Impressing the prestigious Irish Repertory Theatre’s artistic leadership, Ciaran was cast alongside a host of Broadway veterans in their 25th Anniversary season opener, Brian Friel’s Bloody Sunday play The Freedom of the City.

Following his professional acting debut the former plasterer steadily built a name for himself as a journeyman actor, appearing throughout the U.S. in numerous Regional and Off Broadway productions, most notably Studio Theatre’s multiple Helen Hayes Award nominated production of Moment, alongside two-time Drama Desk Award winning actor Dearbhla Molloy.

Garnering wider recognition, producers Edward Burns and Steven Spielberg cast the Irishman in his U.S. television debut, TNT’s crime drama Public Morals, starring alongside series creator Burns, and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Brian Dennehy.

Michael Mailer Films’ award winning indie period drama The Second Sun marked Ciaran’s feature film debut, with the Northern Irishman succeeding this to critical acclaim for his portrayal of washed up antihero P.I. Angus McGlaughlin, in Mailer Tuchman Media’s psychological thriller DieRy.

With multiple projects in development and latest features Little Audrey, The Best Friend, and Mailer Tuchman Media’s Storyteller, starring Golden Globe, SAG, and Academy Award winning actor, F. Murray Abraham, all slated for 2024/25 production/release, the former Northern Ireland builder’s tools remain happily on ice.

Ciaran lives in New York City with his wife and daughters.