Dermot O'Leary

Dermot O'Leary

Known for
Acting
Born
May 24, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Colchester, Essex, England, UK

Biography

Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary is an English broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for being the presenter of The X Factor on ITV, a position he held from 2007 until its final series in 2018, with the exception of 2015. Since 2021, O'Leary has presented ITV's This Morning on Fridays, school holidays and bank holidays alongside Alison Hammond.

Known For

Filmography

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Big Brother: After They Were Housemates

Big Brother: After They Were Housemates

Movie · as Self

2025
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger poster

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

Movie · as Self

2025
Silence is Golden poster

Silence is Golden

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2024
That Christmas poster

That Christmas

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2024
Dermot O'Leary's Taste of Ireland poster

Dermot O'Leary's Taste of Ireland

TV · as Self - Host · 15 eps

2023
An Audience with Kylie poster

An Audience with Kylie

Movie · as Self

2022
Nikki Grahame: Who Is She? poster

Nikki Grahame: Who Is She?

Movie · as Self

2021
Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death poster

Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death

Movie · as Self

2021
The Pet Show poster

The Pet Show

TV · as Self - Presenter · 8 eps

2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains poster

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

TV · as Guest · 1 ep

2021
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2021
The Weakest Link poster

The Weakest Link

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2020
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years poster

The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

Movie · as Self

2020
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration poster

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Movie · as Self

2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

TV · as Self - Expert · 6 eps

2020
Ted Lasso poster

Ted Lasso

TV · as Dermot O'Leary · 1 ep

2019
Reel Stories: Noel Gallagher poster

Reel Stories: Noel Gallagher

Movie · as Self

2019
Small Fortune poster

Small Fortune

TV · as Himself - Host · 6 eps

2019
Years and Years poster

Years and Years

TV · as Dermot O'Leary · 1 ep

2019
The X Factor Celebrity poster

The X Factor Celebrity

TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps

2019
The X Factor The Band poster

The X Factor The Band

TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps

2019
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan poster

The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
The London Studios: Home of the Stars poster

The London Studios: Home of the Stars

Movie · as Presenter

2018
Reel Stories poster

Reel Stories

TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps

2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2017
89 poster

89

Movie · as Himself

2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show poster

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

TV · as Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep

2016
Saving Lives at Sea poster

Saving Lives at Sea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
A Christmas Star poster

A Christmas Star

Movie · as Himself

2015
Murder in Successville poster

Murder in Successville

TV · 1 ep

2015
Battle of Britain poster

Battle of Britain

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

2014
Live from Space poster

Live from Space

TV · as Presenter · 3 eps

2014
Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9

TV · as Dermot O'Leary · 1 ep

2012
Katy Perry: Part of Me poster

Katy Perry: Part of Me

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Celebrity Juice: Too Juicy For TV 2! poster

Celebrity Juice: Too Juicy For TV 2!

Movie · as Self

2011
Celebrity Juice: Too Juicy for TV! poster

Celebrity Juice: Too Juicy for TV!

Movie · as Self

2011
One Direction: A Year in the Making poster

One Direction: A Year in the Making

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2011
OK! TV poster

OK! TV

TV · 1 ep

2010
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 poster

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2010
Paul McCartney & Wings: Band on the Run poster

Paul McCartney & Wings: Band on the Run

Movie

2010
Channel 4's Comedy Gala poster

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

TV · 6 eps

2010
James Corden's World Cup Live

James Corden's World Cup Live

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2010
The National Television Awards Backstage Live

The National Television Awards Backstage Live

TV · 1 ep

2009
CBeebies Bedtime Stories poster

CBeebies Bedtime Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

TV · as Self - Presenter · 33 eps

2008
Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2008
Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour poster

Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2007
Big Brother: Around the World

Big Brother: Around the World

Movie · as Self - Host

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Keeping Up with the Kardashians poster

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Big Brother's Big Brain

Big Brother's Big Brain

TV · 13 eps

2006
1 vs. 100

1 vs. 100

TV · as Self - Host · 16 eps

2005
The F Word poster

The F Word

TV · 1 ep

2004
A Bear's Christmas Tail poster

A Bear's Christmas Tail

Movie · as Self

2004
The X Factor poster

The X Factor

TV · as Self - Presenter · 334 eps

2003
Shattered poster

Shattered

TV · 7 eps

2003
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
Teen Big Brother: The Experiment

Teen Big Brother: The Experiment

TV · as Self - Host · 5 eps

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Bo' Selecta! poster

Bo' Selecta!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Re:covered

Re:covered

TV · 23 eps

2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2002
Harry Hill's TV Burp poster

Harry Hill's TV Burp

TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep

2001
Big Brother's Little Brother poster

Big Brother's Little Brother

TV · as Self, Self - Host · 4 eps

1999
It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self, Self - Host, Self - Team Captain · 2 eps

1995
Soccer AM poster

Soccer AM

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
The National Television Awards poster

The National Television Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
The Big Breakfast poster

The Big Breakfast

TV · 60 eps

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 2 eps

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self - Presenter · 64 eps

1980
Children In Need poster

Children In Need

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1977
The BRIT Awards poster

The BRIT Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1964
Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1949
The BAFTA Awards poster

The BAFTA Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep