Liam Carney

Liam Carney is an Irish actor; Born in 1960, his credits include The Commitments, Glenroe (1992–1995), Braveheart (1995), Angela's Ashes (1995), Ballykissangel (1998), Gangs of New York (2002), The Clinic (2002, 2009), Pure Mule (2005), Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012), Ripper Street (2013), Crossing Lines (2014), Outlander (2014–2015), Red Rock (2015), Sacrifice (2016), Lost & Found (2016), Calm with Horses (2019), Barber (2023), Fair City (2022–2023), The Gone (2023), and Harry Wild (2022–2024).

Biography Carney was born in Dublin in 1960, to parents who had moved from County Mayo with 6 other children.

He had two children with his first wife; however, the relationship ended in late 1986. He began dating Karmel Daly; after twelve years together, they married in late 2001. The couple has a daughter and three sons.

He became despondent working as a civil servant in the post office, and decided to take up acting.

In 2015 he joined the main cast of the series Red Rock, where he plays Tommy Tyrell.

In 2019 he starred alongside Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, & Ned Dennehy in the film Calm with Horses.

Filmography Films Year Title Character Notes 1991 The Commitments Duffy alongside Andrew Strong, Colm Meaney, Andrea Corr, Glen Hansard, Robert Arkins & Maria Doyle Kennedy 1994 Joey's Christmas - short - alongside Stephen Dunne, Stuart Foran, Michelle McDonagh, Pauline McLynn & Frank Smith 1995 Sharpe's Battle O'Rourke alongside Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Hugh Fraser, Hugh Ross, Jason Durr, Ian McNeice & Oliver Cotton 1995 Braveheart Sean alongside Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Ian Bannen, Brendan Gleeson, Patrick McGoohan, James Cosmo & Tommy Flanagan 1997 The Boxer Mr.Walsh alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley & Ian McElhinney 1998 Soft Sand, Blue Sea Pool Hustler alongside Laurence Kinlan, Kevin McCauley, Julia Ford, Brendan Coyle, Rosemary Henderson & Deirdre Molloy 1999 Angela's Ashes Pa Keating alongside Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Devon Murray, Joe Breen, Michael Legge, Ciaran Owens & Ronnie Masterson 2000 When the Sky Falls Dessie O'Reilly alongside Joan Allen, Patrick Bergin, Liam Cunningham, Kevin McNally & Jason Barry 2001 J.J. Biker - alongside Brendan Gleeson, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Eoghan O'Riada & Daithi O'Suilleabhain 2001 On the Edge Friend of Heavy alongside Paul Hickey, Camille O'Sullivan, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Walsh, Stephen Rea & Aidan Kelly 2001 Tupperware Lone Ranger alongside Dawn Bradfield, David Herlihy, Peadar Lamb & Maire Ni Ghrainne 2002 Gangs of New York Gangbanger alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson & Gary Lewis 2003 Martin - short - alongside Pauline Cadell, Martin L. Evans, Niall O'Shea & Terence Orr 2004 Spin the Bottle Gerry alongside Michael McElhatton, Simon Delaney, Mick Fitzgerald, Bronagh Gallagher & Maria Doyle Kennedy 2005 Conflict David short - alongside Joey Lauren Adams, Laurel Holloman, Harvey Silver, Jason Mewes, Stan Lee & Renée Humphrey 2006 Studs Isaiah alongside Brendan Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Eoin Macken, Emmett Scanlan & David Wilmot 2007 Speed Dating Jupiter alongside Hugh O'Conor, Emma Choy, Alex Reid, David Hayman, Kelly Campbell & Paul Ronan 2011 Jack Taylor: The Magdalen... Bill Cassell alongside Nathan Reynolds, Ger Carey, Killian Scott, Iain Glen, Frank O'Sullivan, Nora-Jane Noone & Nick Lee 2013 Cold James alongside Tom Hopper, Jack Reynor, Eoin Macken, Rebecca Night & Melia Kreiling 2014 Spiders Trap Spike alongside Brian Fortune, Simon Delaney, Morgan C. Jones, Sarah Carroll & Jane Elizabeth Walsh 2016 Sacrifice Mr, Grey 2016 Lost & Found Eddie 2018 Cecelia Ahern: Dich zu lieben Taxifahrer TV movie 2018 Point of No Return Taxi driver 2019 Calm with Horses Fannigan alongside Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, & Ned Dennehy 2023 Sunlight Iver 2023 Barber Tony Quinn alongside Aidan Gillen John Connors 2025 Crazy Love Father alongside John Connors

TV Series Year Title Character Notes 1995 The Hanging Gale Shanahan episode 1.1 1998 Ballykissangel Johnner Delaney 3 episodes 1999 The Ambassador Healy episode "The Velvet Glove" 1995 - 2000 Glenroe Kevin Haughey - 2005 Pure Mule Cliff Jones 5 episodes 2007 Single-Handed Tommy Gallagher 3' episodes 2009 Pure Mule: The Last Weekend Cliff 2 episodes 2009 The Clinic Franny McGowan 7 episodes 2012 Titanic: Blood and Steel Sean Malone 4 episodes 2013 Ripper Street Lynch episode "The Weight of a Man's Heart" 2013 Criminal Life Stephen Forrester episode 1.2 - "miniseries" 2014 Crossing Lines Michael McConnell episode "The Velvet Glove" 2014 - 2015 Outlander Alec McMahon MacKenzie 3 episodes 2015–present Red Rock Tommy Tyrell 60 episodes 2019 The Virtues Damon 2 episodes 2022 Tales from Dún Draíochta Garda Billy 9 episodes 2023 SisterS Mickey 3 episodes 2022-2023 Fair City Con Rafferty 23 episodes 2023 The Gone Joseph Martin 6 episodes 2022-2024 Harry Wild Happy the Shark 4 episodes