Peter Coonan

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Peter recently wrapped filming the role of Sean Dooley in IRISH BLOOD 2 for AMC and completed the critically acclaimed feature HOKUM, directed by Damian McCarthy, which premiered at SXSW 2026 to widespread acclaim. He has also completed filming THE RACHEL INCIDENT for Channel 4 and appears alongside Alicia Vikander and Susan Sarandon in the feature THE ECHO CHAMBER.

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At the 2025 IFTA Awards, Peter received nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his acclaimed performances in KING FRANKIE and KATHLEEN IS HERE.

Recent film credits include the title role in KING FRANKIE, KATHLEEN IS HERE, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT ERSKINE FOGARTY?, SURVIVING EARTH, TRAD, THE GATES, DOINEANN, THE BELLY OF THE WHALE, PENANCE: AITHRÍ, THE DRUMMER AND THE KEEPER, WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE, ARRACHT, THE GUARANTEE, GET UP AND GO, DARK LIES THE ISLAND, and the award-winning short GRIDLOCK.

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His television credits include BAD SISTERS for Apple TV+, HIDDEN ASSETS, PEAKY BLINDERS, DUBLIN MURDERS, THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS, COLD COURAGE, QUIRKE, WRECKING THE RISING, and the critically acclaimed RTÉ drama LOVE/HATE, for which he won the 2014 IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Television) for his portrayal of Fran.

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On stage, Peter most recently appeared in the Abbey Theatre productions of THE WEIR, A WHISTLE IN THE DARK, and THE GREAT HUNGER. Previous theatre credits include ON RAFTERY'S HILL, for which he received an Irish Times Theatre Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, VENUS IN FUR for Rough Magic, WOYZECK IN WINTER for Landmark Productions, JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK and A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE for the Gate Theatre, and BEFORE MONSTERS WERE MADE for 15th Oak Productions.

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Peter is also a fluent Irish speaker and an experienced voice artist. His voice work includes the RTÉ radio drama SERENITY, the animated productions NEWSBAG, CITY OF ROSES, DEADLY, and NITELINK.