Gavin O'Connor

Gavin is an Irish actor best known for his work as Mackin in the hit drama Taken Down (2018). He also played the critically acclaimed role of Sean Doherty opposite Aidan Gillen in Charlie (2015) . He plays Murphy in The Alienist (2018) opposite Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans & Daniel Brühl for Paramount. Gavin will next appear as Uthred Of East Anglia in Netflix/ MGM's Vikings: Valhalla (2022). He was the Earl Of Shrewsbury alongside Henry Cavill and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the worldwide hit series The Tudors (2007) for Showtime, John McCarthy opposite Carice van Houten in French horror film Dorothy Mills (2008) and Detective Duffy in The Front Line (2006). In 2016 he took on the iconic role of Irish rebellion leader, Patrick Pearse in The Bloody Irish (2015) for PBS. Gavin's first film as writer/producer Blink (2014) was nominated in World Competition at The Montreal World Film Festival. Originally from Cork, he trained at Ireland's prestigious Samuel Beckett Center at Trinity College Dublin. Gavin is also an accomplished voice-over artist having worked on several productions including Galactik Football (2006).