Damien Kearney

Acting

Damien Kearney

Dublin, Ireland

Damian Kear­ney most recently appeared in the Abbey Theatre’s pro­duc­tion of Emma, directed by Claire O’Reilly. Screen cred­its include Harry Wild 2 (dir. Emer Con­roy); Her­self (dir. Phyl­l­ida Lloyd); The Wind that Shakes the Bar­ley (dir. Ken Loach); Love/​Hate (dir. David Caffrey/​Anthony Byrne). Stage cred­its include Stones in His Pock­ets (dir. Ian McEl­hin­ney, Gai­ety The­atre); at the Abbey The­atre, Oedi­pus (dir. Wayne Jor­dan); This Beau­ti­ful Vil­lage (dir. David Horan); The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui and The Gov­ern­ment Inspec­tor (dir. Jimmy Fay); The Com­edy of Errors (dir. Jason Byrne); Richard II (Michael Barken-​Caven); for Cheek By Jowl, Troilus & Cres­sida (dir. Declan Don­lan); Ham­let; Julius Cae­sar; Love In A Wood at the RSC; and his self-​penned The Flam­boy­ant Bird (dir. Char­lie Bon­ner, Fisham­ble). He also recently appeared in The Sum­mer I Robbed a Bank (dir. Sophie Mot­ley) at the Every­man The­atre, as part of Cork Mid­sum­mer Fes­ti­val. Adapted by Mark O’Doherty, it is based on the orig­i­nal book by David O’Doherty. Damian trained at RADA.

Acting credits

The Wind That Shakes the Barley poster
7.3

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006

Herself poster
6.7

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.

Herself

2020

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NR

Home for the first time in years, Hannah is dragged to do the big Christmas shop at Tesco. Cue: abject horror. The last thing she wants is to bump into everyone she went to school with and confirm her fear that she's a failure. Simple: she just wont get out of the car.

Crybaby

2026

Macha poster
NR

Dismissed after surgery for endometriosis and left without answers,Ana draws on the strength of Macha to reclaim her voice and confront the system ignoring her pain, while her father grapples with the helplessness of loving someone he cannot heal.

Macha

2026

Sound & Colour poster
6.0

Hannah returns home to face her dysfunctional and emotionally-repressed family after her attempted suicide. Her journey towards healing intertwines with the humorous clashes and unique bonds within the family.

Sound & Colour

2023

Insatiable poster
0.8

A shop assistant discovers her megalomaniac boss is selling human flesh to his starving customers.

Insatiable

2008