Daryl McCormack

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Daryl McCormack
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McCormack at the Berlinale 2022
Born (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 33)
Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Daryl McCormack (born 22 January 1993) is an Irish actor. Trained at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and the Gaiety School of Acting, he made his acting debut in the soap opera Fair City (2015–2016). He appeared in the BBC series Peaky Blinders (2019–2022), the film Pixie (2020), and the Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters (2022). His portrayal of the title role in the sex comedy-drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2023, he won the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival.

Early life and education

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McCormack was born on 22 January 1993 in Nenagh, County Tipperary.[1] He is the son of an Irish mother, Theresa McCormack, and an African-American father, Alfred Thomas, from Baltimore.[2] He holds dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States. His parents met in California in 1992. His mother returned to Ireland upon getting pregnant, and raised McCormack in Nenagh, County Tipperary. He maintains a good relationship with the paternal side of his family, especially his grandfather Percy Thomas, who would visit McCormack and take him to the theatre.[3]

McCormack attended Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan and St. Joseph's CBS. He played basketball and participated in the Choral Society.[4][5] He went on to study at the Gaiety School of Acting, and at Dublin Institute of Technology's Conservatory of Music and Drama (now TU Dublin Conservatoire) graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in drama 2014.[6][7][8][9]

Career

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Upon graduating in 2014, McCormack was cast in his first professional role in the play The Grapes of Wrath at the Project Arts Centre.[citation needed] The following year, he made his television debut in the RTÉ One soap opera Fair City as Pierce Devlin, a character he would play until 2016.[citation needed] Also in 2015, he led Romeo and Juliet as Romeo at the Gate Theatre and starred as the titular Othello at the Theatre Royal Waterford.[citation needed]

He made his West End debut in 2018 as Brendan in The Lieutenant of Inishmore. In his early career, he was almost cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[10][2][11] In 2019, he starred alongside Olivia Cooke and Ben Hardy in Barnaby Thompson's comedy-thriller film Pixie and joined the cast of Peaky Blinders for its fifth series as Isaiah Jesus.[6][7][12]

In 2021 he was named as a Screen International star of tomorrow.[13] He had a recurring role as Aram in the first season of the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time in 2021. In 2022, he starred as Matthew Claffin in Sharon Horgan's Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters and opposite Emma Thompson as the titular character of Sophie Hyde's film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,[14][15][16] the latter of which earned him nominations for two British Academy Film Awards and a British Independent Film Award.

In 2023, he starred in Alice Troughton's thriller film The Lesson and the BBC thriller series The Woman in the Wall.[17][18]

McCormack appeared in Lee Isaac Chung's Twisters in 2024, and in 2025 he had roles in the family thriller Anniversary[19][20] and in Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man.[21]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Randomer Ray
2019 How to Fake a War Matt
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find PC Reeves
2020 Pixie Harland McKenna
2022 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Leo Grande
2023 The Lesson Liam Sommers
2024 Twisters Jeb
2025 Wake Up Dead Man Cy Draven
Anniversary Rob
TBA Rogue Trooper Helm (voice) Post-production
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning Conor Filming[22]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015–2016 Fair City Pierce Devlin 36 episodes
2016 Dawn Ukkanaak Television film
2017 Vikings Young Man Episode: "The Prisoner"
2018 Immortality Pio Miniseries
A Very English Scandal Luke Mackenzie Episode #1.1
2019 Cleaning Up Ryan Episode #1.5
2019–2022 Peaky Blinders Isaiah Jesus 11 episodes
2021 I Am... David Episode: "I Am Maria"
The Wheel of Time Aram 3 episodes
2022–2024 Bad Sisters Matthew Claffin 12 episodes
2023 The Woman in the Wall Colman Akande 6 episodes
TBA Pride and Prejudice Mr. Bingley Filming[23]

Music videos

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Year Song Artist Notes
2018 "Half a Life" Roisin El Cherif

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Grapes of Wrath Casey Project Arts Centre, Dublin
2015 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Gate Theatre, Dublin
Othello Othello Theatre Royal Waterford
Enjoy Project Arts Centre, Dublin
2017 A Whisper Anywhere Else Garda Peacock Stage, Abbey Theatre, Dublin
The Mouth of a Shark The Complex, Dublin
2018 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Brendan Noël Coward Theatre, London
2019 Citysong Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2022
 Peabody Awards Entertainment Bad Sisters Won [24]
British Independent Film Awards Best Joint Lead Performance (shared with Emma Thompson) Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Nominated [25]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated [26]
Women Film Critics Circle Best Screen Couple (shared with Emma Thompson) Nominated [27]
2023
 Cannes Film Festival Trophée Chopard Won [28]
British Academy Film Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Nominated [29]
Rising Star Award Nominated [30]
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Nominated [31]

References

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