Arthur Riordan

Biography

Arthur Riordan is a prominent Irish playwright and actor, widely recognised as a founding member of the Rough Magic Theatre Company. Born in Fermoy, County Cork, in 1966, he has become a fixture in Irish theatre both as a writer of satirical musicals and a versatile stage and screen performer.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Tudors (2007) — Priest in Confessional
2. Ripper Street (2012) — Pembury
3. Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (2024) — Publican
4. On the Edge (2001) — Male Nurse
5. Borstal Boy (2001) — Liberian
6. As Luck Would Have It (2021) — Seamus
7. Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007) — Policeman 1
8. Stella Days (2012) — Architect
9. The Last September (2000) — Black and Tan Soldier
10. Fair City (1989) — Shay Houlihan
11. Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016) — Garda at Checkpoint
12. The Ambassador (1998) — Brian Shaw
13. Debutante (2021) — Peter
14. Rebel Heart (2001) — Vincent Smith
15. Pitch ‘n’ Putt with Beckett ‘n’ Joyce (2001) — Samuel Beckett
16. Before I Sleep (1997) — Golfer 4
17. Ink (1988)
18. My Dinner With Oswald (1997)
19. Holy Island (2024) — Mammon
20. Prince William (2002) — Advisor 2
21. Showbands (2005)
22. Louise Lives Large (2024) — Doctor Whelton
23. Mob the Trench (2024)
24. A Sunken Place (2026) — Hayes
25. Out of Here (2013) — Dermot
26. The Enigma of Frank Ryan (2012) — Eamonn De Valera
27. Who Do You Think You Are? (2008) — Narrator