Seán McGinley

Not to be confused with Seán Mac Fionnghaile.

Seán McGinley
Born	1956 Pettigo, County Donegal, Ireland

Seán McGinley (born ca. 1956) is an Irish film and television actor.

Early life

McGinley was born in Pettigo, County Donegal, Ireland where his father was a customs officer, and raised in nearby Ballyshannon. McGinley later starred in various movies.

Career

McGinley has appeared in such films as The General, Braveheart, Gangs of New York, Freeze Frame, Man About Dog and many more films and television series. He currently plays Malachy, the father in the father and son private detective series Republic of Doyle since 2010. He also recently appeared in Midsomer Murders as a horse whisperer.

McGinley played "China" (China Mates) the informant and old friend of the inspector in the Inspector George Gently television series who dies in Series 4 (2011), "Goodbye China".

Films

• Wild Decembers (2009)
• Shrooms (2007)
• Closing the Ring (2007)
• 48 Angels (2007)
• Sixty Six (2006)
• The Tiger's Tail (2006)
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)      
• On a Clear Day (2005)
• The Mighty Celt (2005)
• Man About Dog (2004)
• Freeze Frame (2004)
• Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
• Dead Bodies (2003)
• Gangs of New York (2002)
• The Claim (2000)
• The Closer You Get (2000)
• Simon Magus (1999)
• The General (1998)
• Resurrection Man (1998)
• Lipservice (1998)
• The Informant (1997)
• A Further Gesture (1997)
• The Butcher Boy (1997)
• The Very Stuff (1997)
• The Disappearance of Finbar (1996)
• Trojan Eddie (1996)
• Michael Collins (1996)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Circle of Friends (1995)
• Dangerous Lady (1995)
• In the Border Country (1991)
• Fools of Fortune (1990)
• The Field (1990)

Television

• Republic of Doyle (2010)
• George Gently
• Single-Handed (2010)
• Pure Mule (2006)
• Bleak House (2005)
• Waking the Dead (2004)
• Pulling Moves (2004)
• The Vice (2003)
• On Home Ground (2001)
• Midsomer Murders (2001)
• Cold Feet (2000)
• Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2000)
• DDU: District Detective Unit (1998–1999)
• The Ambassador (1998)
• Safe and Sound (1996)
• Dangerous Lady (1995)
• The Hanging Gale (1994)
• Family (1994)
• Minder (1993)
• Boon (1991)
• 4 Play (1991)

External links

• Sean McGinley at the Internet Movie Database