Aaron Doyle-Heffernan (born 23 February 1990) is an Irish actor known for his roles in '' Love/Hate'', '' Brassic'', '' Obsession: Dark Desires'' and '' War of the Worlds''.

Background

Heffernan grew up in

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, Ireland. His father, David, is a radio producer and his mother Tina is a model. He is of Dominican descent through his mother. Heffernan has two older brothers: Simon, a personal trainer and online coach, and Jesse, a

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artist. His first cousin is model

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. He studied

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and

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Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

. In 2012, he co-founded the Collapsing Horse Theatre Company with fellow student and actor

Jack Gleeson Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992) is an Irish actor who is best known for his role as Joffrey Baratheon on the HBO television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2014). Following this role, Gleeson took a hiatus from acting, but has since taken p ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heffernan, Aaron 21st-century Irish actors Irish male television actors Irish male film actors Irish male stage actors Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Black Irish people 1990 births Male actors from County Dublin