Karl Shiels

Karl Shiels
Born1 January 1972
Chapelizod, Dublin, Ireland
Died (aged 47)
Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materGaiety School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active1998–2019
AgentLisa Richard[1]
Notable workHenry IV, Part 1
Penelope
At Swim-Two-Birds
The Spanish Tragedy
The Duchess of Malfi
The Shadow of a Gunman
This Lime Tree Bower
TelevisionFair City (2014–2019)
Peaky Blinders
The Tudors
Into the Badlands
Titanic: Blood and Steel
The Clinic
Doctors
SpouseDearbhla (divorced)
PartnerLaura Honan[1]
Children2[2]
AwardsBest Actor
Dublin Theatre Festival 1999
Judge's Special Prize
The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2013

Karl Shiels (1 January 1972[3] – 14 July 2019) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen.

His stage roles included Henry IV, Part 1, Penelope, At Swim-Two-Birds, The Spanish Tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, The Shadow of a Gunman and This Lime Tree Bower. His screen roles included Fair City, Peaky Blinders and Batman Begins.

He died suddenly at the age of 47, with a play he had directed underway in Dublin and an ongoing screen role as Robbie Quinn in Fair City.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference independent_dies was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Death notice of Karl Shiels". 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Karl Shiels obituary: A streak of lightning through the world of Irish drama". The Irish Times.