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Pádraic Delaney

Pádraic Delaney

Actor · Born November 6, 1977 (48) · Adamstown, County Wexford, Ireland

Berlinale award winner

Pádraic Delaney is an Irish actor known for playing Teddy O'Donovan in the Ken Loach film The Wind That Shakes the Barley, for which he earned an IFTA nomination as well as being named Irish Shooting Star for the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 6, 1977 (48)
From
Adamstown, County Wexford, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 14% in 30 days

What are Pádraic Delaney's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
19%
Survival
19%
Society
17%
Power
9%
Morality
4%
Ideas
3%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Triumphant
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Pádraic Delaney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pádraic Delaney'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

17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Freud's Last Session(2023)

    as Warren Lewis

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Vince Harrington

  • Knightfall(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · as Gawain

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Martin Luther

  • A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy(2017)

    as Martin Luther

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dear Albion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Man

  • The Man Who Knew Infinity(2015)

    as Beglan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dark Touch(2013)

    as Lucas Galin

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • What Richard Did(2012)

    as Pat Kilroy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Blackthorn(2011)

    as Sundance Kid

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • When Harvey Met Bob(2010)

    as Andy Zweck

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Perrier's Bounty(2009)

    as Shamie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Eoghan

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 15 episodes · as George Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • A Lonely Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stan Curtis

  • Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fred 'Fridge' Gogan

  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley(2006)

    as Teddy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 2006 to 2023; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Knightfall (2017)

Film career

20062023

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2007.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Pádraic Delaney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 55. 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.

Is Pádraic Delaney's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles10–45 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Pádraic Delaney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pádraic Delaney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Brown shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers