Ruairi O’Connor was born Ruairi Aiden O’Connor on 6 October 1991 in Claremont, Dublin. Ruairi is an Irish actor who won the “Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Film” in the year 2015. Ruari is well known for his starring role in The Tudors as Henry Fitzroy. Ruari has also acted in many different movies including Handsome Devil, The Devil Made Me Do It, etc. Ruairi currently lives with his family along with his two sisters named Caragh O’Brien and Saoirse O’Gorman are both actors.
About | Info |
Name | Ruairi O’Connor |
Born | 9 July 1991 |
Place of Birth | Howth County Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Profession | Actor |
Net Worth | $1 million US dollars |
Age | 30 years old (As in 2021) |
Height | 5 feet and 8 inches |
Weight | Approx.68 kilograms |
Education | The Lir Academy |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Personal Life of Ruairi O’Connor
Ruairi went to Village College secondary school where he received his education from there. His nationality is Irish and Ruairi follows the Roman Catholic religion. Ruariingrew up in Swords, Dublin.
Ruari has a younger sister named Caragh O’Brien, who is also an Irish singer-songwriter/guitarist and his elder sister Saoirse O’Gorman who works as a TV presenter & an actress. Ruairi currently lives at home with his family which includes his parents, two sisters and a brother to be born soon according to Ruari’s Instagram post. He has a pet dog name “Minty”.
Net Worth Ruairi O’Connor
Ruairio was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma when he was 25 years old but thanks to early detection of cancer cells by doctors now Ruari is healthy and living a good life. Ruairi’s height is 5 feet and 8 inches in 1.73 m (5 ft 787/8 in). Ruari’s net worth is estimated to be $1 million US dollars as of early 2019. Ruari has been very close with his family who also supports him a lot throughout his career journey. Ruari holds the Irish nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Ruairi age is 29 years old and he is still unmarried and not dating anyone romantically currently but we hope that Ruari will soon get married and give birth to children for his future generations. Ruairi prefers to keep his personal life low profile unlike many other actors who like sharing everything on social media their relationships, affairs, flings, marriages, children, etc. Ruari has worked on many projects in his career but he is currently earning the most from The Spanish Princess where Ruairi played Prince Harry Tudor and King Henry VIII.
Career Ruairi O’Connor
Ruari started his acting career in 2007 by landing the role of Gary ‘Gaz’ Whitely in television series called “The Bill”. The same year Ruairi landed the role of Hugh Delaney in TV mini-series named “Trust Me” where he played alongside acting veterans like James Nesbitt, Gina McKee and Anastasia Hille. The next year, 2008, Ruari got the first leading role as Billy Claven in an Irish film named Handsome Devil which was nominated for Best Feature Film award at 2018. After that he also earned positive reviews from critics & audience for his outstanding performance as Ian Gallagher in 2010 Television series Shameless (UK).
In October 2008, Ruairi was seen as Benji in the television mini-series named “The Tudors” which got him nominated for Irish Film and Television Award. Ruari also appeared as Prince Harry Tudor in The Prince and the Pauper (UK), Darragh Byrne in 2012 series Titanic: Blood and Steel (UK) and Michael Clifton in 2013 television drama named Vikings(UK). Apart from his extensive career, he has also worked as a voice actor where he voiced Eric Donovan in Cartoon Network film named Globs of Doom.
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