Paul Ronan

Paul Anthony Ronan (born 21 March 1965) is a British-born Irish actor.

Early life Paul Anthony Ronan was born on 21 March 1965 in Manchester, son of Thomas "Tommy" Ronan and Una Carson.

Career In 1995, Ronan's acting career started, and he has been a regular performer in TV and films since the mid-1990s, notably as Edso Dowling in the Ballykissangel TV series; other TV appearances include Rebel Heart and The Tudors.

Personal life In 1992, Ronan married Monica Brennan. The couple divorced in June 2025.

They have one daughter, Saoirse Ronan, who has been acting professionally since 2003.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Faithful Young guy in car 1997 The Devil's Own Sean Phelan 1997 A Further Gesture Liam 1997 The Boxer Eddie Carroll's cornerman 1999 Shergar Lynch 1999 Exiled Brendan 2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal Billy Lynch 2000 When the Sky Falls Mangan 2001 Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? Price Short film 2002 The Escapist Officer 2003 Bloom Lenehan 2003 Veronica Guerin Jimmy Guerin 2005 It Happened One Night Tom Short film 2007 Speed Dating Dan Moran 2007 Poker Nights Jeff Short film 2009 One Hundred Mornings Sgt. Lavelle 2009 Nothing Personal Man in car 2013 Life's a Breeze Supervisor 2013 How I Live Now Chasing man 2014 Poison Pen Darcy 2015 Fading Away Street sweep 2015 1916, Souls of Freedom Paul Ronan Short film; also associate producer 2016 Twice Shy George O'Meara 2016 Lily Dermot Short film 2016 Don't Listen Martin 2017 Saving Santa Barry Fair Short film 2017 Family Business Liam Short film 2018 This Day Dimples 2019 Never Grow Old Bill Crabtree 2021 Who We Love Dermot

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Performance Tommy Owen Episode: "Shadow of a Gunman" 1998 New York Undercover Ethan McManus Episode: "The Troubles" 1999 A Rose for Annie Tom Mullaney Television film 1999 DDU James Kelly 2 episodes 2001 Rebel Heart Liam Lynch Television miniseries (3 episodes) 2001 Ballykissangel Edso Dowling 8 episodes 2003 The Clinic Agitated man 1 episode 2005 Showbands Micko Television film 2009 The Tudors Duke William of Cleves 2 episodes 2014 Love/Hate Brendan 3 episodes 2015 JFK.The Badge Man Conspiracy Thomas Television film 2018 Striking Out Dermot Doyle 2018-2024 2025- Fair City Anto Collins