Don Wycherley
Don Wycherley | |
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 Don Wycherley at the Dublin International Film Festival in 2016 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Deirdre Wycherley |
| Children | 3 |
Don Wycherley is an Irish actor. He played Father Cyril McDuff in Father Ted, Father Aidan O'Connell in Ballykissangel, and Raymond in Bachelors Walk.[1]
Wycherley is a fluent Irish speaker.[2] He is the brother-in-law of actress Tina Kellegher.[3] His father was Florence Wycherley, an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork West from 1957 to 1961.[4]
Career
[edit]A graduate of St Fachtna's in Skibbereen,[5] Wycherley trained in the Gaiety School of Acting,[6] Wycherley's acting career began in The Abbey in the 1990's.[7] He played Father Cyril, the Rugged Island version of Father Dougal McGuire.[7] He played leading man Raymond in RTÉ's Bachelors Walk.[6] In 2001, he appeared in Gerry Stembridge's Black Day at Black Rock, and in Eugene O'Brien's Eden.[8] In 2005, he starred in The Abbey's The Shaughraun.[9][10] In 2011, he portrayed US Civil War soldier Thomas Francis Meagher in a docuseries "Fág an Bealach".[11] On stage, he has played Paddy Armstrong of the Guildford Four.[12][13][14] In 2014 he played a Dingle fisherman in After Sarah Miles by Michael Hilliard Mulcahy.[15] He has performed in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer.[16]
In 2021, he played Minnie Driver's husband in the second season of Modern Love.[17]
In 2023, Wycherley was performing a scripted interaction with disabilities activist Rosaleen McDonagh, at an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying, when he was inadvertently interrupted by Senator Mary Seery Kearney who misunderstood the nature of the performance.[18] He is a qualified primary school teacher.[19][20]
Personal life
[edit]Wycherly is married to Deirdre.[21] They have three children.[6]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Father Ted (TV series; 1995–1998)
- Michael Collins (1996)
- Ballykissangel (TV series; 1998–2001)
- The General (1998)
- One Man's Hero (1999)
- Bachelors Walk (TV series; 2001–2003)
- Veronica Guerin (2003)
- Shrooms (2007)
- Garage (2007)
- Perrier's Bounty (2009)
- Ondine (2009)
- Zonad (2009)
- Pentecost (short film; 2011)
- Scúp (TV series; 2013)
- Moone Boy (TV series; 2014)
- Sing Street (2016)[22]
- Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
- Flora and Son (2023)
- Northern Lights (2023)[23]
IFTA Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Film | Result | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television | The Running Mate | Nominated | Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors)[24] |
| 2007 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film | Speed Dating | Nominated | Brendan Conroy (Kings)[25] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shape I'm In: Don Wycherley, Actor". IrishExaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 9 March 2014.
- ^ "My cultural life: Actor Don Wycherley". Independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Tina Kellegher on her meaty role in Hooked". CivicTheatre.ie. Civic Theatre Dublin. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Cumann Staire Journal 1997". BallingearyHS.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "My cultural life: Actor Don Wycherley". Irish Independent. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Quietly flows the Don". Irish Independent. 15 August 2009.
- ^ a b "A tale of human resilience". Galway Advertiser.
- ^ "The Don's early light". Irish Independent. 2 December 2001.
- ^ Billington, Michael (9 June 2005). "The Shaughraun". The Guardian.
- ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (22 July 2005). "How a backstage farce nearly ruined the Abbey Theatre". The Guardian.
- ^ "Docudrama 'Fág an Bealach' (sic) in Post Production". IFTN.ie.
- ^ "Paddy: The Life & Times of Paddy Armstrong review – Don Wycherley is incandescent in this journey from disaster to redemption". The Irish Times.
- ^ O’Driscoll, Des (25 February 2025). "Drama, music, comedy... 12 highlights of the new season at the Everyman in Cork". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Don Wycherley is superlative in this exquisitely tender portrayal of Paddy Armstrong's Guildford Four story". Independent.ie. 8 November 2024.
- ^ Owens, Alan (12 May 2014). "Don Wycherley looks to theatre for best parts and the actor's 'power'". LimerickLeader.ie.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (17 March 2022). "21 plays that define 21st century Irish theatre" – via RTE.ie.
- ^ Evans, Olivia (13 August 2021). "I Would Love to See Minnie Driver Happy". TheCut.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Joint Committee on Assisted Dying debate - Tuesday, 5 Dec 2023". Oireachtas.ie. 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Don Wycherley: 'If Spielberg calls I'll ask the school board for the time off'". 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Raheny pupils welcome Finnish". Dublin People. 9 November 2019.
- ^ Telford, Thomas (23 May 2021). "Where are RTE Bachelor's Walk cast now from tragic death to chances of reunion". Dublin Live.
- ^ Don Wycherley at IMDb
- ^ Porzio, Stephen (16 May 2024). "One of the best Irish shows of recent years is getting a UK release". JOE.ie.
- ^ "5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards Nominees - Actor in a Lead Role in Television". Ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Awards. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards Nominees - Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film". Ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Awards. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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