Peter Coonan

Academy Member

Working across Film, TV and Theatre, Peter Coonan is best known for his role as Fran on the Irish TV Drama Love/Hate, for which he won an IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television in 2014.

Coonan has also appeared in the films Between the Canals, What Richard Did, Life's A Breeze and television projects including Crisis Eile, Quirke and Newsbag.

Other projects have included the lead role in the feature film Get Up and Go and of Anglo Irish Bank former Chief Executive David Drumm in the feature film The Guarantee.

In 2019, Coonan took on the role of John Naylor in the crime drama series Dublin Murders, and appeared in the Irish-language feature film Arracht.

2021 saw Coonan star in another Irish-lanugage feature film, Doineann for which he received an IFTA Award nomination in the Best Actor in a Lead Role - Film categoray for 2022. His performance in crima drama series Hidden Assets also saw him nominated for the IFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Drama in the same year.

In 2025, Peter was nominated for two IFTA Awards, his lead role in King Frankie and his supporting role in Kathleen is here.

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"I was over the moon, it means a hell of a lot. It's a great moment"

Peter Coonan
(on receiving his IFTA Win)

Awards & Recognition

King frankie

IFTA Nominee, Actor in a Lead Role - Film (2025)

Kathleen is Here

IFTA Nominee, Actor in a Supporting Role - Film (2025)

Doineann

IFTA Nominee, Actor in a Lead Role - Film (2022)

Hidden Assets

IFTA Nominee, Actor in a Supporting Role - Drama (2022)

Love/Hate

Irish Film & Television Awards – Won – Best Supporting Actor - Television (2014)
Irish Film & Television Awards – Nominated – Best Supporting Actor - Television (2013)

Key Credits

King Frankie (2024), Frankie
Kathleen is Here (2024), Rory
Medicinal (2024), Ciaran
Cat amd mouse (2024),mouse
storyland (2024), Dr Carolan
The Gates (2023), George Sheppard
Bad Sisters (2022), Ben
Tar Anseo (2022), Don Jose
The Irish Civil War (2022), W.T Cosgrove
Hidden Assets (2021-present), Fionn Brannigan
Doineann (2021), Tomás
Dublin Murders (2019), John Naylor
Arracht (2019), Bailey
Penance (2018), Father Eoin O'Donnell (young)
The Guarantee (2014) David Drumm / The Central Banker
Love/Hate (2011-2014) Fran
Get Up and Go (2014) Alex
Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder (2014) Pimp
Quirke (2014) Brendan Boyle
The Siege 1922 (2013) Séan Ó Muirthile / Dermot MacManus / Simon Donnelly
Doghouse (2013) Doug Stepton
An Crisis (2013) Sean Sheehan
What Richard Did (2012) Bouncer
King of the Travellers (2012) Mickey the Bags Moorehouse

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