Peter Coonan (born 1984) is an Irish actor,
notable for his roles in ''
King of the Travellers'' (2012), and ''
Love/Hate'' (2011–2014), for which he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television at the
11th Irish Film & Television Awards. Other credits include ''
Penance
Penance is any act or a set of actions done out of contrition for sins committed, as well as an alternative name for the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession.
The word ''penance'' derive ...
'' (2018), ''
Dublin Murders'' (2019), ''
Arracht'' (2020), ''
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness'' (2020), ''
Cold Courage'' (2020), ''
Doineann'' (2021), ''
Peaky Blinders
The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1920s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to working-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racke ...
'' (2022), and ''
Bad Sisters'' (2022).
Career
His first notable role was in 2011, when he played Dave 'Dots' Fennel in the Irish crime film ''
Between the Canals''. and as Mickey Moorehouse in ''
King of the Travellers'' (2012).
He played a main role as Fran Cooney in the
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by RTÉ. It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís Éireann'' on 31 December 1961, it was renamed ''R ...
series ''
Love/Hate'' (2011–2014),
for which he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television at the
11th Irish Film & Television Awards.
In 2022 he appeared as Connor Dunn in ''
Peaky Blinders
The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1920s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to working-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racke ...
'',
and as Ben in ''
Bad Sisters''.
Personal life
In May 2014, Coonan's girlfriend, Kim O'Driscoll, gave birth to their baby girl, Beth, at the
National Maternity Hospital, Dublin
The National Maternity Hospital (), popularly known as Holles Street Hospital, is a large maternity hospital in Ireland. It is at the eastern corner of Merrion Square, at its junction with Holles Street and Mount Street Lower, Lower Mount Street i ...
.
They became engaged in 2015. In 2017 their daughter Katie was born.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Interview from 2013 with College Times*
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1984 births
Irish male film actors
Irish male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Dublin (city)