Acting
Des McAleer
Born 1952-05-25
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Department: Acting
Biography
Des McAleer is a Belfast born actor of film, TV and stage.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Des McAleer
TV
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The Crown
2016
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My Week with Marilyn
2011
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Hunger
2008
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How I Live Now
2013
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The Children Act
2018
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Casualty
1986
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Silent Witness
1996
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Angela's Ashes
1999
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The Bill
1984
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Heartbeat
1992
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (49 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | How to Get to Heaven from Belfast | Father William | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Handmade - A Tale of Stop-motion | Narrator | Movie | 2023 |
 | Hope Street | Barry Pettigrew | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Lost Lives | Self (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Out of Innocence | Père O'Reilly | Movie | 2019 |
 | Death and Nightingales | Jim Rutledge | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Children Act | Jim the Porter | Movie | 2018 |
 | My Mother and Other Strangers | Ned Hanlon | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Crown | Philip Kinghorn Burbidge | TV Series | 2016 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Seagull | Shamrayev | Movie | 2016 |
 | North | Richard | Movie | 2014 |
 | How I Live Now | Major McEvoy | Movie | 2013 |
 | My Week with Marilyn | Senior Policeman | Movie | 2011 |
 | Wuthering Heights | Joseph | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Hunger | Mr Sands | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Penalty King | Denis Cleghorn | Movie | 2006 |
 | Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand | Col. Burton C. Andrus | Movie | 2006 |
 | Deadlines | Jim Prager | Movie | 2005 |
 | An Everlasting Piece | Mr. Black | Movie | 2000 |
 | When the Sky Falls | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Angela's Ashes | Mr. Benson | Movie | 1999 |
| Picking Up the Pieces | Bill Tansey | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Titanic Town | Finbar | Movie | 1998 |
 | I Want You | Flowers Salesman | Movie | 1998 |
 | This Is the Sea | Inspector Wilson | Movie | 1997 |
 | Touching Evil | DCI Frank Dolland | TV Series | 1997 |
| Safe And Sound | Tommy Delaney | TV Series | 1996 | |
 | Silent Witness | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Butterfly Kiss | Eric McDermott | Movie | 1995 |
 | Life After Life | Paddy John O'Neill | Movie | 1995 |
 | Family | Ray Harris | Movie | 1994 |
 | Between the Lines | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Heartbeat | Matt Rawlings | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Trainer | Joe Hogan | TV Series | 1991 |
| Roy's Raiders | Gavin Bailey | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | Hidden Agenda | Sgt Kennedy | Movie | 1990 |
 | Shoot to Kill | CID Supt. Jimmy Richards | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Paradise Club | DCS Flemyng | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Coppers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Crossfire | Dermot Shea | Movie | 1988 |
| No Man's Land | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Casualty | Dave McGann | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Screen Two | Paddy John O'Neill | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Four Days in July | Eugene | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Bill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Anne Devlin | James Hope | Movie | 1984 |
| The Schooner | Boatman | Movie | 1983 | |
 | The Writing on the Wall | Major Bond | Movie | 1983 |
 | Juno and the Paycock | 1st Furniture Removal Man | Movie | 1980 |