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Daryl McCormack (born 22 January 1993) is an Irish actor. He made his acting debut in the soap opera Fair City (2015–2016), and has since appeared in the BBC series Peaky Blinders (2019–2022), the film Pixie (2020), and the Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters (2022). His portrayal of the title role in the film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Early life and education

McCormack was born on 22 January 1993.[1] He is the son of an Irish mother, Theresa McCormack, and an African-American father, Alfred Thomas, from Baltimore.[2] His parents met one summer in California. His mother returned to Ireland upon getting pregnant and raised McCormack in Nenagh, County Tipperary. He maintains a good relationship with his paternal side, especially his grandfather Percy Thomas, who would visit and take McCormack out to the theatre.[3]

McCormack attended Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan and St. Joseph's CBS. He played basketball and participated in the Choral Society.[4][5] He went on to study at the Dublin Institute of Technology's Conservatory and the Gaiety School of Acting, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in drama 2014.[6][7][8][9]

Career

Upon graduating in 2014, McCormack was cast in his first professional role in the play The Grapes of Wrath at the Project Arts Centre.Шаблон:Citation needed The following year, he made his television debut in the RTÉ One soap opera Fair City as Pierce Devlin, a character he would play until 2016.Шаблон:Citation needed Also in 2015, he led Romeo and Juliet as Romeo at the Gate Theatre and starred as the titular Othello at the Theatre Royal Waterford.Шаблон:Citation needed

He made his West End debut in 2018 as Brendan in The Lieutenant of Inishmore. In his early career, he was almost cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[10][2][11] In 2019, he starred alongside Olivia Cooke and Ben Hardy in Barnaby Thompson's comedy-thriller film Pixie and joined the cast of Peaky Blinders for its fifth series as Isaiah Jesus.[6][7][12]

In 2021 he was named as a Screen International star of tomorrow.[13] He had a recurring role as Aram in the first season of the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time in 2021. In 2022, he starred as Matthew Claffin in Sharon Horgan's Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters and opposite Emma Thompson as the titular character of Sophie Hyde's film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,[14][15][16] the latter of which earned him nominations for two British Academy Film Awards and a British Independent Film Award.

In 2023, he starred in Alice Troughton's thriller film The Lesson and the BBC thriller series The Woman in the Wall.[17][18]

McCormack has forthcoming rolesШаблон:When in Lee Isaac Chung's Twisters sequel and the family thriller Anniversary.[19][20]

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Randomer Ray
2017 Neon Jason Short film
2018 Inner Child Finn Short film
Lady Black Eyes Devon Short film
2019 How to Fake a War Matt
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find PC Reeves
2020 Pixie Harland McKenna
2022 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Leo Grande
2023 The Lesson Liam Sommers
2024 Twisters Шаблон:TableTBA Post-production
2025 Rogue Trooper Helm Post-production
TBA Anniversary Шаблон:TableTBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2016 Fair City Pierce Devlin 36 episodes
2016 Dawn Ukkanaak Television film
2017 Vikings Young Man Episode: "The Prisoner"
2018 Immortality Pio Miniseries
A Very English Scandal Luke Mackenzie 1 episode
2019 Cleaning Up Ryan 1 episode
2019–2022 Peaky Blinders Isaiah Jesus 11 episodes
2021 I Am... David 1 episode
The Wheel of Time Aram 3 episodes
2022 Bad Sisters Matthew Claffin 10 episodes
2023 The Woman in the Wall Colman Akande 6 episodes

Music videos

Year Song Artist Notes
2018 "Half a Life" Roisin El Cherif

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Grapes of Wrath Casey Project Arts Centre, Dublin
2015 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Gate Theatre, Dublin
Othello Othello Theatre Royal Waterford
Enjoy Project Arts Centre, Dublin
2017 A Whisper Anywhere Else Garda Peacock Stage, Abbey Theatre, Dublin
The Mouth of a Shark The Complex, Dublin
2018 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Brendan Noël Coward Theatre, London
2019 Citysong Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Center Peabody Awards Entertainment Bad Sisters Шаблон:Won [21]
British Independent Film Awards Best Joint Lead Performance (shared with Emma Thompson) Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Шаблон:Nom [22]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Best Breakthrough Performance Шаблон:Nom [23]
Women Film Critics Circle Best Screen Couple (shared with Emma Thompson) Шаблон:Nom [24]
Шаблон:Center British Academy Film Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Шаблон:Nom [25]
Rising Star Award Шаблон:Nom [26]
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Шаблон:Nom [27]

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