---
name: "Tom Hickey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-hickey"
fi1m_id: "tom-hickey"
imdb_id: "nm0382675"
tmdb_id: 107729
wikidata_id: "Q7816186"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1944"
died: "1 May 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T00:06:28.795762+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tom Hickey

## Identity

Tom Hickey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-hickey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-hickey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0382675
- **TMDB ID:** 107729
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7816186
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hickey_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7816186, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107729

Actor. Born 1 January 1944 in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland. Died 1 May 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1944, Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
- **Died:** 1 May 2021
- **Active:** 1988–1998
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (2), 1990s 65 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 64 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, Horror 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $84m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hickey_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7816186, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107729

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*High Spirits*](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md) (52)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## 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.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Butcher Boy* (1998), Fi1m 74, as Gardener — [page](https://film.one/film/the-butcher-boy.md)
- *Circle of Friends* (1995), Fi1m 68, as Professor Maclure — [page](https://film.one/film/circle-of-friends.md)
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), Fi1m 54, as Father Seamus — [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), Fi1m 85, as Priest — [page](https://film.one/film/my-left-foot-the-story-of-christy-brown.md)
- *High Spirits* (1988), Fi1m 52, as Sampson — [page](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *What Richard Did* (2012), as Priest
- *Stella Days* (2012), as Bishop Hegarty
- *Alarm* (2008), as Frank
- *Garage* (2007), as Mr Skerrit
- *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005), as Bishop
- *Inside I'm Dancing* (2004), as Con O'Shea
- *The Phantom Cnut* (2004), as Priest
- *Possession* (2002), as Blackadder
- *Coney Island Baby* (2002), as Mr. Hayes
- *Black Day at Black Rock* (2001), Actor
- *The Last September* (2000), as O'Brien
- *The Butcher Boy* (1998), as Gardener — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-butcher-boy.md)
- *Before I Sleep* (1997), Actor
- *All Souls' Day* (1997), Actor
- *Gold In The Streets* (1997), as Mr Costello
- *The Cake* (1995), as Second Orangeman
- *An Awfully Big Adventure* (1995), as Freddie Reynalde
- *Circle of Friends* (1995), as Professor Maclure — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/circle-of-friends.md)
- *Moondance* (1995), Actor
- *Family* (1994), as Dean
- *Raining Stones* (1993), as Father Barry
- *Unnatural Pursuits* (1992), series, as Blossom
- *Unnatural Pursuits* (1992), as Blossom
- *The Treaty* (1991), as Eamonn Duggan
- *The Miracle* (1991), as Tommy
- *Fools of Fortune* (1990), as Father Kilgarrif
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), as Father Seamus — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), as Priest — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/my-left-foot-the-story-of-christy-brown.md)
- *High Spirits* (1988), as Sampson — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md)
- *Gothic* (1987), as Tour Guide
- *Cal* (1984), as Preacher
- *To The Western World* (1984), Actor
- *Les Roses de Dublin* (1981), series, as Peter O'Reilly
- *Katie: The Year of a Child* (1979), as Pub manager
- *Horowitz in Dublin* (1973), as (uncredited)
- *Flight of the Doves* (1971), as Pat Flynn

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