Danny O'Carroll

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}

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| known_for = Buster Brady in Mrs. Brown's Boys and All Round to Mrs. Brown's

| father = Brendan O'Carroll

| mother = Doreen Dowdall

| spouse = {{marriage|Amanda Woods|2007|2024|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}}

| children = 2

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| relatives = Brendan O'Carroll Jnr (Brother)
Eric O'Carroll (Brother)
Fiona O'Carroll (Sister)
Eilish O'Carroll (Aunt)
Jennifer Gibney (Stepmother)

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Danny O'Carroll (born 16 October 1983){{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGat5CWB-GM/|title=All I wanted for my birthday in one picture thank you all for the birthday wishes|date=16 October 2020|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=16 January 2022|last=O'Carroll|first=Danny}} is an Irish actor and producer. He is best known for portraying Buster Brady (associate of the son of matriarch Agnes Brown) on stage, and in the BBC and RTÉ television sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0427/1224295545129.html|newspaper=The Irish Times|first=Ronan|last=McGreevy|title=Necessity the mammy of invention as O'Carroll's Mrs Brown is up for Bafta|date=27 April 2011|access-date=2 December 2020|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719233832/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/necessity-the-mammy-of-invention-as-o-carroll-s-mrs-brown-is-up-for-bafta-1.582087|url-status=dead}}

Early life and family

O'Carroll was born on 16 October 1983 in Dublin.{{cite news|url=http://young-perspective.net/danny-ocarroll-shrugs-critics-hate/|title=Danny O'Carroll shrugs off critics' hate|first=Donagh|last=Corby|date=14 November 2014}} He is the son of Brendan O'Carroll, who plays Agnes Brown in the series,{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0911/1164564-mrs-browns-boys-star-confirms-christmas-special/|title=Mrs Brown's Boys star confirms Christmas special|publisher=RTÉ News|date=11 September 2020}} as well as the brother of Fiona O'Carroll, nephew of Eilish O'Carroll, and stepson of Jennifer Gibney, all of whom also feature in the series.{{cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-01-01/mrs-brown-related/|title=Mrs Brown's Boys family tree – how the cast and characters are related|work=Radio Times|date=1 January 2020}} As a teenager, O'Carroll was diagnosed with dyslexia, which his father and brother Eric were also diagnosed with around the same time.{{cite web |last1=Caden |first1=Sarah |title=Of chips and old blocks |url=https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/of-chips-and-old-blocks-26225281.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=8 April 2023 |date=10 October 2004}}

Career

As well as Mrs. Brown's Boys, O'Carroll also starred in and was an executive producer of the Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639985/|title=Danny O'Carroll|website=IMDb }} Channel 4 offered him an international travel series.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/mrs-browns-boys-star-danny-2485979|title=Mrs Brown's Boys star Danny O'Carroll: 'I was bullied at school because of dad's shows'|date=24 October 2013|quote=The 30-year-old actor has just two days of filming left to do on the Mrs Brown movie.}} Due to family commitments, O'Carroll declined the opportunity to participate in Dancing on Ice in 2019.{{cite news|url=https://extra.ie/2020/06/20/entertainment/celebrity/mrs-brown-boys-danny-ocarroll-dancing-on-ice|title=Mrs Brown's Boys' Danny O'Carroll reveals why he declined a spot on Dancing On Ice|first=Aoihin|last=Bryant|date=20 June 2020}}

On 10 December 2024, O'Carroll was announced to be taking part in the eighth season of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rebecca |date=2024-12-10 |title=Mrs Brown's Boys actor joins Dancing With The Stars lineup |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41533241.html |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}

Personal life

O'Carroll lives in County Donegal. He is involved in fundraising for various causes, including autism, mental health and childhood illnesses.{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2014/12/06/dannys-night-of-the-stars-raises-e20000-for-donegal-charities/|title=Danny's Night of the Stars raises €20,000 for Donegal charities|date=6 December 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2016/05/21/busters-amazing-charity-night-raises-over-e50000-for-buncrana-pier-tragedy-and-pieta-house/|title=Buster's amazing charity night raises over €50,000 for Buncrana pier tragedy and Pieta House|date=21 May 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/he-has-given-our-son-the-chance-he-deserves-danny-ocarroll-makes-30k-donation-to-toddler-with-cerebral-palsy-35318247.html|title='He has given our son the chance he deserves' - Danny O'Carroll makes €30k donation to toddler with cerebral palsy|work=Irish Independent|first=Jason|last=Kennedy|date=24 December 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/11/20/danny-just-busting-to-help-st-eunans-college/|title=Danny just 'busting' to help St Eunan's College|date=20 November 2020}}

Since 2007, O'Carroll has been married to Amanda Woods. Woods plays Betty Brown in the show and has two children with O'Carroll. In 2024 O'Carroll confirmed his separation from Woods.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=Mrs Brown's Boys' Danny O'Carroll appears to confirm new romance |url=https://evoke.ie/2024/09/10/entertainment/danny-ocarroll-new-romance |access-date=2024-12-09 |language=en-GB}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Film ! Character(s)
1999 \| Angela's Ashes \| Clarke
2000 \| When the Sky Falls \| Shaughnessy's son
2014 \| Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie \| Buster Brady

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Year

! Film

! Character(s)

1999

| Angela's Ashes

| Clarke

2000

| When the Sky Falls

| Shaughnessy's son

2014

| Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie

| Buster Brady

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role
2002–2008 \| Mrs Brown's Boys The Original Series \| {{br list \| Simon Brown \| Buster Brady}}
2008 \| Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice \| CD printing worker
2011–present \| Mrs. Brown's Boys \| Buster Brady
2017–2022 \| All Round to Mrs. Brown's \| Buster Brady
2018 \| For Facts Sake \| Self

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Year

! Title

! Role

2002–2008

| Mrs Brown's Boys The Original Series

| {{br list | Simon Brown | Buster Brady}}

2008

| Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice

| CD printing worker

2011–present

| Mrs. Brown's Boys