Ciarán McMenamin (born 1 October 1975) is a Northern Irish actor and author.
Early life McMenamin was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, where he attended St Michael's College. He earned his B.A. from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1998. He attended drama classes at Ardhowen Youth Theatre before moving on to work with the Ulster Youth Theatre.
Career McMenamin has appeared on various BBC and ITV programmes, including "4:50 from Paddington", an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple, starring Geraldine McEwan, in which he played Cedric Crackenthorpe, and in the Channel 4 comedy series The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star. In 1999 he was cast in the title role of the BBC1 television movie David Copperfield.
In 2012 he played leading fireman Frederick Barrett in the docudrama Saving The Titanic.
Books McMenamin's debut novel Skintown was published 15 May 2018. McMenamin's second book The Sunken Road was published 18 February 2021.
Personal life In 2017, he married English actress Annabel Scholey, the couple had one daughter before divorcing in 2023
Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1998 Cluck Martin short Titanic Town Dino/Owen Rab C. Nesbitt Young Man TV series (1 episode: "Property") The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Jez MacAllister TV series (6 episodes) 1999 A Rap at the Door Dermot Millen The Trench Pte. Charlie Ambrose David Copperfield David Copperfield TV movie 2000 County Kilburn Mickey 2001 Sideshow Hendrix short The Last Minute Garvey To End All Wars Capt. Ernest 'Ernie' Gordon Fancy Dress Monkey short 2002 Sunday Leo Young TV movie Any Time Now Johnny Doherty TV series (4 episodes)Nominated—IFTA Award for Best Actor in a TV Drama Weird Nature Narrator Six-part nature documentary on the BBC and Discovery Channel Bollywood Queen Dean Birthday Girl Donal TV movie 2003 Lena: The Bride of Ice Watermelon Adam Collins TV movie Strange Liam TV series (1 episode: "Costa Burra") The Private Life of Samuel Pepys Will Hewer TV movie 2004 Pulling Moves Tomas 'Ta' McKeown TV series (10 episodes) Agatha Christie's Marple Cedric Crackenthorpe 4:50 from Paddington Silent Witness Joe Galvin TV series (2 episodes: "A Time to Heal") 2005 Jericho D.C. John Caldicott TV series (4 episodes) The Golden Hour Dr. Paul Keane TV series (4 episodes) 2007 True Dare Kiss Bryce Waghorn TV series (6 episodes) 2008 Messiah: The Rapture Daniel Hughes TV movie The Fixer Scott Glover TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.4") Silent Witness Rhys Allen TV series (2 episodes) The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce Alexander Pearce 2009 Jonathan Creek Glen TV series (1 episode: "The Grinning Man") Demons Quincey TV series (1 episode: "Suckers") One Hundred Mornings Jonathan 2010 Outcast Liam 2011 Primeval Matt Anderson TV series (13 episodes) The Sinking of the Laconia Declan McDermott TV mini-series (2 episodes) 32 Brinkburn Road Sid TV mini-series (4 episodes) 2012 Saving the Titanic Frederick Barrett TV movie Jump RossLewisNick AddamsTV series (S6:E3 "Fearful Symmetry") 2013 Made in Belfast Jack Kelly Theater 2014 Death in Paradise Dan Parish TV series (1 episode: "Episode #3.6") Land Is God Seamus short Shooting for Socrates Sammy McIlroy 2015 Rapt Jonathan TV mini-series (3 episodes) 2016 Heretiks William Carpenter Midsomer Murders Craig Coffley TV series (1 episode: "Habeas Corpus") In View Denis Una John Delicate Things Jonathan short 2017 Paula McGlynn TV mini-series (2 episodes) 2018 The Convent William Carpenter Grace & Goliath Marcus 2020 Rig 45 Trevor TV series (6 episodes) 2021-2024 Hope Street Inspector Finn O'Hare Main role
References
External links