Jason O'Mara
{{Short description|Irish actor (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jason O'Mara
| image = Jason O'Mara (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = O'Mara in 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|8|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| citizenship = {{plainlist|
- Ireland
- United States
}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Paige Turco|2003|2017|reason=divorced}}
| children = 1
| relatives = Rebecca O'Mara (sister)
}}
Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish-American actor. He has starred in American television series Terra Nova (2011), Vegas (2012–13), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016–17) and The Man in the High Castle (2018–19). For his performance in The Siege of Jadotville (2016), he won an Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifta.ie/awards/nominees_2017/ |title=IFTA Film & Drama Nominees 2017 |work=Irish Film and Television Academy |access-date=10 April 2017}}
O'Mara also provided the voice of Batman in the DC Animated Movie Universe (2013–20) and Zeus on the Netflix series Blood of Zeus (2020–present).
Career
O'Mara performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's Bash.
He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He had lead roles in other series, including The Agency, Band of Brothers, Monarch of the Glen, High Stakes, Playing the Field, The Bill, Berkeley Square, and Reach for the Moon.
He has starred as lead character Sam Tyler in the U.S. remake of the British series Life on Mars.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2756228/life-on-mars-lands-actor-jason-omara-as-lead/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809034918/http://www.mtv.com/news/2756228/life-on-mars-lands-actor-jason-omara-as-lead/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2016|title=Life On Mars Lands Actor Jason O'Mara As Lead|author=Jace at Televisionary|website=MTV|date=28 June 2007|access-date=1 August 2016}} He also played Jim Shannon, the lead role in the 2011 Fox TV series Terra Nova.{{IMDb name|641816|Jason O'Mara}} He played Philip Marlowe in a 2007 pilot entitled Marlowe, that same year, he portrayed video game character. Albert Wesker, in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third film in the live-action Resident Evil film franchise, and the second sequel to Resident Evil.
O'Mara also played the role of George Washington in the History Channel miniseries Sons of Liberty (2015).
In both 2005 and 2008, O'Mara guest-starred on TNT's The Closer as Bill Croelick, a charming and psychotic man with a fixation on fire.
O'Mara also guest-starred in the Criminal Minds season two episode "The Last Word" as a serial killer. O'Mara appeared in One for the Money as Joe Morelli. He also appeared on Vegas as Jack Lamb.
O'Mara voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the DC Animated Movie Universe line of animated films, debuting in Justice League: War.{{cite news|url=http://nukethefridge.com/2015/01/14/jason-omara-on-batmans-role-in-justice-league-throne-of-atlantis-kevin-conroy-and-more/|title=Jason O'Mara on Batman's Role in Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Kevin Conroy, and More!|author=Salce, Chris|website=Nuke the Fridge|date=14 January 2015|access-date=2 August 2016|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821042704/http://nukethefridge.com/2015/01/14/jason-omara-on-batmans-role-in-justice-league-throne-of-atlantis-kevin-conroy-and-more/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/nycc-jason-omara-gaius-charles-unite-in-batman-bad-blood|title=NYCC: Jason O'Mara & Gaius Charles Unite In "Batman: Bad Blood"|author=Manning, Shaun|website=Comic Book Resources|date=19 October 2015|access-date=2 August 2016|archive-date=11 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211065538/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/nycc-jason-omara-gaius-charles-unite-in-batman-bad-blood|url-status=dead}}
O'Mara joined the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where he portrayed Jeffrey Mace, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
In October 2018, O'Mara joined the cast of The Man in the High Castle, where he portrays series regular Wyatt Price, a black market supplier of information to Juliana Crain about the comings and goings of alternate realities and their films.
In 2019, it was announced O'Mara would be starring in Netflix's Greek myth-influenced series Blood of Zeus as the god Zeus.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/gods-heroes-netflix-greek-mythology-anime-series-1202574353/|title=Netflix Orders 'Gods & Heroes' Greek Mythology Anime Series|date=12 March 2019|access-date=12 March 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood}}
Personal life
O'Mara married American actress Paige Turco in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in September 2003. They have one child. In 2009, O'Mara became an American citizen.{{cite web|url=http://parade.com/36310/thelmaadams/15-jason-o-mara/|title=Jason O'Mara on Risk Taking and Becoming an American Citizen|author=Adams, Thelma|website=Parade|date=14 January 2012}} The couple separated in May 2017 and Paige filed for divorce in June 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.celebretainment.com/celebrities/paige-turco-files-for-divorce-from-jason-o-mara/article_2d9df983-3073-51e5-93dd-e824de4bb994.html|title=Paige Turco files for divorce from Jason O'Mara|work=Celebretainment|date=19 June 2017|access-date=26 July 2017|archive-date=19 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619175744/http://www.celebretainment.com/celebrities/paige-turco-files-for-divorce-from-jason-o-mara/article_2d9df983-3073-51e5-93dd-e824de4bb994.html|url-status=dead}} She also sought joint legal custody of their son David and spousal support.{{cite news |title=Paige Turco files for divorce from Jason O'Mara |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/whatson-story/7379401-paige-turco-files-for-divorce-from-jason-o-mara/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=bramptonguardian.com |date=19 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207063304/https://www.bramptonguardian.com/whatson-story/7379401-paige-turco-files-for-divorce-from-jason-o-mara/ |archive-date=7 February 2019}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1996
| Medic | Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil" |
| rowspan="2"|1997
| Gobble | East Anglian Journalist |
| Q.E.D.
| Dr. Mills | Episode: "Cause of Death" |
| rowspan="2"|1998
| Billy Matters | 2 episodes |
| Berkeley Square
| Ned Jones | 10 episodes |
| 1999
| Donal | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2000
| The Bill | D.C.I. Richard Pallister | 4 episodes |
| 2000
| Jasper Hicks | Episode: "The Worsted Viper" |
| 2000–2002
| Lee Quinn | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="4"|2001
| Fergal MacClure | 6 episodes |
| High Stakes
| Greg Hayden | 12 episodes |
| Band of Brothers
| Thomas Meehan | 2 episodes |
| The Cassidys
| Dominic | Episode: "Honey, I Haven't Even Started Yet" |
| 2002
| Eastwick | Daryl Van Horne | Television film |
| 2002–2003
| A. B. Stiles | 22 episodes |
| 2004
| Dr. Keith Winters | Episode: "Complications" |
| 2005, 2008
| Bill Croelick | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2006
| Charles Conti | 13 episodes |
| Criminal Minds
| Mill Creek Killer | Episode: "The Last Word" |
| Drift
| Ray Hakansovich | Television film |
| 2006–2008
| Stuart Maxson | 5 episodes |
| 2007
| Marlowe | Philip Marlowe | Television film |
| 2008
| Phillip Robinson | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009
| Detective Sam Tyler | 18 episodes |
| 2009
| Trust Me | Stu Hoffman | Episode: "Before and After" |
| 2010
| unknown role | 6 episodes |
| 2011
| Jim Shannon | 13 episodes |
| 2012
| Dakota | Berringer | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2013
| Vegas | Deputy Jack Lamb | 21 episodes |
| 2013–2014
| Damian Boyle | 4 episodes |
| 2014
| Seth Rankin | Episode: "Dirty Deeds" |
| rowspan="2"|2015 |
| Complications
| John Ellison | 10 episodes |
| 2016–2017
| 14 episodes{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/marvels-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-cast-jason-omara-new-director-coulson-1201796500/|title='Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Casts Jason O'Mara As New Director|author=Petski, Denise|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=1 August 2016}} |
| 2018
| Ballers | Coach Davis | Episode: "No Small Talk" |
| 2018–2019
| Wyatt Price | 20 episodes {{cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-man-in-the-high-castle-season-3-release-date-plot-rumors-jason-omara-to-star-in-amazon-series-188400/|title='The Man in The High Castle' Season 3: Jason O'Mara to Star in Amazon Series|author=Leano, Edward|website=The Christian Post|date=23 June 2017}} |
| 2020–present
| Zeus, Elias (voice) |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| Max O'Neill | 5 episodes |
| Truth Be Told
| Joshua Keith |
| 2022
| Pale Man | Episode: "The Eternal Enemy" |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| Smother | Paul Madigan | 6 episodes |
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
| Otto | Episode: "The Mystery of Secrets" |
| 2024
| Liam |
=Web series=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2016
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | Director Jeffrey Mace | Episode: "John Hancock" |
References
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External links
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- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb name|0641816}}
{{IFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film}}
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Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Category:American Roman Catholics
Category:Irish emigrants to the United States
Category:Irish male film actors
Category:Irish male television actors
Category:Irish male voice actors
Category:People educated at St Michael's College, Dublin
Category:People from Sandycove
Category:20th-century Irish male actors