
Damien Kearney
Damian Kearney most recently appeared in the Abbey Theatre’s production of Emma, directed by Claire O’Reilly. Screen credits include Harry Wild 2 (dir. Emer Conroy); Herself (dir. Phyllida Lloyd); The Wind that Shakes the Barley (dir. Ken Loach); Love/Hate (dir. David Caffrey/Anthony Byrne). Stage credits include Stones in His Pockets (dir. Ian McElhinney, Gaiety Theatre); at the Abbey Theatre, Oedipus (dir. Wayne Jordan); This Beautiful Village (dir. David Horan); The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui and The Government Inspector (dir. Jimmy Fay); The Comedy of Errors (dir. Jason Byrne); Richard II (Michael Barken-Caven); for Cheek By Jowl, Troilus & Cressida (dir. Declan Donlan); Hamlet; Julius Caesar; Love In A Wood at the RSC; and his self-penned The Flamboyant Bird (dir. Charlie Bonner, Fishamble). He also recently appeared in The Summer I Robbed a Bank (dir. Sophie Motley) at the Everyman Theatre, as part of Cork Midsummer Festival. Adapted by Mark O’Doherty, it is based on the original book by David O’Doherty. Damian trained at RADA.
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Filmography (13)
- 2026CrybabyBrendan
- 2026
MachaSeamus - 2023
Sound & ColourLawrence - 2022
Harry WildFrank Stynes - 2020
HerselfHomeless Man in Car Park - 2018
The Young OffendersPriest - 2011
TriviaGeorge - 2010
Love/HateMartin Quinn - 2008
RawOscar - 2008
InsatiableSgt Kenny - 2007
The TudorsWilliam Webbe - 2006
The Wind That Shakes the BarleyFinbar - 2000The FitzPostman
Raw
The Tudors
Love/Hate
The Young Offenders
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Trivia
Herself
Harry Wild
Sound & Colour
Insatiable