Paul Hickey was born in Dublin but has been based in London for many years now. He has appeared in nearly all the major London theatres... including many acclaimed performances at the National Theatre and the Royal Court. On television he is particularly well known as Lafferty from The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Dr Cohen in Whitechappel; the dodgy Fr O'Shea in the iconic Father Ted; Doctor Who's hapless Inspector Gregson and Johno in the hit Virgin/BBC show RedRock. He has appeared in many other acclaimed productions including the BBC's award winning Three Girls, Stephen Poliakoff's Friends & Crocodiles, the Oscar winning Saving Private Ryan and HBO's Catherine the Great, with Helen Mirren... Paul will appear in the later episodes of the eagerly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon and is currently shooting a new 7 part drama for Apple, which will be released in 2023.
