| Jason O'Mara | |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
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| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1995–present |
| Children: | 1 |
| Relatives: | Rebecca O'Mara (sister) |
Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish-American actor. He has starred in American television series Terra Nova (2011), Vegas (2012–13), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016–17) and The Man in the High Castle (2018–19). For his performance in The Siege of Jadotville (2016), he won an Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.[1]
O'Mara also provided the voice of Batman in the DC Animated Movie Universe (2013–20) and Zeus on the Netflix series Blood of Zeus (2020–present).
O'Mara performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's Bash.
He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He had lead roles in other series, including The Agency, Band of Brothers, Monarch of the Glen, High Stakes, Playing the Field, The Bill, Berkeley Square, and Reach for the Moon.
He has starred as lead character Sam Tyler in the U.S. remake of the British series Life on Mars.[2] He also played Jim Shannon, the lead role in the 2011 Fox TV series Terra Nova. He played Philip Marlowe in a 2007 pilot entitled Marlowe, that same year, he portrayed video game character. Albert Wesker, in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third film in the live-action Resident Evil film franchise, and the second sequel to Resident Evil.
O'Mara also played the role of George Washington in the History Channel miniseries Sons of Liberty (2015).
In both 2005 and 2008, O'Mara guest-starred on TNT's The Closer as Bill Croelick, a charming and psychotic man with a fixation on fire.
O'Mara also guest-starred in the Criminal Minds season two episode "The Last Word" as a serial killer. O'Mara appeared in One for the Money as Joe Morelli. He also appeared on Vegas as Jack Lamb.
O'Mara voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the DC Animated Movie Universe line of animated films, debuting in .[3] [4]
O'Mara joined the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where he portrayed Jeffrey Mace, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
In October 2018, O'Mara joined the cast of The Man in the High Castle, where he portrays series regular Wyatt Price, a black market supplier of information to Juliana Crain about the comings and goings of alternate realities and their films.
In 2019, it was announced O'Mara would be starring in Netflix's Greek myth-influenced series Blood of Zeus as the god Zeus.[5]
O'Mara married American actress Paige Turco in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in September 2003. They have one child. In 2009, O'Mara became an American citizen.[6] The couple separated in May 2017 and Paige filed for divorce in June 2017.[7] She also sought joint legal custody of their son David and spousal support.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Space Truckers | Chopper #3 | ||
| 2007 | Albert Wesker | |||
| 2012 | One for the Money | Joseph Morelli | ||
| 2013 | In a World... | Terry Pouncer | ||
| 2014 | Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) | Direct-to-video[9] [10] | ||
| Son of Batman | Direct-to-video[11] | |||
| 2015 | Direct-to-video[12] | |||
| Batman vs. Robin | Direct-to-video[13] | |||
| 2016 | Direct-to-video[14] | |||
| Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Direct-to-video[15] | |||
| The Siege of Jadotville | Jack Prendergast | [16] | ||
| Wakefield | Dirk Morrison | [17] | ||
| 2017 | Justice League Dark | Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) | Direct-to-video[18] | |
| 2018 | Metal Heart | Steve | ||
| The Death of Superman | Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) | Direct-to-video[19] | ||
| 2019 | Reign of the Supermen | Direct-to-video[20] | ||
| Batman: Hush | Direct-to-video[21] | |||
| 2020 | Direct-to-video[22] | |||
| 2021 | Hypnotic | Dr. Collin Meade | [23] | |
| 2023 | Your Lucky Day | Captain Rutledge | [24] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Soldier Soldier | Medic | Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil" | |
| 1997 | Gobble | East Anglian Journalist | Television film | |
| Q.E.D. | Dr. Mills | Episode: "Cause of Death" | ||
| 1998 | Peak Practice | Billy Matters | 2 episodes | |
| Berkeley Square | Ned Jones | 10 episodes | ||
| 1999 | Unfinished Business | Donal | 2 episodes | |
| 1999–2000 | The Bill | D.C.I. Richard Pallister | 4 episodes | |
| 2000 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Jasper Hicks | Episode: "The Worsted Viper" | |
| 2000–2002 | Playing the Field | Lee Quinn | 6 episodes | |
| 2001 | Monarch of the Glen | Fergal MacClure | 6 episodes | |
| High Stakes | Greg Hayden | 12 episodes | ||
| Band of Brothers | Thomas Meehan | 2 episodes | ||
| The Cassidys | Dominic | Episode: "Honey, I Haven't Even Started Yet" | ||
| 2002 | Eastwick | Daryl Van Horne | Television film | |
| 2002–2003 | The Agency | A. B. Stiles | 22 episodes | |
| 2004 | Dr. Keith Winters | Episode: "Complications" | ||
| 2005, 2008 | The Closer | Bill Croelick | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | In Justice | Charles Conti | 13 episodes | |
| Criminal Minds | Mill Creek Killer | Episode: "The Last Word" | ||
| Drift | Ray Hakansovich | Television film | ||
| 2006–2008 | Men in Trees | Stuart Maxson | 5 episodes | |
| 2007 | Marlowe | Philip Marlowe | Television film | |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Phillip Robinson | 2 episodes | |
| 2008–2009 | Life on Mars | Detective Sam Tyler | 18 episodes | |
| 2009 | Trust Me | Stu Hoffman | Episode: "Before and After" | |
| 2010 | Your Bad Self | unknown role | 6 episodes | |
| 2011 | Terra Nova | Jim Shannon | 13 episodes | |
| 2012 | Dakota | Berringer | 2 episodes | |
| 2012–2013 | Vegas | Deputy Jack Lamb | 21 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | The Good Wife | Damian Boyle | 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | Republic of Doyle | Seth Rankin | Episode: "Dirty Deeds" | |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | George Washington | 3 episodes[25] | |
| Complications | John Ellison | 10 episodes | ||
| 2016–2017 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Jeffrey Mace / Patriot | 14 episodes[26] | |
| 2018 | Ballers | Coach Davis | Episode: "No Small Talk" | |
| 2018–2019 | The Man in the High Castle | Wyatt Price | 20 episodes [27] | |
| 2020–present | Blood of Zeus | Zeus, Elias (voice) | 12 episodes | |
| 2021 | Departure | Max O'Neill | 5 episodes | |
| Truth Be Told | Joshua Keith | 3 episodes[28] | ||
| 2022 | The Midnight Club | Pale Man | Episode: "The Eternal Enemy" | |
| 2023 | Smother | Paul Madigan | 6 episodes | |
| Otto | Episode: "The Mystery of Secrets" | |||
| 2024 | Fire Country | Liam | 2 episodes[29] |