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Cillian O'Sullivan

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Cillian O'Sullivan (born 1989 or 1990)[1] is an American-born Irish actor who has had roles in Then You Run (Sky 2023),[2] In From the Cold (Netflix 2022),[3] Bull (CBS 2019),[4] Vikings (History 2016),[5] 6Degrees (BBC 2012),[6] Single-Handed (RTÉ 2009),[7] and Seacht (BBC/TG4 2008).[8]

Born in New York to Irish parents,[1] O'Sullivan's family moved back to Ireland when he was a child, and he attended school in Ballinlough, Cork.[9] From an Irish-speaking family,[1] his first television roles were in Irish language productions for TG4.[8] After roles in several BBC productions,[8] and playing Bobby Storey in the 2017 film Maze,[1] O'Sullivan moved to the US, obtaining recurring roles in NBC and Netflix series.[5][9] Misty Button, in which he had a lead role,[10] won the "best narrative feature" at the 2019 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.[11]

In 2021, he filmed a Sky Studios series titled Then You Run,[9][12] which was released in July 2023.[2] As of 2022, O'Sullivan was reportedly working on a film titled The Lost Princess.[13]

In 2025, O'Sullivan appeared as Devlin, an Irish gangster, in Daredevil: Born Again,[14][15] and as Dr. Roger Korby in the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.[16]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Sheridan, Colette (16 March 2019). "Cork men set for film premiere on Paddy's Day". The Echo. Retrieved 13 August 2025. Cillian, 29, will be at…
  2. 1 2 Lynch, Dónal (8 July 2023). "'I was screaming at people online, coked off my head': Corkman Cillian O'Sullivan's journey from wild child to TV's hottest new talent". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. "Cork Actor Cillian O'Sullivan Lands Lead Role In New Netflix Series 'In From The Cold'". Cork's Red FM. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. "My Casting Story: Cillian O'Sullivan on 'In from the Cold'". castingnetworks.com. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Cork's Cillian O'Sullivan comes In From the Cold". rte.ie. RTÉ. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. "Meet the cast of Netflix's In From the Cold". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. "BBC drama follows six freshers starting university in Belfast". bbc.com. BBC. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "6Degrees - Conor Martin". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "In From the Cold: Cork actor Cillian O'Sullivan on his new Netflix spy thriller". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. "Cork actors Cillian O'Sullivan and Shaun Kennedy feature in New York crime caper movie Misty Button". The Corkman. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. "Irish-American Feature Film 'Misty Button' Wins Best Narrative Feature Award on St. Patrick's Day". iftn.ie. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  12. "Dreharbeiten des Sky Original "Then You Run" haben begonnen". presseportal.de (in German). News aktuell GmbH. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  13. "Mourad Zaoui And His Upcoming Role In The New Action Adventure Film, The Lost Princess". indiewrapmag.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  14. "Daredevil: Born Again (TV Series 2025– ) - Full cast & crew - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  15. "I had to learn Cork ways, says New York-born actor Cillian". echolive.ie. The Echo. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  16. "Cillian O'Sullivan Says His Roger Korby Has A "Smidge" Of Darkness In 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' S3". trekmovie.com. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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