the US TV film Vendetta, as well as
Camelot and Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal. O'Malley also played Irish
explorer Tom Crean in the epic Central 8 part television series The
Last Place on Earth with Hugh Grant and Martin Shaw and Max Von
Sydow.In 2011 O'Malley turned his focus back to the stage and appeared
in a slew of stage productions in the US and in the UK in quick
succession. In the UK O'Malley appeared as Father Jack in a revival of
Dancing at Lughnasa, which was nominated for an MTA Best Production
Award, and followed that by playing John Rainey in a London revival of
Irvine's Mixed Marriage, which received positive reviews. In 2014,
O'Malley appeared as Big Daddy in a widely acclaimed production of Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof at The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, for which
he was nominated for an MTA Best Actor award. UK's The Stage selected
O'Malley's performance in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as one of the Top Five
Performances in UK theatre in 2014. In 2018, it was announced that
O'Malley would play the screen legend Marlon Brando in the one-man
stage play Brando which is being developed by the Sundance Theatre
Forum with The Brando Estate.
director and producer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.Among many TV
appearances O'Malley is known for his portrayal of Patrick Harper in
the long-running [1993-2009] Sharpe TV series with Sean Bean. O'Malley
first appeared in roles in the films The Long Good Friday and Withnail
and I, leading guest roles in many UK television series including
Tales of the Unexpected, Waking The Dead, Wire in the Blood, Silent
Witness and Vera, and roles in Longitude, Cleopatra for ABC and The
Magnificent Seven for CBS and in the US TV film Vendetta, as well as
Camelot and Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal. O'Malley also played Irish
explorer Tom Crean in the epic Central 8 part television series The
Last Place on Earth with Hugh Grant and Martin Shaw and Max Von
Sydow.In 2011 O'Malley turned his focus back to the stage and appeared
in a slew of stage productions in the US and in the UK in quick
succession. In the UK O'Malley appeared as Father Jack in a revival of
Dancing at Lughnasa, which was nominated for an MTA Best Production
Award, and followed that by playing John Rainey in a London revival of
Irvine's Mixed Marriage, which received positive reviews. In 2014,
O'Malley appeared as Big Daddy in a widely acclaimed production of Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof at The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, for which
he was nominated for an MTA Best Actor award. UK's The Stage selected
O'Malley's performance in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as one of the Top Five
Performances in UK theatre in 2014. In 2018, it was announced that
O'Malley would play the screen legend Marlon Brando in the one-man
stage play Brando which is being developed by the Sundance Theatre
Forum with The Brando Estate.
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