Noel O'Donovan

Noel O'Donovan (6 December 1949 – 13 September 2019) was an Irish actor.

O'Donovan grew up in Cork, Ireland. In the 1960s, he went to London, where worked as a labourer. Soon after, he found work at the Saville Theatre in the West End. In 1970, he returned to Ireland and joined the Abbey Theatre's acting school.

He died in the Mater Hospital in Dublin in September 2019.

Selective filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Anne Devlin Tom Halpin 1986 Rawhead Rex Mitch Har 1986 Eat the Peach Local 1990 The Field Tomás 1992 Far and Away Matthew 1996 Trojan Eddie Arthur 2010 Leap Year Arthur 2019 Supervized Bernard

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 EastEnders Flynn 2 episodes 1998 The Ambassador Jackie Norris Episode: "Innocent Passage"