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name: "Donagh Deeney"
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roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:56.379762+00:00"
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# Donagh Deeney

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor

## Biography

Donagh Deeney is an Irish actor whose screen credits include the role of Uncle Peadar in the 2024 film *Kneecap*. He has appeared in a range of Irish and international productions, among them *Intermission* (2003) as Danny the Busman, *The Last Right* (2019) as Uncle Billy, and the television series *Game of Thrones* (2012) as the Winterfell Shepherd.

Deeney has an extensive stage background and, since 1988, collaborated with Colm Quilligan as a Dublin pub poet, performing tours that combined song and recitation. His television work also includes a long-running role as Eric O'Shea in the Irish soap opera *Ros na Rún* (2015–2022).

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kneecap* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Uncle Peadar — [page](https://film.one/film/kneecap.md)

## Also known for

- *Intermission* (2003), Danny the Busman
- *The Last Right* (2019), Uncle Billy

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