Des McAleer

Des McAleer

Des McAleer is a Belfast born actor of film, TV and stage.

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Known For

The Crown

The Crown

2016 • as Philip Kinghorn Burbidge

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

Casualty

Casualty

1986 • as Dave McGann

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 • as Matt Rawlings

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 • as Paddy John O'Neill

Filmography

2026

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
as Father William
TV - Released: 2/12/2026

2023

Handmade - A Tale of Stop-motion
Handmade - A Tale of Stop-motion
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/5/2023

2021

Hope Street
Hope Street
as Barry Pettigrew
TV - Released: 11/24/2021

2019

Out of Innocence
Out of Innocence
as Père O'Reilly
Movie - Released: 4/12/2019
Lost Lives
Lost Lives
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/10/2019

2018

The Children Act
The Children Act
as Jim the Porter
Movie - Released: 8/1/2018
Death and Nightingales
Death and Nightingales
as Jim Rutledge
TV - Released: 11/28/2018

2016

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
as Shamrayev
Movie - Released: 10/8/2016
The Crown
The Crown
as Philip Kinghorn Burbidge
TV - Released: 11/4/2016
My Mother and Other Strangers
My Mother and Other Strangers
as Ned Hanlon
TV - Released: 11/13/2016

2014

North
North
as Richard
Movie - Released: 11/19/2014

2013

How I Live Now
How I Live Now
as Major McEvoy
Movie - Released: 9/10/2013

2011

My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
as Senior Policeman
Movie - Released: 11/23/2011

2009

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Joseph
TV - Released: 8/30/2009

2008

Hunger
Hunger
as Mr Sands
Movie - Released: 5/15/2008

2006

Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand
Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand
as Col. Burton C. Andrus
Movie - Released: 8/24/2006
The Penalty King
The Penalty King
as Denis Cleghorn
Movie - Released: 11/7/2006

2005

Deadlines
Deadlines
as Jim Prager
Movie - Released: 6/8/2005

2000

An Everlasting Piece
An Everlasting Piece
as Mr. Black
Movie - Released: 12/22/2000
When the Sky Falls
When the Sky Falls
Movie - Released: 6/26/2000

1999

Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes
as Mr. Benson
Movie - Released: 12/25/1999

1998

I Want You
I Want You
as Flowers Salesman
Movie - Released: 2/15/1998
Titanic Town
Titanic Town
as Finbar
Movie - Released: 8/8/1998
TV
Picking Up the Pieces
as Bill Tansey
TV - Released: 10/29/1998

1997

This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea
as Inspector Wilson
Movie - Released: 9/15/1997
Touching Evil
Touching Evil
as DCI Frank Dolland
TV - Released: 4/29/1997

1996

Silent Witness
Silent Witness
TV - Released: 2/21/1996
TV
Safe And Sound
as Tommy Delaney
TV - Released: 8/9/1996

1995

Butterfly Kiss
Butterfly Kiss
as Eric McDermott
Movie - Released: 7/6/1995
Life After Life
Life After Life
as Paddy John O'Neill
Movie - Released: 4/2/1995

1994

Family
Family
as Ray Harris
Movie - Released: 5/8/1994

1992

Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Matt Rawlings
TV - Released: 4/10/1992
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
TV - Released: 9/4/1992

1990

Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
as Sgt Kennedy
Movie - Released: 11/21/1990
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
as CID Supt. Jimmy Richards
Movie - Released: 6/3/1990

1989

The Paradise Club
The Paradise Club
as DCS Flemyng
TV - Released: 9/19/1989

1988

Crossfire
Crossfire
as Dermot Shea
Movie - Released: 3/15/1988
Coppers
Coppers
Movie - Released: 10/16/1988

1986

Movie
No Man's Land
Movie - Released: 10/24/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Dave McGann
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

Screen Two
Screen Two
as Paddy John O'Neill
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1984

Four Days in July
Four Days in July
as Eugene
Movie - Released: 11/29/1984
Anne Devlin
Anne Devlin
as James Hope
Movie - Released: 10/1/1984
The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

The Writing on the Wall
The Writing on the Wall
as Major Bond
Movie - Released: 6/15/1983
Movie
The Schooner
as Boatman
Movie - Released: 12/26/1983

1980

Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock
as 1st Furniture Removal Man
Movie - Released: 4/12/1980