
Ardal O'Hanlon
Acting • Born 1965-10-08
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.
Filmography
69 credits
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Movie • 2005
Coconut Tam

Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Movie • 2023
Self - Contributor

Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman
Movie • 2013
Self

Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider
Movie • 2022
Self - Presenter

The Ghastly Ghoul
Movie • 2023
Gary

Ardal O'Hanlon - Live from Dublin's Gaiety Theatre
Movie • 1997

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Movie • 1999
Robbie the Reindeer (voice)

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Movie • 2002
Robbie (voice)

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Movie • 2007
Robbie (voice)

My Freaky Family
Movie • 2024
Nerlin Flood (voice)

Comic Aid
Movie • 2005

Fran the Man
Movie • 2025
Jim O'Dea

Nazis, Treasures, and the Quest For Celts
Movie • 2022
Host

Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
Movie • 2011

Handsome Devil
Movie • 2017
Donal Roche

Tales of the Riverbank
Movie • 2008
Hammy Hamster (voice)

Twice Shy
Movie • 2016
Brendan O'Meara

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie • 2016
Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wide Open Spaces
Movie • 2009
Myles

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll
Movie • 1997
Eddie Johnny

Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided
Movie • 2019
Himself

Stop! You're Killing Me
Movie • 2004

The Butcher Boy
Movie • 1998
Mr Purcell

Ardal O'Hanlon - Live in Dublin
Movie • 2007
Himself

Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party
Movie • 2019
Himself - Presenter

The Geneva Window: Through a Glass Darkly
Movie • 2024
Self - Presenter

You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
Movie
John Cosgrove Jr.

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie • 2005
Self

The Last Priests in Ireland
Movie • 2024
Self

Shooting Stars
TV • 1993
Self

Live at the Apollo
TV • 2004

Skins
TV • 2007
Kieran

My Hero
TV • 2000
George Sunday / Thermoman

The One Show
TV • 2006
Self

Father Ted
TV • 1995
Father Dougal McGuire

Blessed
TV • 2005

Big Bad World
TV • 1999

The Stand Up Show
TV

Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Brannigan

Lily's Driftwood Bay
TV • 2014
Bull Dozer (voice)

After Hours
TV • 2015
Peter Hannigan

Taskmaster
TV • 2015
Self

The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV • 2014
Self

Cucumber
TV • 2015
Brian McCoy

London Irish
TV • 2013
Da

Death in Paradise
TV • 2011
Jack Mooney

The Woman in the Wall
TV • 2023
Dara

Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football
TV • 2024
Self

Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2008
Himself

Six Nations Sin Bin
TV • 2019
Self

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
TV • 2022
Conall Molloy

Comic Relief
TV • 1988
Father Dougal McGuire

The Emerald Isles with Ardal O'Hanlon
TV • 2024

Nelly & Nora
TV • 2015
Dad

Extraordinary
TV • 2023
Martin (voice)

Derry Girls
TV • 2018
Eammon

Irish Pickers
TV • 2020
Narrator

Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon
TV • 2016
Himself

Return to Paradise
TV • 2024
DI Jack Mooney

Val Falvey, TD
TV • 2009
Val Falvey

Celebrity Catchphrase
TV • 2018
Self - Contestant

Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self

Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self - Host

Richard Osman's House of Games
TV • 2017
Self - Panellist

The Late Late Show
TV • 1962
Self

Six Nations Greatest Moments
TV • 2025
Self

Sherlock & Daughter
TV • 2025
Mr. Halligan

Showkids
TV • 2025
Charley