Keith McErlean | |
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Born | |
Education | Gaiety School of Acting |
Known for | Bachelors Walk, Raw, Vikings |
Keith McErlean (born 1975 or 1976) [1] is an Irish actor from Carndonagh in Inishowen, County Donegal, in Ireland. [2] His career began when he graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 1998. [3] McErlean has appeared in a number of plays for the Abbey Theatre and Peacock Theatre, including Making History, Lovers at Versailles and Tartuffe.[ citation needed]
He is known for his role as Barry in all three series (2001 to 2006) of Bachelors Walk for RTÉ. [4] In 2004, he played Declan Breen in the film The Blackwater Lightship, [5] adapted for CBS from Colm Tóibín's original novel. In 2006, he played Vernon Todmann in the movie Flyboys. [6] From 2008 until 2013, he appeared in the RTÉ series Raw playing the character of Shane Harte, [7] in which he was nominated for outstanding actor in a TV drama at the 49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival. [8] He played Adam Lynch in the TV series "Trivia", [1] and received a nomination for a Golden Nymph at the 51st Monte Carlo Television Festival, this time for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.[ citation needed]