Ryan Andrews (born 31 March 1993) is an Irish actor from

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. He is best known for his role as Sean Cassidy in the Irish soap opera, ''

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'', for which he has starred in since 2008.

Career

Andrews rose to prominence in 2007 following his supporting role in the popular Irish

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drama series, '' The Clinic.'' In 2008, Andrews was cast as schoolboy, Sean Cassidy, in the

soap opera, ''

.'' Sean has been at the centre of some of the programme's biggest storylines, including being a suspect in the 2018 Karen O'Neill murder storyline. Over the years, Andrews has appeared in many short films including 2010's

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-nominated, ''The Pool''. In 2012, Andrews joined

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and

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in the Gaiety Theatre production of Fiona Looney's play, ''Greener.'' In 2013, he starred alongside

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in the Irish touring production of ''The Bruising of Clouds.'' In 2016, Andrews played, Irish poet and writer,

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, in the Jim and

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production of ''Meet the Quare Fellow'' starring alongside Gary Cooke. Andrews has been a mainstay in the Irish Christmas pantomime scene since 2004, having appeared in the Olympia Theatre annual panto every single year since his debut. Andrews appeared on the fourth season of the Irish edition of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2020.

Personal life

Andrews was born and raised in

, a suburb in North Dublin. Andrews has been in a relationship with actress, dancer, and primary school teacher Michaela O'Neill since 2009. They met while starring in the Olympia Theatre panto together. In August 2021, the couple announced their engagement. Since 2016, Andrews has been the Director of Drama in the Dublin stage school, StageKidz Academy with two locations in Dublin.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Ryan Male actors from Dublin (city) Irish male television actors 1993 births Living people People from Donaghmede