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Shane O'Meara

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Shane O'Meara
Born
Shane Francis O'Meara

(1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
TelevisionWaterloo Road
Doctors

Shane O'Meara (born 26 April 1992) is an Irish actor, known for his roles as Connor Mulgrew in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road[1] and Sean Donoghue in the BBC medical soap opera, Doctors.

Personal life

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O'Meara was born in Wicklow. As a child, he moved to the United Kingdom with his family, where he grew up in Livingston, Scotland, and attended St. Margaret's Academy. He has two brothers, Ryan and Allen, and a sister, Sionainn. He attended Edinburgh Telford College from 2009–2010 studying Drama and pursuing a National Certificate in Acting and Performance. He also attended Dundee College from 2010–2011, studying for a Higher National Certificate in Acting and Performance. O'Meara later moved to Manchester, England.[citation needed]

Career

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O'Meara is best known for playing Connor Mulgrew in the eighth and ninth series of Waterloo Road, as the son of Christine Mulgrew (Laurie Brett), a new English teacher then Headteacher. O'Meara left the programme in January 2014 before making two reappearances in March 2014. He has also played Sean Donoghue in the award-winning BBC soap Doctors in 2015.[2] In 2014, he appeared on the CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework.[3] He also appeared in the award-winning short Wifey Redux[4] as a young Aiden McArdle in 2015. O’Meara is currently set to star in the movie adaptation of Peter Flannery's best selling novel First and Only.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Published Tuesday, Oct 16 2012, 16:28 BST (16 October 2012). "'Waterloo Road' star Shane O'Meara teases shock fire drama - Waterloo Road News - Soaps". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Insignificant, Series 17, Doctors - BBC One". BBC.
  3. ^ "Episode 8, Series 1, The Dog Ate My Homework - Credits - BBC - CBBC". BBC.
  4. ^ "WIFEY REDUX - a short film based on the story by Kevin Barry / Directed by Robert McKeon". Wifey Redux.
  5. ^ Film, British Council. "British Council Film: First and Only". film.britishcouncil.org.
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