Jason O'Mara
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| Jason O'Mara | |
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 Jason O'Mara, May 2011 |
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| Born | August 6, 1972 Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Paige Turco (2003–present) 1 child |
Jason O'Mara (born August 6, 1972) is an Irish actor who starred in the American television network dramas In Justice and Life on Mars. He now appears in the Fox series Terra Nova.
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[edit] Career
He performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's Bash.
He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He has also starred in several other series, including The Agency, Band of Brothers, Monarch of the Glen, High Stakes, Playing the Field, The Bill, Berkeley Square, and Reach for the Moon.
Recently, he has starred as lead character Sam Tyler in the U.S. remake of the British series Life on Mars. He currently plays Jim Shannon, the lead role in the 2011 Fox TV series Terra Nova.
O'Mara also guest-starred in the Criminal Minds season two episode "The Last Word" as the Mill Creek Killer, a serial killer who is in competition with the Hollow Man, a serial shooter played by Scott Michael Morgan.
[edit] Personal life
O'Mara was born and raised in Sandycove in south Dublin, Ireland. He was planning on becoming a professional rugby player until an injury forced him to focus his attention elsewhere.
He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in drama. He married American actress Paige Turco in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on September 2003; they have one child.
[edit] Filmography
- One for the Money as Joe Morelli (2012)
- Terra Nova as Jim Shannon (2011)
- Trust Me as Stu Hoffman (1 episode, 2009)
- Life on Mars (US version) as Sam Tyler (ABC TV series 2008-2009)
- Grey's Anatomy as Philip (Where The Wild Things Are, Piece Of My Heart) (2008)
- Marlowe as Philip Marlowe (2007)
- Resident Evil: Extinction as Albert Wesker (2007)
- Men In Trees as Stuart (2006)
- Criminal Minds as Mill Creek Killer (2006)
- In Justice as Charles Conti (2006)
- The Closer as Bill Croelick (Fatal Retraction-2005, Controlled Burn-2008)
- CSI: Miami as Dr. Keith Winters (2004)
- The Agency as A.B. Stiles (2002–2003)
- Monarch of the Glen as Fergal MacLure (2001)
- Playing the Field as Lee Quinn (2001)
- The Cassidys as Dominic (2001)
- High Stakes as Greg Hayden (2001)
- Band of Brothers as First Lieutenant Thomas Meehan III (2001)
- Reach for the Moon as Ben Collier (2000)
- The Bill as DCI/Det. Supt. Richard Pallister (2000)
- The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Jake Hicks (1999)
- Unfinished Business (1998)
- Peak Practice as Billy Matters (1998)
- Berkeley Square as Ned Jones (1998)
- Cause Of Death (1997)
- Gobble as the East Anglian Journalist (1997)
- Soldier Soldier as the medic (1996)
- Space Truckers as Chopper 3 (1996)
- Elodie (1996)
- Summertime as Father Pat (1995)
