Ciarán Sheehan is an Irish-born actor who has appeared in several

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and

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productions. He made his Broadway debut in ''

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'', playing Babet and understudying

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. In 1993, he joined the cast of ''

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'', where he played

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and understudied the title character, he left the cast in 1995. He reprised the title role in the Canadian production in 1995 and 1996 where he was the principal actor of the role. He has worked with the

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as an actor appearing in Frank McCourt's ''

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'', '' The Hostage'', ''

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'', and ''

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. As a producer he was the lead producer of the musical '' The Molly Maguires'' directed by Sheryl Kaller. His work as Billy in the Boston production of ''

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'' gained him multiple best actor nominations, and his work as Wolfe Tone in Peter Danish's ''The Final Days of Wolfe Tone'' in Nashville, Tennessee also received multiple best actor nominations. In film, he has won a best actor award from the NY International Film Festival for his role in '' The Waiting Room''. He is due to be seen in the Deborah Markowitz film '' The Only Woman In The World'' in March 2022 when it makes its world premiere. Currently he is touring internationally with the group The Four Phantoms In Concert.

References

External links

Artist Bio at Broadway Nights
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