David Mitchell is an
Irish actor known for playing
Jimmy Doyle
James Doyle (20 March 1939 – 22 June 2015) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Doyle first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Thurles CBS. He ...
in
soap opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
''
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster RTE, it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awards
and is both the most po ...
'' for 17 years And Again In 2024
Mitchell was born in
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
. His parents are Ann Fitzpatrick and Paddy Mitchell. His family home is in
Finglas, Dublin. Mitchell has recently moved to America. He won RTÉ's ''
You're a Star Charity Special'', a talent contest in which he defeated seven other celebrities.
Selected filmography
* ''
Grey Angel Journals'': 2017
* ''
You're a Star Charity Special'': 2005
* ''
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster RTE, it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awards
and is both the most po ...
'': 1991-2008, 2024
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See also
*
List of ''Fair City'' characters
*
List of longest-serving soap opera actors#Ireland
References
External links
*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Irish male soap opera actors
Irish male television actors
Male actors from Dublin (city)
Singing talent show winners
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