
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.

Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · as Dean

Michael Collins
1996 · as Arthur Griffith

Finnegan's Foursome
2026

Intermission
2003 · as Mr. Henderson

Abe's Story
2019 · as Various Roles (voice)

The Shadow in the North
2007 · as Bram Stoker

King Frankie
2024 · as Aidan

The Treaty
1991 · as George Gavan Duffy

When the Sky Falls
2000

Frankie Starlight
1995 · as Senior Customs Officer

Saving the Titanic
2012 · as White Star Lawyer

Sensation
2011 · as Liam

Pursuit
2015 · as Mr. King

The Christmas Break
2023 · as Calum Reilly

Wide Open Spaces
2009 · as Gerard Ring

Loving
1996 · as Michael Mathewson

When Harvey Met Bob
2010 · as Tony Powell

The Roots
2025 · as Sebastian Quintana