Owen Roe | |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Children: | 2 |
Nationality: | Irish |
Occupation: | actor, theatre director |
Years Active: | 1970s–present |
Notable Works: | Scrap Saturday |
Owen Roe (born 30 May 1959) is an Irish stage, film, and television actor. He performed as a satirist on Irish radio. He is also a playwright and has worked as a theatrical director.[1] [2]
Roe was born in Dublin in 1959.[3]
Roe studied at the Oscar School of Acting and the Brendan Smith Academy in the late 1970s.[4] [5]
Roe has been a prolific stage actor for decades. He won an Irish Theatre Award for playing Claudius in Hamlet. He also won a Special Tribute Award at The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2019.[6] He also wrote one play, Fear of Feathers, staged at the Andrews Lane Theatre in 1991.[7] [8]
On TV, Roe has appeared on Scarlett, The Ambassador, Ballykissangel, Rásaí na Gaillimhe, Penny Dreadful, Vikings and Fair City.,[9] and as Oliver Cromwell in The History Channel Documentary "Cromwell: God's Executioner" based on the book by Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú https://www.tcd.ie/history/staff/osiochrm.php
He has appeared in several films, mostly made in Ireland, including Michael Collins (as Arthur Griffith), Intermission and Breakfast on Pluto.[10] He has received three IFTA nominations.[11]
On radio, Roe was one-third of the Scrap Saturday political satire series, and is best remembered for his impression of P. J. Mara, loyal adviser to Charles Haughey.[12] [13] [14] He also appeared on Baldi (BBC Radio 4) as Inspector Rynne.[9]
Roe lives in Dublin. He is married to the actress and writer Michèle Forbes; they have two children.[15] [4]