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name: "Owen McDonnell"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:19:28.572489+00:00"
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# Owen McDonnell

Actor. Born 1 January 1974 in Galway, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1974, Galway, Ireland
- **Also known as:** 오언 맥도널
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16214986, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1711652/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/365333

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Bad Sisters*](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md) (78)

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## Biography

Owen McDonnell is an Irish actor born in Galway in 1974. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and began his career in theatre before moving into television and film.

He gained prominence for his lead role as Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll in the RTÉ series *Single-Handed* (2007–2010), earning an IFTA nomination. Subsequent television credits include Niko Polastri in *Killing Eve* (2018–2022), Ian Reilly in *Bad Sisters* (2022–), and roles in *True Detective* (2024) and *Great Expectations* (2023). He has also appeared in films such as *Love & Gelato* (2022) and stage productions including *The Ferryman*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bad Sisters* (2022), Fi1m 78, as Ian Reilly — [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md)

## Also known for

- *Killing Eve* (2018), Niko Polastri
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Callum Wilding
- *Love & Gelato* (2022), Howard
- *Silent Witness* (1996), Ryan Kelvin
- *Minutes Past Midnight* (2016), Michael (segment 'Ghost Train')
- *Swung* (2015), David
- *Great Expectations* (2023), Joe

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