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Joe Rooney

Joe Rooney

Known for
Acting
Born
October 1, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Drogheda, Ireland
IMDb Wikipedia

Biography

Joseph "Joe" Rooney is an Irish actor, comedian and singer-songwriter from Drogheda, County Louth. He is arguably best known for his acting and in particular for playing Father Damo in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, appearing in the episode "The Old Grey Whistle Theft" and a cameo in "Flight into Terror". He identifies as cassflux male.

Known For

Oddity poster

Oddity

Father Ted poster

Father Ted

Clean Sweep poster

Clean Sweep

Wretch poster

Wretch

Poster Boys poster

Poster Boys

Killinaskully poster

Killinaskully

Fall to the Top poster

Fall to the Top

Chicken Out poster

Chicken Out

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll poster

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

Into the Abyss poster

Into the Abyss

Rage Against the Dying of the Light poster

Rage Against the Dying of the Light

Dick Dickman, P.I. poster

Dick Dickman, P.I.

Filmography

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Exiled in Ireland poster

Exiled in Ireland

Movie · as Father Doolin

2026
Rage Against the Dying of the Light poster

Rage Against the Dying of the Light

Movie · as Self

2025
Fall to the Top poster

Fall to the Top

Movie · as Little Joe

2024
Oddity poster

Oddity

Movie · as Bernie

2023
Dublin Crust poster

Dublin Crust

Movie · as Terrence

2023
Callan Kicks The Year 2023 poster

Callan Kicks The Year 2023

Movie

2023
Clean Sweep poster

Clean Sweep

TV · as Mr. Sweeney (Bus Driver) · 3 eps

2021
Chicken Out poster

Chicken Out

Movie · as Mick

2020
Poster Boys poster

Poster Boys

Movie · as Joe

2020
Callan Kicks The Year poster

Callan Kicks The Year

TV · 1 ep

2019
Wretch poster

Wretch

Movie · as Peter Pringle

2019
Stephanie poster

Stephanie

Movie

2016
Wild Goose Lodge

Wild Goose Lodge

Movie · as Ribbonman

2015
Monged poster

Monged

Movie · as Corkfella

2008
Dick Dickman, P.I. poster

Dick Dickman, P.I.

Movie

2005
Joe Rooney Live From Vicar Street poster

Joe Rooney Live From Vicar Street

Movie

2003
Killinaskully poster

Killinaskully

TV · as Timmy, Timmy Higgins · 36 eps

1997
Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll poster

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

Movie · as Loco McCann

1995
Father Ted poster

Father Ted

TV · as Father Damien Lennon · 1 ep

1992
Into the Abyss poster

Into the Abyss

Movie · as Brother

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