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Robert Michael Sheehan (Irish: Roibeárd Míċeál Ó Siodhacháin, born January 7, 1988) is an Irish actor. He is best known for television roles as Nathan Young in Misfits and Darren in Love/Hate, as well as the 2009 film Cherrybomb alongside Rupert Grint. He has also co-starred in the film Killing Bono, alongside Ben Barnes, as Ivan McCormick. He recently starred in John Crowley's production of J. M. Synge's comic play The Playboy of the Western World at the Old Vic Theatre, London, which finished in November, 2011.
He has three IFTA nominations and one BAFTA nomination. He also shared... MORE
Robert Michael Sheehan (Irish: Roibeárd Míċeál Ó Siodhacháin, born January 7, 1988) is an Irish actor. He is best known for television roles as Nathan Young in Misfits and Darren in Love/Hate, as well as the 2009 film Cherrybomb alongside Rupert Grint. He has also co-starred in the film Killing Bono, alongside Ben Barnes, as Ivan McCormick. He recently starred in John Crowley's production of J. M. Synge's comic play The Playboy of the Western World at the Old Vic Theatre, London, which finished in November, 2011.
He has three IFTA nominations and one BAFTA nomination. He also shared a BAFTA award with the cast of Misfits.
Originally from County Laois, Robert grew up the youngest of three children with his older brother Brendan, and the family dog Rambo. His father Joe, was a garda. He played the banjo, the bodhrán, and the spoons at school, joking that he was like "Footloose with spoons", and participated in Fleadh Ceoils while at school. He first became interested in acting in primary school, in St. Paul's in Portlaoise, when he played Oliver in "Oliver with a Twist". Robert first considered acting when his mother Maria took him to an audition for Song for a Raggy Boy when he was LESS
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