Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish-American actor. He has starred in American television series '' Terra Nova'' (2011), '' Vegas'' (2012–13), '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2016–17) and '' The Man in the High Castle'' (2018–19). For his performance in '' The Siege of Jadotville'' (2016), he won an Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. O'Mara also provided the voice of

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in the DC Animated Movie Universe (2013–20) and

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on the

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series '' Blood of Zeus'' (2020–present).

Career

O'Mara performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included '' The Jew of Malta'' and '' Popcorn'', and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's ''Bash''. He appeared in

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's '' The Homecoming'' in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He had lead roles in other series, including '' The Agency'', '' Band of Brothers'', '' Monarch of the Glen'', '' High Stakes'', '' Playing the Field'', ''

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'', '' Berkeley Square'', and ''Reach for the Moon''. He has starred as lead character Sam Tyler in the U.S. remake of the British series '' Life on Mars''. He also played Jim Shannon, the lead role in the 2011 Fox TV series '' Terra Nova''. He played Philip Marlowe in a 2007 pilot entitled ''Marlowe, that same year, he portrayed video game character. Albert Wesker, in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third film in the live-action Resident Evil film franchise, and the second sequel to Resident Evil.'' O'Mara also played the role of

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in the

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miniseries '' Sons of Liberty'' (2015). In both 2005 and 2008, O'Mara guest-starred on TNT's '' The Closer'' as Bill Croelick, a charming and psychotic man with a fixation on fire. O'Mara also guest-starred in the '' Criminal Minds'' season two episode "The Last Word" as a serial killer. O'Mara appeared in '' One for the Money'' as Joe Morelli. He also appeared on '' Vegas'' as Jack Lamb. O'Mara voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the DC Animated Movie Universe line of animated films, debuting in '' Justice League: War''. O'Mara joined the cast of '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', where he portrayed Jeffrey Mace, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. In October 2018, O'Mara joined the cast of ''The Man in the High Castle'', where he portrays series regular Wyatt Price, a black market supplier of information to Juliana Crain about the comings and goings of alternate realities and their films. In 2019, it was announced O'Mara would be starring in

's Greek myth-influenced series '' Blood of Zeus'' as the god

Personal life

O'Mara married American actress Paige Turco in a

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ceremony in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in September 2003. They have one child. In 2009, O'Mara became an American citizen. The couple separated in May 2017 and Paige filed for divorce in June 2017. She also sought joint legal custody of their son David and spousal support.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Omara, Jason 1972 births Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin American Roman Catholics Irish emigrants to the United States Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Irish male voice actors People educated at St Michael's College, Dublin People from Sandycove 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors Male actors from County Dublin