Ardal O'Hanlon

Biography

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

Top of the Pops

Self - Host

Death in Paradise

Jack Mooney

Doctor Who

Brannigan

Parkinson

Self

Skins

Kieran

Taskmaster

Self

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Lily's Driftwood Bay

Bull Dozer (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Fran the Man
2024	My Freaky Family	Nerlin Flood
2024	The Geneva Window: Through a Glass Darkly	Self - Presenter
2023	Blackadder: A Cunning Story	Self – Contributor
2023	The Ghastly Ghoul	Gary
2022	Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider	Self - Presenter
2022	Nazis, Treasures, and the Quest For Celts	Host
2019	Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided	Himself
2019	Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party	Himself - Presenter
2017	Handsome Devil	Donal Roche
2016	Twice Shy	Brendan O'Meara
2016	British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves	Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013	Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman	Self
2011	Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2009	Wide Open Spaces	Myles
2008	Tales of the Riverbank	Hammy Hamster (voice)
2007	Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind	Robbie (voice)
2007	Ardal O'Hanlon - Live in Dublin	Himself
2005	The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby	Coconut Tam
2005	Comic Aid
2004	Stop! You're Killing Me
2002	Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe	Robbie (voice)
1999	Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire	Robbie the Reindeer (voice)
1998	The Butcher Boy	Mr Purcell
1997	Ardal O'Hanlon - Live from Dublin's Gaiety Theatre
1997	Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll	Eddie Johnny

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Six Nations Greatest Moments	Self
2025	Sherlock & Daughter	Mr. Halligan
2024	Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football	Self
2024	The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon
2024	Return to Paradise	DI Jack Mooney
2023	The Woman in the Wall	Dara
2023	Extraordinary	Martin (voice)
2022	Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything	Conall Molloy
2020	Irish Pickers	Narrator
2019	Six Nations Sin Bin	Self
2018	Derry Girls	Eammon
2018	Celebrity Catchphrase	Self - Contestant
2017	Richard Osman's House of Games	Self - Panellist
2016	Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon	Himself
2015	After Hours	Peter Hannigan
2015	Taskmaster	Self
2015	Cucumber	Brian McCoy
2015	Nelly & Nora	Dad
2014	Lily's Driftwood Bay	Bull Dozer (voice)
2014	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self
2013	London Irish	Da
2011	Death in Paradise	Jack Mooney
2009	Val Falvey, TD	Val Falvey
2008	Who Do You Think You Are?	Himself
2007	Skins	Kieran
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2006	The One Show	Self
2005	Blessed
2005	Doctor Who	Brannigan
2004	Live at the Apollo
2000	My Hero	George Sunday / Thermoman
1999	Big Bad World
1998	Parkinson	Self
1995	Father Ted	Father Dougal McGuire
1993	Shooting Stars	Self
1988	Comic Relief	Father Dougal McGuire
1964	Top of the Pops	Self - Host
1962	The Late Late Show	Self
	The Stand Up Show