Directed credits
0
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Sean McGinley
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 2468
IMDb ID: nm0569336
Known for: Acting
Born: March 1, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal, Ireland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2025
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q3752106
Also known as
Seán Mcginley • Шон МакГинли • Шон МакГінлі • شان مکگینلی
Frequent jobs
Screenplay (1)
Biography
Seán McGinley is an Irish film and TV actor. He's appeared in about 80 films and television series.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sean McGinley.
as MacClannough
Braveheart
1995 • Movie
as Forty Thieves Leader
Gangs of New York
2002 • Movie
as Father Denis
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006 • Movie
as Father Chris Doran
The Field
1990 • Movie
as Smith
Michael Collins
1996 • Movie
as Sergeant
The Butcher Boy
1998 • Movie
as Gary
The General
1998 • Movie
as Brendan O'Brien
The Last Rifleman
2023 • Movie
as Mr Duggan
Circle of Friends
1995 • Movie
as Campbell
Closing the Ring
2007 • Movie
as Sweetley
The Claim
2000 • Movie
as Bernie
Shrooms
2007 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sean McGinley.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sean McGinley.
as MacClannough
Braveheart
1995 • Movie
as Forty Thieves Leader
Gangs of New York
2002 • Movie
as Mr Duggan
Circle of Friends
1995 • Movie
as Smith
Michael Collins
1996 • Movie
as Campbell
Closing the Ring
2007 • Movie
as Father Denis
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006 • Movie
as Henry
Stalker
2019 • Movie
as Brendan O'Brien
The Last Rifleman
2023 • Movie
as Bernie
Shrooms
2007 • Movie
Screenplay
Scorned 2
1997 • Movie
as Pierre
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sean McGinley.
as Sean O'Connell • 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
1997 • Series
as Drew McColl • 5 eps
Shetland
2013 • Series
as Alexie Nolan • 1 eps
Minder
1979 • Series
as Dr. Donald Roper • 2 eps
Waking the Dead
2001 • Series
as Keiran Donnelly • 1 eps
Lewis
2007 • Series
as Roy • 1 eps
Cold Feet
1998 • Series
as Malachy Doyle • 77 eps
Republic of Doyle
2010 • Series
as Bishop Potter • 3 eps
The Alienist
2018 • Series
as Tommy Bowers • 1 eps
The Vice
1999 • Series
1 eps
The Ambassador
1998 • Series
as Dennis Costello • 6 eps
Single-Handed
2007 • Series
as Peter Duffy • 3 eps
Butterfly
2018 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sean McGinley.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sean McGinley.
as Pierre
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025 • Movie
as Johnny Murphy
That They May Face the Rising Sun
2024 • Movie
as Self
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024 • Movie
as Brendan O'Brien
The Last Rifleman
2023 • Movie
as Ged
Wait for Me
2023 • Movie
as Liam
Christmas at Castle Hart
2021 • Movie
as Seamus Dwyer
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
2020 • Movie
as Self (voice)
Lost Lives
2019 • Movie
as Henry
Stalker
2019 • Movie
as Francis Gilroy
The Truth Commissioner
2016 • Movie
as Self
A Century of Irish Aviation: Pioneers and Aviators
2014 • Movie
as O'Dea
Wild Decembers
2009 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sean McGinley.
as Bishop Donnelly • 3 eps
Death and Nightingales
2018 • Series
as Peter Duffy • 3 eps
Butterfly
2018 • Series
as Bishop Potter • 3 eps
The Alienist
2018 • Series
as Terry • 3 eps
Paula
2017 • Series
as Ben • 4 eps
Clean Break
2015 • Series
as Drew McColl • 5 eps
Shetland
2013 • Series
as Malachy Doyle • 77 eps
Republic of Doyle
2010 • Series
as Keiran Donnelly • 1 eps
Lewis
2007 • Series
as Dennis Costello • 6 eps
Single-Handed
2007 • Series
as Dr. Donald Roper • 2 eps
Waking the Dead
2001 • Series
as Tommy Bowers • 1 eps
The Vice
1999 • Series
as Roy • 1 eps
Cold Feet
1998 • Series