Johnny Ward (born 21 May 1987) is an Irish actor from

Walkinstown Walkinstown () is a suburb of Dublin in Ireland, six kilometres southwest of the city centre. It is surrounded by Drimnagh to the north, Crumlin to the east, Greenhills to the south, and Ballymount, Bluebell, and Clondalkin to the west. I ...

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. He is best known for his role as Pauley in the fifth series of the

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drama series '' Love/Hate'', for playing the part of controversial kidnapper, Ciaran Holloway in ''

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 Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awa ...

'', and starring alongside

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in the 2011 comedy-drama '' This Must Be the Place''.

Career

In 2014, Johnny starred in his breakthrough role of Pauley in the Irish drama, '' Love/Hate''. He has played six different roles in Fair City. In December 2018, Ward was named as one of the eleven celebrities taking part in the third series of ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series ''Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the form ...

.'' Ward was partnered with British dancer,

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. They reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as runners-up to Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan.

Personal life

Ward was born and raised in

, a suburb in

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. He attended Templeogue College. His sister Maureen is a talent agent; together they run a performing arts school. While taking part in ''Dancing with the Stars'', Ward's father, John, died after a long battle with cancer the day before Ward was due to perform in the ninth live show. Ward was given the option to have a week off from the competition and return in Week 10 but he chose to perform in honour of his father.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Johnny Male actors from Dublin (city) Irish male television actors 1987 births Living people