Biography
Tom Hickey (1944–2021) was an Irish actor who worked in theatre, television and film. He trained at Deirdre O’Connell’s Stanislavski Studio in Dublin from 1963 and began his professional career that decade.
He was best known for playing Benjy Riordan in the RTÉ series The Riordans from 1965 until 1978. His film credits include My Left Foot (1989) as a priest, High Spirits (1988) as Sampson, Inside I’m Dancing (2004) as Con O’Shea, Breakfast on Pluto (2005) as a bishop, and roles in films directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
