The Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor was an award bestowed by the Irish Film & Television Academy celebrating outstanding performances by actors in supporting roles in films and television dramas. It was a joint category until 2005, where actors were nominated from films and television dramas for the same award. The 3rd Irish Film & Television Awards introduced the current separate categories: Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Film and Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Television.

Winners and nominees

2003-2004

Year Winner Film/Television Drama Role
2003 David Wilmot[1] Intermission Oscar
Colin Farrell Intermission Lehiff
Ciarán Hinds Veronica Guerin John Traynor
Gerard McSorley Veronica Guerin John Gilligan
Owen Roe Any Time Now Frank O'Halloran
2004 Peter O'Toole[2] Troy Priam, King of Troy
Colum Convey Holy Cross Gerry McClure
Gary Lydon The Clinic Mr. Patrick Murray
Ciarán Nolan Man About Dog Scud Murphy
Jim Norton Proof Ronan Corcoran

Film

2000s

Year Winner Film Role
2005 David Kelly[3] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Grandpa Joe
Seán McGinley On a Clear Day Eddie
Cillian Murphy Batman Begins Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Tadgh Murphy Boy Eats Girl Diggs
2006 Liam Cunningham[4] The Wind That Shakes the Barley Dan
Pádraic Delaney The Wind That Shakes the Barley Teddy O'Donovan
Gerard McSorley Middletown Bill Hunter
Stephen Rea Breakfast on Pluto Bertie Vaughan
2007 Brendan Conroy[5] Kings Git
Donal O'Kelly Kings Jap Kavanagh
Conor J. Ryan Garage David
Don Wycherley Speed Dating Detective Noel Long
2008 Liam Cunningham[6] Hunger Father Dominic Moran
Stuart Graham Hunger Raymond Lohan
Gerard McSorley Anton Detective Lynch
Peter O'Toole Dean Spanley Fisk Senior (Horatio)
2009 Aidan Quinn[7] The Eclipse Nicholas Holden
Simon Delaney Happy Ever Afters Dessie
Michael Fassbender Fish Tank Connor O'Reily
Michael Gambon Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Albus Dumbledore

2010s

Year Winner Film Role
2010 Pierce Brosnan[8] The Ghost Adam Peter Bennett
Colin Farrell The Way Back Valka
Brendan Gleeson Perrier's Bounty Clifford
Cillian Murphy Inception Robert Michael Fischer
2011 Chris O'Dowd[9] Bridesmaids Officer Nathan Rhodes
Liam Cunningham The Guard Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
Brendan Gleeson Albert Nobbs Dr. Holloran
Ciarán Hinds The Debt David Peretz
2012 Domhnall Gleeson[10] Anna Karenina Konstantin "Kostya" Dmitrievich Levin
Ciarán Hinds The Woman in Black Samuel "Sam" Daily
Michael McElhatton Death of a Superhero James Clarke
David Wilmot Shadow Dancer Kevin Mulville
2013 Michael Fassbender[11] 12 Years a Slave Edwin Epps
Colin Farrell Saving Mr. Banks
Edward MacLiam Run & Jump
Peter McDonald The Stag The Machine
2014 Domhnall Gleeson[12] Frank Jon Burroughs
Allen Leech The Imitation Game John Cairncross
James Nesbitt Gold Frank McGunn
Andrew Scott Pride Gethin Roberts
2015 Jack Reynor[13] Sing Street Brendan Lalor
Sean T. Ó Meallaigh The Callback Queen Daithí Carroll
Domhnall Gleeson Brooklyn Jim Farrell
Owen Roe Pursuit Mr. King
Michael Smiley My Name Is Emily Robert Egan
2016 Jason O'Mara[14] The Siege of Jadotville Company Sergeant Jack Prendergast
Colin Farrell Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Percival Graves
Brendan Gleeson Trespass Against Us Colby Cutler
Ciarán Hinds Bleed for This Angelo Pazienza
Chris Walley The Young Offenders Jock Murphy
2017 Barry Keoghan[15] The Killing of a Sacred Deer Martin Lang
Jacob McCarthy The Drummer and The Keeper
Andrew Scott Handsome Devil Dan Sherry
Fionn Walton Cardboard Gangsters Dano
Barry Ward Maze Gordon
2018-2019 David Wilmot[16] Ordinary Love Peter
Lorcan Cranitch The Dig Sean McKenna
Dara Devaney Arracht Patsy
Barry Keoghan Calm with Horses Dymphna
Ian Lloyd Anderson Dublin Oldschool Daniel
Stephen Rea Black '47 Conneely

2020s

Year Winner Film Role
2020 Barry Ward[17] Dating Amber Ian Cotter
Brian Gleeson Death of a Ladies' Man Ben
Colm Meaney Pixie Dermot O'Brien
Conleth Hill Herself Aido
Ned Dennehy Undergods Harry
2021 Ciarán Hinds[18] Belfast Pop
Jamie Dornan Belfast Pa
Cillian Ó'Gairbhí Foscadh Dave
Dean Quinn Who We Love Simon
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor The Bright Side Andy
2022[19] Pierce Brosnan Black Adam Doctor Fate / Kent Nelson
Colin Farrell The Batman Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Brendan Gleeson The Banshees of Inisherin Colm Doherty
Barry Keoghan The Banshees of Inisherin Dominic Kearney
Paul Mescal God's Creatures Brian O'Hara
Andrew Scott Catherine Called Birdy Lord Rollo

Television Drama

2000s

Year Winner Television Drama Role
2005 Garrett Lombard[3] Pure Mule Scobie
Gary Lydon The Clinic Mr. Patrick Murray
John Lynch The Baby War Pierce O'Carroll
Chris O'Dowd The Clinic Brendan Davenport
2006 Gary Lydon[4] The Clinic Mr. Patrick Murray
Liam Cunningham Murphy's Law Drew Johnstone
Allen Leech Legend Willy
Chris O'Dowd Showbands Mervin Mooney
2007 Nick Dunning[5] The Tudors Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire
Leroy Harris Prosperity Conroy
Eamonn Hunt The Running Mate Paudie Counihan
Gary Lydon The Clinic Mr. Patrick Murray
2008 Peter O'Toole[6] The Tudors Pope Paul III
Michael Fassbender The Devil's Whore Thomas Rainsborough
David Herlihy The Clinic Nurse Liam Smith
John Kavanagh George Gently Doyle
2009 Stephen Rea[7] Father & Son Augustine Flynn
Declan Conlon Fair City Turlough Norris
Diarmuid Noyes Pure Mule – The Last Weekend Dean
Owen Roe Val Falvey, TD Pat Daly

2010s

Year Winner Television Drama Role
2010 Stephen Rea[8] Single Handed Sean Doyle
Brian Gleeson Love/Hate Hughie "Cueball" Power
Seán McGinley Wild Decembers O'Dea
Eamon Morrissey Fair City Cass Cassidy
2011 Tom Vaughan-Lawlor[9] Love/Hate Nigel "Nidge" Delaney
Brendan Coyle Downton Abbey Mr. Bates
Aidan Gillen Game of Thrones Littlefinger
Robert Sheehan Misfits Nathan Young
2012 Andrew Scott[10] Sherlock Jim Moriarty
Peter Coonan Love/Hate Fran Cooney
Allen Leech Downton Abbey Tom Branson
Chris O'Dowd Moone Boy Seán Caution Murphy
2013 Peter Coonan[11] Love/Hate Fran Cooney
Liam Cunningham Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth
Aidan Gillen Game of Thrones Littlefinger
Allen Leech Downton Abbey Tom Branson
2014 Stephen Rea[12] The Honourable Woman Sir Hugh Hayden
John Connors Love/Hate Patrick Ward
Liam Cunningham Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth
Andrew Scott Sherlock Jim Moriarty
2015 Moe Dunford[13] Vikings Aethelwulf
Ned Dennehy Dickensian Ebenezer Scrooge
Liam Cunningham Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth
Robert O'Mahoney An Klondike Jacob Hopkins
Stephen Rea War & Peace Prince Vassily Kuragin
2016 Ned Dennehy[14] An Klondike Captain Pat Galvin
Liam Cunningham Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth
Moe Dunford Vikings Aethelwulf
Andrew Scott The Hollow Crown King Louis XI of France
Robert Sheehan Fortitude Vladek Klimov
2017 Liam Cunningham[15] Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth
Moe Dunford Vikings Aethelwulf
Aidan Gillen Game of Thrones Littlefinger
Owen McDonnell Paula DI "Mac" McArthur
Jason O'Mara Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jeffrey Mace / The Patriot
2018-2019 Mark O'Halloran[16] The Virtues Craigy
Liam Cunningham Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth
Barry Keoghan Chernobyl Pavel Gremov
Owen McDonnell Killing Eve Niko Polastri
Cillian O’Gairbhi Blood Barry Flood
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Dublin Murders Frank Mackey

2020s

Year Winner Television Drama Role
2020 Fionn O'Shea[17] Normal People Jamie
Desmond Eastwood Normal People Niall
Éanna Hardwicke Smother Joe Ryan
Colm Meaney Gangs of London Finn Wallace
Andrew Scott His Dark Materials Colonel John Parry
2021 Ciarán Hinds[18] Kin Eamon Cunningham
Peter Coonan Hidden Assets Fionn Brannigan
Owen McDonnell Three Families Mark Ryan
Emmett J. Scanlan Kin Jimmy Kinsella
Andrew Scott The Pursuit of Love Lord Merlin
2022 Moe Dunford The Dry Jack
Brian Gleeson Bad Sisters Tom Claffin
Ciarán Hinds The Dry Tom Sheridan
Daryl McCormack Bad Sisters Matt Claffin
Michael Smiley Bad Sisters Roger Muldoon
Tommy Tiernan Conversations with Friends Dennis Flynn

See also

References

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