Alan Devine (born 1970) is an Irish

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. His television credits include '' Glenroe'', '' Fair City'', ''

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'' and '' Vikings: Valhalla'', and the films '' Frankie Starlight'', ''

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Early life and education

Devine was born in

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in 1970. Devine graduated with honours from

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 ...

, where he studied

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and

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. He has since pursued a career of acting in both film and on stage. His credits include numerous stage roles, including various works of

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Career

Devine appeared in the rural drama '' Glenroe'' during the 1990s as Ray O'Driscoll, who fled the country after he killed his brother Oliver in 1999. This storyline was one of the biggest the show had in the 1990s. His film roles include portraying the Irish criminal Gerry “The Monk” Hutch in the movie ''

''. He has received credit for work in several other films and television shows, including ''

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'', '' Nora'', ''

'' (where he played the lead),Trailer for Justin O'Brien's ''Ghostwood''
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'', and ''The Gift''. Devine appeared in TV commercials for

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, playing the part of Tom Crean, the legendary Arctic explorer from

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. He subsequently appeared in the Irish soap opera '' Fair City'' as Louie Gleeson. In 2010, Devine appeared on stage in the play ''My First Time'' alongside Leigh Arnold, Alan Shortt, and Claire Tully in different venues across Ireland. He played the

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in the

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series '' Vikings: Valhalla''.

Filmography

*'' Frankie Starlight'' (1995) *'' Angela Mooney'' (1996) *'' Miracle at Midnight'' (1998) *''Home'' (short) (1998) *''Flick'' (2000) *'' Blatant Disregard'' (2000) *'' Nora'' (2000) *'' The Honourable Scaffolder'' (2003) *''

'' (2003) *''

'' (2004) *'' An Teanga Runda'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *'' Fair City'' (2008-2012) *''The Tudors'' (2014) *''

'' (2016) *''The Gift'' (2017) *'' Vikings: Valhalla'' (2022)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Devine, Alan Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish male film actors Irish male soap opera actors Irish male stage actors Male actors from County Galway 1970 births 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors