Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian and actor.
He played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted (1995-1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in My Hero (2000-2006), and DI Jack Mooney in Death in Paradise (2017-2020). ==Early life== O'Hanlon was born on 8 October 1965 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, the son of Fianna Fáil TD and doctor Rory O'Hanlon and Teresa (née Ward).
It also transpired that, on his mother's side, he is a close relative of Peter Fenelon Collier. O'Hanlon was schooled in Blackrock College in Dublin and graduated, in 1987, from the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin (now Dublin City University) with a degree in Communications Studies. ==Career== Together with Kevin Gildea and Barry Murphy, O'Hanlon founded the International Comedy Cellar, upstairs in the International Bar on Dublin's South Wicklow Street.
As a stand up, O'Hanlon won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition in 1994.
In 1994 he won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year. ==Awards== ==Personal life== O'Hanlon is married to Melanie O'Hanlon, whom he met as a teenager; they have three children: Emily, Rebecca and Red.
In 1995 he received the Top TV Comedy Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards for this role.
In 1995, he appeared (as Father Dougal) in a Channel 4 ident ("Hello, you're watching....
Later that year, he appeared in the comedy panel show Argumental. O'Hanlon has written a novel, The Talk of the Town (known in the United States as Knick Knack Paddy Whack), which was published in 1998.
In a 2019 interview, O'Hanlon admitted that he had attempted to distance himself from Father Ted once the show had finished. O'Hanlon moved into straight acting alongside Emma Fielding and Beth Goddard in the ITV comedy-drama Big Bad World, which aired for two series in summer 1999 and winter 2001.
He also played a minor role in The Butcher Boy as Joe's (Francie's best friend) father, and appeared in an episode of the original Whose Line is it Anyway?. In 2000, O'Hanlon starred in the comedy series My Hero, in which he played a very naive superhero from the planet Ultron.
In a 2019 interview, O'Hanlon admitted that he had attempted to distance himself from Father Ted once the show had finished. O'Hanlon moved into straight acting alongside Emma Fielding and Beth Goddard in the ITV comedy-drama Big Bad World, which aired for two series in summer 1999 and winter 2001.
He appeared in the 2005 BBC One sitcom Blessed, written by Ben Elton; at the 2005 British Comedy Awards, it was publicly slated by Jonathan Ross, albeit in jest.
Towards the end of 2005, he played an eccentric Scottish character, Coconut Tam, in the family based film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby.
He stayed in the role until the first episode of series 6 in July 2006, when he was replaced by James Dreyfus during the same episode. O'Hanlon also provided the voice of the lead character in the three Christmas television cartoon specials of Robbie the Reindeer.
In 2015 he appeared as incompetent angel Smallbone in the sitcom The Best Laid Plans, on the same channel. In 2006, O'Hanlon wrote and presented an RTÉ television series called Leagues Apart, which saw him investigate the biggest and most passionate football rivalries in a number of European countries.
He followed this with another RTÉ show, So You Want To Be Taoiseach? in 2007.
It was a political series in which O'Hanlon gave tongue-in-cheek advice on how to go about becoming Taoiseach of Ireland. He appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock", broadcast on 14 April 2007, in which he played a cat-like creature named Thomas Kincade Brannigan.
The episode of Who Do You Think You Are? which aired on 6 October 2008 revealed that O'Hanlon's paternal grandfather, Michael O'Hanlon, was a medical student at University College Dublin who had joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence and was a member of Michael Collins's Squad, which assassinated British secret service agents on the morning of Bloody Sunday.
Unquote on BBC Radio 4 on 18 July 2011.
He has recently performed in the Edinburgh Fringe. In February 2011, O'Hanlon returned to the Gate Theatre, Dublin starring in the Irish premiere of Christopher Hampton's translation of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, alongside Maura Tierney.
In 2015 he appeared as incompetent angel Smallbone in the sitcom The Best Laid Plans, on the same channel. In 2006, O'Hanlon wrote and presented an RTÉ television series called Leagues Apart, which saw him investigate the biggest and most passionate football rivalries in a number of European countries.
The novel is about a teenage boy, Patrick Scully, and his friends. In February 2015 he officially launched the 2015 Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, which took place in Kilkenny from 28 May–1 June.
In 2015 he played the role of Peter the Milkman in the Sky One sitcom After Hours. On 2 February 2017, it was announced he would play the lead role in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise taking the role of DI Jack Mooney following Kris Marshall's departure the same day.
In 2015 he played the role of Peter the Milkman in the Sky One sitcom After Hours. On 2 February 2017, it was announced he would play the lead role in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise taking the role of DI Jack Mooney following Kris Marshall's departure the same day.
In a 2019 interview, O'Hanlon admitted that he had attempted to distance himself from Father Ted once the show had finished. O'Hanlon moved into straight acting alongside Emma Fielding and Beth Goddard in the ITV comedy-drama Big Bad World, which aired for two series in summer 1999 and winter 2001.
He announced his intention to leave the series in early 2020 and was replaced by Ralf Little. ==TV and filmography== ==Stand-up== O'Hanlon has been doing stand-up comedy for many years, appearing on many shows including Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Dave's One Night Stand.
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