Ciarán McMenamin (born 1 October 1975) is a

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actor and author.

Early life

McMenamin was born in

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, where he attended St Michael's College. He earned his B.A. from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1998. He attended drama classes at Ardhowen Youth Theatre before moving on to work with the Ulster Youth Theatre.

Career

McMenamin has appeared on various

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and ITV programmes, including " 4:50 From Paddington", an episode of ''

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'', starring

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, in which he played Cedric Crackenthorpe, and in the

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comedy series '' The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star''. In 1999 he was cast in the title role of the BBC1 television movie ''

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''. In 2012 he played leading fireman Frederick Barrett in the docudrama '' Saving The Titanic''.

Books

McMenamin's debut novel ''Skintown'' was published 15 May 2018. McMenamin's second book ''The Sunken Road'' was published 18 February 2021.

Personal life

In 2017, he married English actress Annabel Scholey, divorcing in 2023

Filmography

References

External links

* Living people People from Enniskillen Male film actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland 1975 births People educated at St Michael's College, Enniskillen Actors from County Fermanagh 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland {{NorthernIreland-bio-stub