Biography
Des McAleer is a Belfast born actor of film, TV and stage.
Des McAleer
Acting
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Born
Movies
Handmade - A Tale of Stop-motion· 2023
Narrator
Lost Lives· 2019
Self (voice)
Out of Innocence· 2019
Père O'Reilly
The Children Act· 2018
Jim the Porter
National Theatre Live: The Seagull· 2016
Shamrayev
North· 2014
Richard
How I Live Now· 2013
Major McEvoy
My Week with Marilyn· 2011
Senior Policeman
Hunger· 2008
Mr Sands
Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand· 2006
Col. Burton C. Andrus
The Penalty King· 2006
Denis Cleghorn
Deadlines· 2005
Jim Prager
An Everlasting Piece· 2000
Mr. Black
When the Sky Falls· 2000
Angela's Ashes· 1999
Mr. Benson
I Want You· 1998
Flowers Salesman
Titanic Town· 1998
Finbar
This Is the Sea· 1997
Inspector Wilson
Butterfly Kiss· 1995
Eric McDermott
Life After Life· 1995
Paddy John O'Neill
Family· 1994
Ray Harris
Hidden Agenda· 1990
Sgt Kennedy
Shoot to Kill· 1990
CID Supt. Jimmy Richards
Coppers· 1988
Crossfire· 1988
Dermot Shea
No Man's Land· 1986
Anne Devlin· 1984
James Hope
Four Days in July· 1984
Eugene
The Schooner· 1983
Boatman
The Writing on the Wall· 1983
Major Bond
Juno and the Paycock· 1980
1st Furniture Removal Man
TV shows
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast· 2026
Father William
Hope Street· 2021
Barry Pettigrew
Death and Nightingales· 2018
Jim Rutledge
My Mother and Other Strangers· 2016
Ned Hanlon
The Crown· 2016
Philip Kinghorn Burbidge
Wuthering Heights· 2009
Joseph
Picking Up the Pieces· 1998
Bill Tansey
Touching Evil· 1997
DCI Frank Dolland
Safe And Sound· 1996
Tommy Delaney
Silent Witness· 1996
Between the Lines· 1992
Heartbeat· 1992
Matt Rawlings
The Paradise Club· 1989
DCS Flemyng
Casualty· 1986
Dave McGann
Screen Two· 1985
Paddy John O'Neill
The Bill· 1984