Don Wycherley Explained

Don Wycherley (born 15 September 1967, Skibbereen, County Cork) is an Irish actor. He played Father Cyril McDuff in Father Ted, Father Aidan O'Connell in Ballykissangel, and Raymond in Bachelors Walk.^[1]

Wycherley is a fluent Irish speaker.^[2] He is the brother-in-law of actress Tina Kellegher.^[3] His father was Florence Wycherley, an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork West from 1957 to 1961.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Father Ted (TV series; 1995 - 1998)
• Michael Collins (1996)
• Ballykissangel (TV series; 1998 - 2001)
• The General (1998)
• One Man's Hero (1999)
• Bachelors Walk (TV series; 2001–2003)
• Veronica Guerin (2003)
• Shrooms (2007)
• Garage (2007)
• Perrier's Bounty (2009)
• Ondine (2009)
• Zonad (2009)
• Pentecost (short film; 2011)
• Scúp (TV series; 2013)
• Moone Boy (TV series; 2014)
• Sing Street (2016)
• Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
• Flora and Son (2023)

IFTA Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result	Lost to
2007	Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television	The Running Mate		Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors)[5]
2007	Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film	Speed Dating		Brendan Conroy (Kings)[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shape I'm In: Don Wycherley, Actor. 9 March 2014. Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com .
2. Web site: My cultural life: Actor Don Wycherley . Independent News & Media . independent.ie . 23 October 2017 . 11 August 2018 .
3. Web site: Tina Kellegher on her meaty role in Hooked . Civic Theatre Dublin . civictheatre.ie . 22 September 2015 . 11 August 2018 .
4. Web site: Cumann Staire Journal 1997. ballingearyhs.com. en-US. 2017-04-22.
5. Web site: 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards Nominees - Actor in a Lead Role in Television . Irish Film & Television Awards . ifta.ie . 11 August 2018.
6. Web site: 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards Nominees - Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film . Irish Film & Television Awards . ifta.ie . 11 August 2018.