Don Wycherley

Irish actor

Don Wycherley
Don Wycherley at the Dublin International Film Festival in 2016
Born	(1967-09-15) 15 September 1967 (age 56) Skibbereen, County Cork Ireland
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Deirdre Wycherley
Children	3

Don Wycherley (born 15 September 1967, Skibbereen, County Cork) is an Irish actor. He played Father Cyril McDuff in Father Ted, Father Aidan O'Connell in Ballykissangel, and Raymond in Bachelors Walk.^[1]

Wycherley is a fluent Irish speaker.^[2] He is the brother-in-law of actress Tina Kellegher.^[3] His father was Florence Wycherley, an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork West from 1957 to 1961.^[4]

Selected filmography

Father Ted (TV series; 1995–1998)
Michael Collins (1996)
Ballykissangel (TV series; 1998–2001)
The General (1998)
One Man's Hero (1999)
Bachelors Walk (TV series; 2001–2003)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Shrooms (2007)
Garage (2007)
Perrier's Bounty (2009)
Ondine (2009)
Zonad (2009)
Pentecost (short film; 2011)
Scúp (TV series; 2013)
Moone Boy (TV series; 2014)
Sing Street (2016)^[5]
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
Flora and Son (2023)

IFTA Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result	Lost to
2007	Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television	The Running Mate	Nominated	Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors)^[6]
2007	Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film	Speed Dating	Nominated	Brendan Conroy (Kings)^[7]

References

^ "Shape I'm In: Don Wycherley, Actor". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 9 March 2014.
^ "My cultural life: Actor Don Wycherley". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ "Tina Kellegher on her meaty role in Hooked". civictheatre.ie. Civic Theatre Dublin. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ "Cumann Staire Journal 1997". ballingearyhs.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ Don Wycherley at IMDb
^ "5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards Nominees - Actor in a Lead Role in Television". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Awards. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ "5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards Nominees - Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Awards. Retrieved 11 August 2018.