Portrait of Michael Colgan

Michael Colgan

Acting

Biography

Michael Colgan (born 1972-1973) as Michael Hughes in Keady, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish actor, novelist and academic, currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London Colgan was educated at Saint Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh and did his undergraduate studies in English at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then completed a MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, followed by a PhD at London Metropolitan University. He also studied at l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and has lived in London.

Born: December 1, 1972

Place of Birth: Keady, Northern Ireland

Filmography

2025
Urchin

as Scott

2024
Say Nothing

as Older Gerry Adams

2019
Chernobyl

as Mikhail Shadov

2016
The Crown

as IRA Lieutenant

2014
2013
The Fall

as Sheldon Schwartz

2012
Good Vibrations

as Dave Hyndman

2011
Great Expectations

as Anxious Man

2010
Lennon Naked

as Derek Taylor

2009
Occupation

as Davis

2008
Raw

as Mal Martin

2006
Soundproof

as Connor

2005
The Year London Blew Up

as Joseph O'Connell

2005
Song of Songs

as Journalist Voice

2005
2004
New Tricks

as Buzz McCaffery

2002
Sinners

as Eamonn

2002
Sunday

as Gerard Donaghy

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Father Behan