Owen Roe

Actor · Born May 30, 1959 (67) · Dublin, Ireland

Owen Roe is one of Ireland’s foremost film, TV and theatre actors. Roe studied at the Oscar School of Acting and the Brendan Smith Academy in the late 1970s. Roe has been a prolific stage actor for decades. He won an Irish Theatre Award for playing Claudius in Hamlet. He also won a Special Tribute Award at The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2019. He also wrote one play, Fear of Feathers, staged at the Andrews Lane Theatre in 1991. On TV, Roe has appeared on Scarlett, The Ambassador, Ballykissangel, Rásaí na Gaillimhe, Penny Dreadful, Vikings and Fair City., and as Oliver Cromwell in The History Channel Documentary "Cromwell: God's Executioner" based on the book by Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú He has appeared in several films, mostly made in Ireland, including Michael Collins (as Arthur Griffith), Intermission and Breakfast on Pluto. He has received three IFTA nominations. On radio, Roe was one-third of the Scrap Saturday political satire series, and is best remembered for his impression of P. J. Mara, loyal adviser to Charles Haughey. He also appeared on Baldi (BBC Radio 4) as Inspector Rynne.

What are Owen Roe's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

30%

Bonds

24%

Morality

14%

Society

11%

Power

8%

Survival

8%

Ideas

4%

Ambition2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Shadowas Joe in Alarm (2008)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Dread

2

Absurd

1

Triumphant

1

Warm

1

Other

5

How their films linger

Hopeful3 Unsettling2 Bittersweet2 Thought-provoking2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet1
Tragic1
Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Owen Roe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core

Subscription and free streaming for Owen Roe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

Finnegan's Foursome(2026)
Actor
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Sebastian Quintana
King Frankie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Aidan
The Hardacres(2024)
Show 4 episodes · as Lord George Fitzherbert
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Dead and Buried(2024)
Show 4 episodes · as Jack Sullivan
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
The Christmas Break(2023)
as Calum Reilly
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Wickedly Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as The Chief
Der Irland-Krimi: Mond über Galway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Jonathan Carroll
Abe's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Various Roles (voice)
Pursuit(2015)
as Mr. King
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Penny Dreadful(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Colonel Brewster
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Walshes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 3 episodes · as Martin
The Ice Cream Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 3 episodes · as Jim
Vikings(2013)
Show 12 episodes · as Count Odo
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Titanic: Blood and Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Sir Norman Hill
Saving the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as White Star Lawyer
Sensation(2010)
as Liam
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
When Harvey Met Bob(2010)
as Tony Powell
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Val Falvey, TD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 6 episodes · as Pat Daly
Rásaí na Gaillimhe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 14 episodes · as Tommy Lacey
Wide Open Spaces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Gerard Ring
Alarm(2008)
as Joe / Mossie
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Shadow in the North(2007)
as Bram Stoker
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Breakfast on Pluto(2005)
as Dean
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Intermission(2003)
as Mr. Henderson
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
When the Sky Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Actor
DDU: District Detective Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 4 episodes · as Det. Garda Paul Hyland
Ulys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as voice
Soft Sand, Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Joe
Michael Collins(1996)
as Arthur Griffith
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Loving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Michael Mathewson
Ballykissangel(1996)
Show 8 episodes · as Paul Dooley
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Frankie Starlight(1995)
as Senior Customs Officer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Scarlett(1994)
Show 3 episodes · as Tim O'Hara
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
The Treaty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as George Gavan Duffy

Career shape

Star power in the 73^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Pursuit (2015)

$16K worldwide

Highest rated

The Christmas Break (2023)

Midcredits 23^rd

Film career

19912026

Peak 2004 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1996Screen debut· Michael Collins

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting35 of 35 · 61^st

By decade

1990s9 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s8 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Owen Roe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59^th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

36^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

34^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

75^th and up6
50^th to 74^th4
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved2
Crowd Pleaser8
Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Finnegan's Foursome (2026)

69^th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Owen Roe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Owen Roe's MovieCove titles; Ruth Bradley shares the most, 2.

Ruth Bradley2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Ruth Bradley
Domhnall Gleeson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Domhnall Gleeson