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Ned Dennehy
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| Born | 8 December 1965 Ireland
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| Occupation | Actor |
Ned Dennehy (born 8 December 1965) is an Irish actor in films and television. His credits include The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998), Blitz (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Downhill (2014), Luther, Banished, Dickensian, Peaky Blinders (2017), Versailles, Broken, Outlander, and Shōgun (2024).
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Career
His first notable role was as Mider in The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog. He also appeared in Blitz, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and the independent British feature film Downhill.
Dennehy's television work includes RTÉ's Damo and Ivor, Glitch, and the BBC dramas Parade's End, Luther, Banished, and Dickensian. He also appeared as Charlie Strong in Peaky Blinders. In 2017, he appeared in both the major TV productions Versailles, and Broken, and also won an IFTA Award for his supporting role as Irish Pat in TG4's An Klondike. Dennehy also portrayed Hastur in Good Omens.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1998 | The General | Gay | John Boorman | |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire | Barlow | Rob Bowman | |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Village Priest | Antoine Fuqua | Uncredited speaking role as the Village Priest who walled up Guinevere (and others) to expiate their sins and ensure their salvation; he was himself then walled up (buried alive) by Cerdic, the invading Saxon King, as a lesson to others. |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | Man With Roses | Guy Ritchie | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | Scared Man | David Yates | |
| 2011 | Blitz | Radnor | Elliott Lester | |
| Tyrannosaur | Tommy | Paddy Considine | ||
| The Eagle | Seal Chief / The Horned One | Kevin Macdonald | ||
| Jane Eyre | Dr. Carter | Cary Joji Fukunaga | ||
| 2014 | Serena | Ledbetter | Susanne Bier | |
| 2015 | Child 44 | Coroner | Daniel Espinosa | |
| The Woman in Black: Angel of Death | Jacob | Tom Harper | ||
| 2017 | The Box | Hitchhiker | Adam Collins | |
| 2018 | Mandy | Brother Swan | Panos Cosmatos | |
| Citizen Lane | George Moore | Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Documentary | |
| 2019 | Finky | An Fear Buí | Dathaí Keane | |
| Supervized | Griffin | Steve Barron | ||
| Calm with Horses | Paudi | Nick Rowland | ||
| Guns Akimbo | Riktor | Jason Lei Howden | ||
| 2020 | Pixie | Seamus | Barnaby Thompson | |
| Undergods | Harry | Chino Moya | Post-production | |
| 2021 | Zone 414 | George | Andrew Baird | |
| 2024 | The Thicket | Baldy | Elliott Lester | |
| TBA | The Immortal Man | Charlie Strong | Tom Harper | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog | Mider | Main cast; 50 episodes |
| 1998 | The Ambassador | Shay | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Parade's End | Father Consett | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Luther | William Carney | 1 episode |
| 2013–2022 | Peaky Blinders | Charlie Strong | Main cast; 25 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Leader of the Labyrinth | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Banished | Letters Molloy | Main cast; mini-series; 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Clean Break | Noel Blake | 4 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Dickensian | Ebeneezer Scrooge | 13 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Dominion Creek | Captain Pat 'Irish Pat' Galvin | 8 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Glitch | Paddy Fitzgerald | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Broken | Carl | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Versailles | Father Étienne | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Nightflyers | Captain Judson | 1 episode; credited as Ned Denehy |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Duke of Hell Hastur | Mini-series; 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Dublin Murders | Dr. Cooper | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | The Young Offenders | Dinny Molloy | 1 episode |
| 2020 & 2022 | Outlander | Lionel Brown | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Peripheral | Bob | 3 episodes (to 25/11/22)) |
| 2023 | Culprits | Devil | Main cast |
| 2023 | The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | Gaines | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Shōgun | Dutch Captain General | 1 episode |
