Cast & creator
Ardal O'Hanlon
Best known for The Graham Norton Show, Doctor Who, Top of the Pops
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.
31
film credits
44
television credits
74
1962–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (75)
Showing 75 of 75 credits
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Doctor Who
Brannigan
2005
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Death in Paradise
Jack Mooney
2011
The One Show
Self
2006
Skins
Kieran
2007
Parkinson
Self
1998
Taskmaster
Self
2015
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
2018
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
2014
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Bull Dozer (voice)
2014
Derry Girls
Eammon
2018
Sherlock & Daughter
Mr. Halligan
2025
My Hero
George Sunday / Thermoman
2000
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Séamus
2026
The Woman in the Wall
Dara
2023
Father Ted
Father Dougal McGuire
1995
The Late Late Show
Self
1962
Live at the Apollo
2004
Extraordinary
Martin (voice)
2023
Return to Paradise
DI Jack Mooney
2024
Cucumber
Brian McCoy
2015Comic Relief
Father Dougal McGuire
1988
Six Nations Sin Bin
Self
2019The Stand Up Show
London Irish
Da
2013
Nelly & Nora
Dad
2015
My Freaky Family
Nerlin Flood (voice)
2024
Big Bad World
1999
After Hours
Peter Hannigan
2015
Handsome Devil
Donal Roche
2017
The Butcher Boy
Mr Purcell
1998
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
Conall Molloy
2022
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2023
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Robbie the Reindeer (voice)
1999
Blessed
2005
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Six Nations Greatest Moments
Self
2025Who Do You Think You Are?
Himself
2008
Tales of the Riverbank
Hammy Hamster (voice)
2008The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005
Graham Linehan: Funny Business
2008
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Coconut Tam
2005Showkids
Charley
2025
Fran the Man
Jim O'Dea
2025
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Robbie (voice)
2007
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Robbie (voice)
2002
Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football
Self
2024
You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
John Cosgrove Jr.
2026Val Falvey, TD
Val Falvey
2009
Stop! You're Killing Me
2004
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
Self
2011
The Ghastly Ghoul
Gary
2023Comic Aid
2005
Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll
Eddie Johnny
1997
Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman
Self
2013
Jack Charlton: The Irish Years
Self
2005
The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon
2024The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon
Creator
2024
The Geneva Window: Through a Glass Darkly
Self - Presenter
2024
Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided
Himself
2019Wide Open Spaces
Myles
2009
Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon
Himself
2016
Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party
Himself - Presenter
2019
Irish Pickers
Narrator
2020
Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider
Self - Presenter
2022Nazis, Treasures, and the Quest For Celts
Host
2022
Twice Shy
Brendan O'Meara
2016
Ardal O'Hanlon - Live in Dublin
Himself
2007
Ardal O'Hanlon - Live from Dublin's Gaiety Theatre
1997The Last Priests in Ireland
Self
2024