Oisín Stack is an Irish actor. He played Kat Moon's long-lost son, Dermott Dolan, in the '' EastEnders'' spin-off series '' Kat and Alfie: Redwater'' and Elliot in

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Early life

Stack was born to an Irish father and French mother, and was brought up by his mother in

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. At the age of 11, they moved to

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and 18 months later they moved to

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. Stack decided he wanted to be an actor at an early age but drama school in the United Kingdom was too expensive so he auditioned for French drama schools and got a place at the

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Career

Stack's early acting career was based mainly in France, Spain and Chile. He appeared in the French crime comedy film ''

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'' in 2013, and the 2014 remake of '' Rosemary's Baby'', as well as a Russian production, ''

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''. Stack signed up to a UK-Irish agent and a few months later, in March 2016, he was cast as Dermott Dolan in the '' EastEnders'' spin-off series '' Kat & Alfie: Redwater'', two weeks before he started filming. This was Stack's first Irish television role and his first "villain" role, as usually plays "romantic" or "best friend" roles.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stack, Oisín Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Irish male actors Conservatoire de Paris alumni Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Irish people of French descent Male actors from County Wicklow