Johnny Ward (actor)

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| name = Johnny Ward

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|05|21}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1996–present

| television = {{nowrap|Love/Hate
Fair City
Dancing with the Stars}}

}}

Johnny Ward (born 21 May 1987) is an Irish actor from Walkinstown, Dublin. He is best known for his role as Pauley in the fifth series of the RTÉ drama series Love/Hate, for playing the part of controversial kidnapper, Ciaran Holloway in Fair City, and starring alongside Sean Penn in the 2011 comedy-drama This Must Be the Place.

Career

In 2014, Johnny starred in his breakthrough role of Pauley in the Irish drama, Love/Hate.{{Cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/interview-with-johnny-ward-of-love-hate-1.1959403 | title=► VIDEO: Interview with Johnny Ward of Love/Hate | newspaper=The Irish Times }}{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/spoiler-alert-lovehates-pauley-on-that-shocking-scene-30695088.html| title = SPOILER ALERT: Love/Hate's Pauley on that shocking scene - Independent.ie| date = 27 October 2014}}

He has played six different roles in Fair City.https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/johnny-ward-says-played-six-22094869.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

In December 2018, Ward was named as one of the eleven celebrities taking part in the third series of Dancing with the Stars.{{Cite journal|date=2018-12-06|title=Johnny Ward is latest to join Dancing with the Stars|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/1206/1015606-johnny-ward-is-latest-to-join-dancing-with-the-stars/|language=en}} Ward was partnered with British dancer, Emily Barker. They reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as runners-up to Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/mair%C3%A9ad-ronan-wins-dancing-with-the-stars-1.3837655|title=► VIDEO: Mairéad Ronan wins Dancing with the Stars|website=www.irishtimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-20}}

Personal life

Ward was born and raised in Walkinstown, a suburb in South Dublin. He attended Templeogue College. His sister Maureen is a talent agent; together they run a performing arts school.

While taking part in Dancing with the Stars, Ward's father, John, died after a long battle with cancer the day before Ward was due to perform in the ninth live show. Ward was given the option to have a week off from the competition and return in Week 10 but he chose to perform in honour of his father.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/johnny-ward-fulfills-fathers-wish-with-powerful-dancing-with-the-stars-performance-one-day-after-his-death-37873985.html|title=Johnny Ward fulfills father's wish with powerful Dancing With The Stars performance one day after his death|website=Independent.ie|date=3 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-20}}

Ward married Brenda Murphy on 8 July 2023 in Kilcullen, County Kildare.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Anna |date=9 July 2023 |title=How They Met: Actor Johnny Ward's lockdown love story with wife Brenda |url=https://evoke.ie/2023/07/09/entertainment/celebrity/how-they-met-johnny-ward-brenda-murphy |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=Evoke |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Actor Johnny Ward Married His Beautiful Bride On A Gorgeous Summer Day |url=https://www.weddingsonline.ie/blog/actor-johnny-ward-married-his-beautiful-bride/ |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=weddingsonline |date=13 October 2023 |language=en}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Film ! Character(s)
1996 \| The Boy from Mercury \| Classroom schoolboy
2011 \| This Must Be the Place \| Steven
2012 \|Dollhouse \|Eanna
2016 \|Mammal \|Sully

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Year

! Film

! Character(s)

1996

| The Boy from Mercury

| Classroom schoolboy

2011

| This Must Be the Place

| Steven

2012

|Dollhouse

|Eanna

2016

|Mammal

|Sully

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role
2005 \|Fair City \|Kurt Whelan
2007 \|Prosperity \| Marcus
2008 \| Raw \| Mugger
2011 \|Primeval \| Ted
2014 \|The Centre \|Vinnie Corcoran
2014 \|Love/Hate \|Pauley
2015 \|The Clan of the Cave Bear \|Broud
2016–2017, 2019, 2024– \|Fair City \|Ciaran Holloway
2019 \| Dancing with the Stars (Ireland) \| Himself

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

2005

|Fair City

|Kurt Whelan

2007

|Prosperity

| Marcus

2008

| Raw