Colm Ó Maonlaí (born 10 December 1966) is an Irish actor, best known for playing Tom Banks in EastEnders from April to November 2002. He has also played roles in The Bill and Doctors.[1] He also had a brief spell playing the tin whistle in Shane MacGowan's band, The Pogues.[citation needed]

Additionally he has appeared on stage, his first appearance being Coisimo de Medici in a production of Gallelleo Gallellei at The Abby Theatre.[2]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Middleton's Changeling Alsemero
1999 Knocking on Death's Door Young Doc Hadley
1999 I Could Read the Sky Martin
1999 The Haunting of Hell House Reginald
2002 Chaos Barry the Factory Manager
2003 A Place to Stay Seán

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2000–2001 Ros na Rún Cathal Ó Fiannachta 15 episodes
2002 EastEnders Tom Banks 74 episodes
2004 Doctors Steve Welland Episode: "A Secret Life"
2004 The Bill Sean Flynn Episode: "The Cold Winter Blues"
2006–2008 Fair City Detective Rory Goff 5 episodes
2013 Deception Dara Baker 3 episodes

References edit

  1. ^ "Colm set for Irish film first.(News) - Sunday Mirror (London, England) | HighBeam Research". 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Nolan Muldoon Agency | Colm Ó Maonlaí". nolanmuldoonagency.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.