Seán Gleeson (born 18 February) is an English actor, director and producer, known for his roles as Conor Flaherty in the

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in the BBC soap opera ''

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''. As well as acting, Gleeson also works as a director and producer, with credits on ''Doctors'', ''

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''.

Life and career

In 1997, Gleeson began portraying the role of Conor Flaherty in the

soap opera ''

''. He stayed in the role until 1999, and in 2003, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''

'' as

. While on ''Doctors'', he began a relationship with co-star

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, who portrayed the role of George Woodson, his on-screen wife. The pair won the

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for Best On-Screen Partnership in 2007. Gleeson lives in

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with Gallacher, and the pair got married in 2009, also having a son in the same year. Whilst appearing on ''Doctors'', Gleeson directed several episodes. After making the decision to stop portraying the role of Ronnie in 2009, he continued to direct episodes of ''Doctors'' until 2013. He then began directing episodes of the BBC medical drama ''

'', and later became a producer of the series in 2020. In March 2021, he was named as the new series producer of ''Casualty''s sister series ''

''. On the role, he commented: "This is obviously an exciting opportunity. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in and working with the crews, cast and whole Holby family on consolidating and reinvigorating this firm favourite for an even wider audience."

Filmography

As actor

As crew member

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gleeson, Sean English male film actors English male soap opera actors English people of Irish descent English television directors English television producers Living people Male actors from Gloucestershire Male actors from London Year of birth missing (living people)