Seán Gleeson (born in London)[1] is an English actor, director and producer, known for his roles as Conor Flaherty in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ronnie Woodson in the BBC soap opera Doctors. As well as acting, Gleeson also works as a director and producer, with credits on Doctors, Casualty and Holby City.
Seán Gleeson | |
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| Born | London, England |
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| Children | 3 |
Life and career
editIn 1997, Gleeson began portraying the role of Conor Flaherty in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He stayed in the role until 1999, and in 2003, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ronnie Woodson.[2] While on Doctors, he began a relationship with co-star Stirling Gallacher, who portrayed the role of George Woodson, his on-screen wife.[3] The pair won the British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership in 2007.[4] Gleeson lives in Gloucestershire with Gallacher,[1] and the pair were married in 2009, also having a son in the same year.[3]
Whilst appearing on Doctors, Gleeson directed several episodes. After making the decision to stop portraying the role of Ronnie in 2009, he continued to direct episodes of Doctors until 2013.[5] He then began directing episodes of the BBC medical drama Casualty, and later became a producer of the series in 2020.[2] In March 2021, he was named as the new series producer of Casualty's sister series Holby City. On the role, he commented: "This is obviously an exciting opportunity. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in and working with the crews, cast and whole Holby family on consolidating and reinvigorating this firm favourite for an even wider audience."[6]
Filmography
editAs actor
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Luke Kelly | Episode: "Irish Stew" |
| 1996 | The Bill | Keith Boey | Episode: "Opportunity Costs" |
| 1997 | Underworld | Policeman Two | Recurring role |
| 1997 | The Woman in White | Glyde's Servant | Television film |
| 1997–1999 | EastEnders | Conor Flaherty | Series regular |
| 2000 | Burnside | Mark Evans | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Holby City | Griff Griffiths | Episode: "The Trouble with the Truth" |
| 2001 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Julian Beeson | Episode: "Walls of Silence" |
| 2002 | The Safe House | Danny Hyde | Television film |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Pistol | Film |
| 2003–2009 | Doctors | Ronnie Woodson | Series regular; 839 episodes[3] |
| 2010 | Casualty | Michael Macintoch | Episode: "Hands On" |
| 2010–2011 | Hardy Bucks | Garda | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Public Enemies | Group Leader | Episode #1.2 |
| 2013 | The Café | Father MacKenzie | Episode: "Reap What You Say" |
| 2016 | Midsomer Murders | Rod Barkham | Episode: "Harvest of Souls" |
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Billy Mahre | Film |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Ron Greevdale | Episode: "Ill Met by Moonlight" |
| 2018 | The Last Witness | Court Officer | Film |
| 2018 | Dark Justice | Brad Smith | Film |
| 2018 | No Shebert | James | Short film |
| 2021 | Deer Woman Child | Blacksmith | Film |
As crew member
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Betrayal of the Dove | Medical consultant | |
| 2007–2013 | Doctors | Director | 48 episodes |
| 2011 | Letting Go | Director | Short film |
| 2013–2017 | Casualty | Director | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | River City | Director | 1 episode |
| 2020–2021 | Casualty | Producer | |
| 2021 | Holby City | Series producer |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2007 | The British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Doctors | Longlisted | [4] |
| 2007 | The British Soap Awards | Best On-Screen Partnership (with Stirling Gallacher) |
Doctors | Won | [4] |
| 2007 | The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Doctors | Longlisted | [4] |
| 2008 | The British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Doctors | Longlisted | [7] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Seán Gleeson". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Holby City confirms new showrunner following Jane Wallbank departure". Digital Spy. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Coronation Street's Paula actress Stirling Gallacher: Inside star's family life with famous husband away from soap as her character becomes Sophie Webster's love interest". OK!. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Sean Gleeson is new Holby City series producer". Female First. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Former Casualty boss takes over Holby City as series producer". Metro. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Hilton, Beth; Green, Kris (4 May 2008). "The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
edit- Seán Gleeson at IMDb