Daragh O'Malley is a leading Irish born film, theatre and television actor. Born in Limerick, Ireland to a politician and a medical doctor O'Malley trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . O'Malley had a theatre in the garage of his home throughout his childhood and knew from a young age acting was the only thing he wanted to do. Known for his many film and TV roles including his portrayal of Patrick Harper in the long-running [1993-2009] and iconic Sharpe TV series with Sean Bean. After a twelve-year absence from the stage O'Malley returned to UK theatre in 2012 playing Father Jack in Dancing at Lughnasa followed by playing the firebrand John Rainey in a London revival of Irvine's Mixed Marriage - a performance which Michael Billington of The Guardian called "towering" in "the most compelling play in London". At The Royal Exchange in Manchester in 2014-15 O'Malley played Big Daddy in a widely acclaimed production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for which he was nominated for an MTA Best Actor award.UK's The Stage selected O'Malley's performance in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as one of the Top Five Performances in UK Theatre in 2015.