Shane O'Meara


Shane O'Meara is an Irish actor, known for his roles as Connor Mulgrew in Waterloo Road and Sean Donoghue in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Personal life

O'Meara was born in Ireland on 26 April 1992. He grew up in Livingston, Scotland and attended St. Margaret's Academy. He has two brothers; Ryan and Allen, and a sister; Sionainn. He attended Edinburgh Telford College from 2009–2010 studying Higher Drama and NC Acting & Performance. He also attended Dundee College from 2010–2011 studying HNC Acting & Performance. O'Meara is currently living in London, England.

Career

O'Meara is best known for playing Connor Mulgrew in the eighth and ninth series of Waterloo Road, as the son of Christine Mulgrew, a new English teacher then Headteacher. O'Meara left the programme in January 2014 before making two reappearances in March 2014. He has also played Sean Donoghue in the award-winning BBC soap Doctors in 2015. In 2014, he appeared on the CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework. He also appeared in the award-winning short Wifey Redux as a young Aiden McArdle in 2015. O’Meara is currently set to star in the movie adaption of Peter Flannery's best selling novel First and Only.