Shane O'Meara (born 26 April 1992) is an Irish actor, known for his roles as Connor Mulgrew in the

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school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' and Sean Donoghue in the BBC

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Personal life

O'Meara was born in

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. As a child, he moved to the United Kingdom with his family, where he grew up in

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, and attended St. Margaret's Academy. He has two brothers, Ryan and Allen, and a sister, Sionainn. He attended Edinburgh Telford College from 2009–2010 studying Drama and pursuing a National Certificate in Acting and Performance. He also attended

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from 2010–2011, studying for a

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in Acting and Performance. O'Meara later moved to

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Career

O'Meara is best known for playing Connor Mulgrew in the eighth and ninth series of ''Waterloo Road'', as the son of Christine Mulgrew (

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), a new English teacher then Headteacher. O'Meara left the programme in January 2014 before making two reappearances in March 2014. He has also played Sean Donoghue in the award-winning BBC soap ''Doctors'' in 2015. In 2014, he appeared on the CBBC panel show ''

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''. He also appeared in the award-winning short ''Wifey Redux'' as a young Aiden McArdle in 2015. O’Meara is currently set to star in the movie adaptation of

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's best selling novel ''

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''.

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* Irish male child actors Irish male television actors 1992 births Living people Irish emigrants to the United Kingdom Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom Actors from County Wicklow People from Livingston, West Lothian Male actors from West Lothian {{Ireland-actor-stub