
Sean McGinley
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-01 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal, Ireland
- Also known as
- Seán Mcginley · Шон МакГинли · Шон МакГінлі · شان مکگینلی
Biography
Seán McGinley is an Irish film and TV actor. He's appeared in about 80 films and television series.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sean O'Connell

Minder
1979
as Alexie Nolan

Shetland
2013
as Drew McColl

Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr. Donald Roper

Republic of Doyle
2010
as Malachy Doyle

The Alienist
2018
as Bishop Potter

Cold Feet
1998
as Roy

The Vice
1999
as Tommy Bowers

Rik Mayall Presents
1993
as Michael

Single-Handed
2007
as Dennis Costello

The Ambassador
1998

The Hanging Gale
1995
as Ferry

Death and Nightingales
2018
as Bishop Donnelly

Butterfly
2018
as Peter Duffy

Clean Break
2015
as Ben
Safe And Sound
1996
as Dougy Flynn

Paula
2017
as Terry

Family
1994
as Charlo Spencer
Movies (57)

Braveheart
1995
as MacClannough

Gangs of New York
2002
as Forty Thieves Leader

Michael Collins
1996
as Smith

The Field
1990
as Father Chris Doran

The Claim
2000
as Sweetley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006
as Father Denis

Closing the Ring
2007
as Campbell

Christmas at Castle Hart
2021
as Liam

Shrooms
2007
as Bernie

The Last Rifleman
2023
as Brendan O'Brien

The General
1998
as Gary

The Butcher Boy
1998
as Sergeant

Circle of Friends
1995
as Mr Duggan

Conspiracy of Silence
2003
as Rector Cathal

Black Dog
2006
as Grandfather

Sixty Six
2006
as Mr. O'Connor

Watermelon
2003
as Joe Ryan

Man About Dog
2004
as J.P. McCallion

A Further Gesture
1997
as Tommy Breen

Dead Bodies
2003
as Detective Inspector Wheeler
Dangerous Lady
1995

The Closer You Get
2000
as Ian O'Donnell

Lost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)

The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
2020
as Seamus Dwyer

On a Clear Day
2005
as Eddie

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
as Self (archive footage)

Lipservice
1999
as Mairtin O Cathain

The Informant
1997
as Frankie Conroy

Simon Magus
1999
as Maximillian Hase

Freeze Frame
2004
as Detective Louis Emeric

Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as A
Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs?
2002
as Mimms

Trojan Eddie
1996
as Raymie

48 Angels
2006
as Dilly

The Hanging Gale
1995
as Ferry
The Playboy of the Western World
1985
as Shawn Keogh

Resurrection Man
1998
as Sammy McClure

Wait for Me
2023
as Ged

The Disappearance of Finbar
1997
as Detective Roche

The Truth Commissioner
2016
as Francis Gilroy

The Tiger's Tail
2006
as Declan Murray

Wild Decembers
2009
as O'Dea

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
as Self

Fools of Fortune
1990
as Doyle
Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret
1995
as Jim Caine

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
1995
as Michael

The Mighty Celt
2005
as I'm A Cripple

That They May Face the Rising Sun
2024
as Johnny Murphy

What Where
2000
as Bam

A Century of Irish Aviation: Pioneers and Aviators
2014
as Self

Stalker
2019
as Henry

National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025
as Pierre

Clare sa Spéir
2001
as Eóin

Bogwoman
1997
as Mr D

Family
1994
as Charlo Spencer

Gilgamesh
as Utnapishtim
Initiation
1996
About Sean McGinley
Seán McGinley is an Irish film and TV actor. He's appeared in about 80 films and television series. With 75 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Sean McGinley has appeared in 57 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sean McGinley Movies
- Braveheart (1995) — as MacClannough
- Gangs of New York (2002) — as Forty Thieves Leader
- Michael Collins (1996) — as Smith
- The Field (1990) — as Father Chris Doran
- The Claim (2000) — as Sweetley
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