Karl Shiels

Karl Shiels (1 January 1972 – 14 July 2019) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen.

Karl Shiels
Born1 January 1972
Chapelizod, Dublin, Ireland
Died (aged 47)
Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materGaiety School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active1998–2019
AgentLisa Richard
Notable workHenry IV, Part 1
Penelope
At Swim-Two-Birds
The Spanish Tragedy
The Duchess of Malfi
The Shadow of a Gunman
This Lime Tree Bower
TelevisionFair City (2014–2019)
Peaky Blinders
The Tudors
Into the Badlands
Titanic: Blood and Steel
The Clinic
Doctors
SpouseDearbhla (divorced)
PartnerLaura Honan
Children2
AwardsBest Actor
Dublin Theatre Festival 1999
Judge's Special Prize
The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2013

His stage roles included Henry IV, Part 1, Penelope, At Swim-Two-Birds, The Spanish Tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, The Shadow of a Gunman and This Lime Tree Bower. His screen roles included Fair City, Peaky Blinders and Batman Begins.

He died suddenly at the age of 47, with a play he had directed underway in Dublin and an ongoing screen role as Robbie Quinn in Fair City.

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