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Gavin Drea

Gavin Drea (born February 1990) is an Irish actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in the RTÉ series Love/Hate (2011), Resistance (2019), the BBC drama My Mother and Other Strangers (2017), and the Star series Wedding Season (2022). His voice work includes Cyberpunk 2077 (2020).

Gavin Drea
Drea at the British Library in 2023
BornFebruary 1990 (age 34)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Years active2010–present

Early life

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Gavin Drea was born in Dublin.[1] He attended Gonzaga College. He graduated from University College Dublin in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Film Studies.[2]

Career

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Drea made his television debut a 2010 episode of the TV3 series Jack Taylor. In 2011, he joined the cast of the RTÉ One drama Love/Hate for its second season as Luke. The following year, he made his feature film debut in Lenny Abrahamson's What Richard Did. Drea was cast in the Druid Theatre Company production of A Whisper in the Dark, which was staged in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For his performance as Des, Drea was nominated for the Irish Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor.[3]

This was followed in 2014 by roles in Philadelphia, Here I Come! at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast and Breaking Dad at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. That same year, Drea founded the comedy collective Dreamgun with Stephen Colfer, Heber Hanly and James McDonnell, through which they had a comedy show and podcast titled Dreamgun Film Reads.[4]

Drea returned to television when he appeared in the 2016 History Channel docudrama Barbarians Rising. In 2017, he played Barney Quinn in the BBC Northern Ireland drama My Mother and Other Strangers[5] and appeared in the space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. The following year, he played Laertes in Hamlet at the Gate Theatre.[6] He would go on to reprise the role at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn. He also starred in the Irish film We Ourselves.

Drea portrayed Michael Collins in the 2019 RTÉ miniseries Resistance, taking over the role from Sebastian Thommen, who had portrayed Collins in Rebellion back in 2016.[7] Also in 2019, Drea appeared in Blood Wedding at the Young Vic in London.[8] He had small film roles in Sweetness in the Belly and My Salinger Year.

In 2022, Drea starred as Stefan opposite Rosa Salazar in the series Wedding Season, made for the Star platform on Disney+. Drea performed his own wire stunt for the series.[9] He also had recurring roles in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla as Eadric Streona and the Hulu miniseries adaptation of Daisy Jones & the Six as Nicky Fitzgerald, Daisy's (Riley Keogh) antagonistic husband.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 What Richard Did Stephen O'Brien
2014 Cruelty Jude Short film
2017 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Sergent Cooper
2018 Vanilla Smell Short film
2018 We Ourselves Mikey
2019 Break Us Mark Short film
2019 Sweetness in the Belly Phillip
2020 My Salinger Year Mark
2024 Sharp Corner Erickson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Jack Taylor Christian Tracey Episode: "The Priest"
2011 Love/Hate Luke Season 2 (6 episodes)
2016 Éirí Amach Amú Mick 1 episode
2016 Barbarians Rising Alaric Docudrama (2 episodes)
2017 My Mother and Other Strangers Barney Quinn Miniseries
2018 The Alienist Roundsmen Barclay Episode: "Silver Smile"
2018 Origin Andrew Episode: "A Total Stranger"
2019 Resistance Michael Collins Main role
2022 Vikings: Valhalla Eadric Streona Season 1 (3 episodes)
2022 Wedding Season Stefan Main role
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Nicky Fitzgerald Miniseries (3 episodes)
2024 Baby Reindeer Shea Miniseries (1 episode)

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 World War Z Cutter II
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Flann Sinna [11]
Cyberpunk 2077 V
2023 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 DruidMurphy: A Whistle in the Dark Des International tour
2014 Philadelphia, Here I Come! Private Gar Lyric Theatre, Belfast
2014 Breaking Dad Traolach Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
2015 DruidShakespeare Various Ireland tour
2017 Tribes Daniel Gate Theatre, Dublin
2018 Hamlet Laertes Gate Theatre, Dublin / St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn
2019 Blood Wedding Leonardo Young Vic, London

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Irish Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actor DruidMurphy: A Whistle in the Dark Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Love/Hate's Luke: Life goes on – but with more hair!". Independent.ie. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Two recent UCD graduates shortlisted Irish Times Theatre Awards". University College Dublin. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ Goyal, Darshita (15 September 2022). "Gavin Drea Is Just As Funny Off Screen As His Wedding Season Character Is On Screen". Bustle. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ Fetherston, Sinann (27 July 2018). "Going Back To The Future with Dreamgun Film Reads". RTÉ. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ Flynn, Fiona (6 January 2019). "Here's where you recognise the stars of RTÉ's 'Resistance' from". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ Clement, Olivia (15 May 2018). "Ruth Negga to Play Title Role in Dublin Hamlet". Playbill. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ Turbridy, Ryan (7 January 2019). "Gavin Drea - being Michael Collins". RTÉ Radio. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Inside... Blood Wedding". Young Vic. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ Browning, Matt (9 September 2022). "'I didn't tell my mum' Wedding Season star Gavin Drea kept daring stunt a secret". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ^ Donohoe, Amy (31 March 2023). "Dublin actor Gavin Drea on becoming the 'Irish prince' in new series Daisy Jones and the Six". Independent.ie. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ Cashin, Rory (14 December 2020). "Love/Hate actor is the star of one of 2020's biggest games". Lovin Dublin. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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