Dónall Ó Héalai
Dónall Ó Héalai (Irish: [ˈd̪ˠoːnˠəl̪ˠ oː ˈheːlˠiː]; often spelled Ó Héalaí; born 1987) is an Irish actor and voice actor. He has been identified as a "Star of Tomorrow" by Screen International[2] and described as "one to watch in 2021" by The Irish Examiner.[3]
Dónall Ó Héalai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 (age 33–34) Connemara, County Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Bow Street Academy, Dublin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | Since 2006 |
| Agent | Curtis Brown[1] |
Background
Ó Héalaí grew up in Conamara, Galway and is based in the west of Ireland. He began acting at the age of 14 at a local youth club.[4][5]
He is a graduate of Maynooth University, where he was awarded the Dr. H.H Stewart Literary Prize during his studies.[6] And later graduated from the Bow Street Academy of screen acting in Dublin.[7]
A native speaker of Irish, In 2018 Ó Héalaí gave a TEDxBerkeley talk on the Irish Language and Beauty.[8]
Career
Ó Héalai's acting credits include:
- 2006 - Aifric, TV series [4][5]
- 2015 - Pursuit, Film
- 2015 - My Name is Emily, which was nominated for Best Film at Galway Film Fleadh and at Irish Film & Television Awards
- 2016 - Catch 22, Film
- 2017 - Loud Places, Film [1]
- 2018 - Red Dead Redemption 2, best-selling video game.[9]
- 2019 - Impossible Monsters, played at the HBO Latino Film Festival in New York City.[10]
- 2019 - Arracht, period drama which won Best Irish film at Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) 2020 and the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival 2020.[11] This was Ó Héalai's first lead role.[3]
- 2020 - Sínte, short film.[12]
- 2021 - Foscadh, upcoming screen adaptation of a novel by Donal Ryan[2][13]
References
- Curtis Brown. "Dónall Ó Héalai".
- Charles Grant (28 September 2020). "Stars of Tomorrow 2020: Dónall Ó Héalai (actor)".
- Esther McCarthy (3 January 2021). "Bright Lights: Ones to watch in 2021". Irish Examiner.
- Kernan Andrews (9 July 2015). "Connemara actor Dónall Ó Héalaí @ Galway Film Fleadh". Galway Advertiser.
- "Young Cois Fharraige man looks for lucky break in New York's acting circle". Galway Advertiser. 2 June 2011.
- "NUI Awards 2009" (pdf). National University of Ireland.
- "Our Programme Graduates". BowStreet.
- Dónall Ó Héalaí (13 March 2018). The Irish Language and Beauty (Video). Youtube TedXBerkeley. TEDxBerkeley.
- Pavel Barter (4 November 2018). "Irish voice actors dumbstruck by videogame hit". The Times.
- "IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS Starring Santino Fontana to Screen at HBO New York Latino Film Festival". Broadwayworld. 30 July 2019.
- Niall Murphy (9 March 2020). "Irish drama Arracht wins awards in Dublin and Glasgow". www.Scannain.ie.
- "IRISH SCREEN AMERICA'S Inaugural Film Fest Sells Out Opening Ceremonies". Broadwayworld. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- Nathan Griffin (6 November 2019). "Filming begins on Foscadh, Seán Breathnach's debut Irish Language feature film". IFTN.
- "DÓNALL Ó HÉALAI". Voicebank.ie.
- "Aerlingus Discovery Award". DIFF.ie.
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