Owen Colgan

Owen Colgan is an Irish actor and stand-up comedian from County Mayo.

Early life and education Colgan grew up on a farm in County Mayo. He went to college in Galway and studied nutrition at Calasanctius College.

Career Colgan began acting in 2009. In 2010, he appeared as 'Buzz' in the RTÉ comedy series Hardy Bucks. Colgan portrayed the character from 2010-2018. He also appeared in The Hardy Bucks Movie. In 2025, he appeared in The Spin. In 2020, he released a talk show titled Owen Colgan around the Fire on RTÉ Player. In 2026, Colgan confirmed that Hardy Bucks was returning.

Colgan began working as a comedian in 2005. He moved to Dublin with his girlfriend and said he "started to fall out of love with comedy" because of the pressure. He did a stand up tour in Northern Ireland in 2024 and performed in the Hill Comedy Club in Tipperary in 2026. In 2019, he performed his comedy show On the Dry at the black box theatre in Galway. In 2020, he brought the show to Castlederg. In 2021, he did a show in Limerick

In 2017, Colgan made a post, mocking a picture posted by Conor McGregor where McGregor is standing on a rented car. Colgan took a photo of himself standing on his car and said "When you own one Conor you can stand on it". McGregor never responded.

Filmography

2009: RTE Storyland as Buzz McDonnall 2010-2018: Hardy Bucks as Buzz McDonnall 2011: Wartgirl as Ash's Bodyguard 2012: Happy Camper as Buzz McDonnall 2013: The Boys as Jimmy Joe John 2013: The Hardy Bucks Movie as Buzz O'Donnell 2015: Hardy Bucks Ride Again as Buzz McDonnall 2021: Poxy Bleedin' Shop as Eddie 2021: Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up as Bob the Thief 2021: Black Eyes as Garda (voice) 2022: The Sleep Experiment as Drunk 2023: It's Never Sunny in Kilfinane as Narrator 2023: Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat as Cyprus Ni Rhian 2025: The Spin as Elvis 2025: Midlands Mayhem as The Interviewee 2025-2026: Funboys as Frank Lynch 2026: Ireland’s Oldest Alter Boy as Randy