O'Mara, Jason 1972- (Jason O'Meara)

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O'Mara, Jason 1972- (Jason O'Meara)

PERSONAL

Born August 6, 1972, in Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland; son of Stephen and Veronica (a writer and in the theatre) O'Mara; married Paige Turco (an actress), September 19, 2003; children: David. Education: Trinity College Dublin, B.A. (with honors), drama and theatre studies.

Addresses:

Agent—Innovative Artists, 1505 Tenth St., Santa Monica, CA 90401; International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, Ninth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Actor. Participated in various events for the stage.

Awards, Honors:

Irish Student Drama Association recognition (with others), first place in student competition, 1995, for Talk Radio; Irish Theatre Award nomination, best supporting actor, 2002, for bash.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Oscar Wilde, Oscar and Speranza, Ireland, 1993.

Barry Champlain, Talk Radio, Trinity College Dublin Players, produced in a festival competition, 1995.

Myles Valine, The Man Who Became a Legend, Abbey Theatre, Peacock Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1995.

Horatio, Hamlet, Second Age Theatre Company, Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin, Ireland, c. 1995-96.

Michael Gillane, Cathleen Ni Houlihan, National Theatre, Rainbow over Waterloo Festival, c. 1995-96.

Narrator and spoken vocals, L'histoire du soldat (also known as The Soldier's Tale and Die Geschichte vom Soldaten), The Warehouse, London, 1996.

Robert Treacher, Strangers on a Train, Gateway Theatre, Chester, England, 1996.

Flow Like Honey, London New Play Festival, London, c. 1996.

Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Harrogate Repertory Theatre, Harrogate, England, 1997.

Nick, What the Butler Saw, Harrogate Repertory Theatre, 1997.

Paul, Absent Friends, Harrogate Repertory Theatre, 1997.

Popcorn, Apollo Theatre, London, 1997-98.

Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and Barbican Theatre, London, both 1998.

Don Mathias, The Jew of Malta, Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, London, 1999.

Joey, The Homecoming, Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, Comedy Theatre, London, and Lincoln Center Festival, John Jay College Theatre, New York City, all 2001.

John, bash (also known as bash—latterday plays), Gate Theatre, 2001.

Appeared in other productions, including an appearance as Daniel "Dan" Burke, In the Shadow of the Glen.

Major Tours:

Don Mathias, The Jew of Malta, Almeida Theatre Company, English cities, 1999.

Stage Work:

Director, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, Trinity College Dublin, Samuel Beckett Centre, Dublin, Ireland, c. 1990.

Television Appearances; Series:

Ned Jones, Berkeley Square, BBC and PBS, 1998.

Ben Collier, Reach for the Moon (also known as Rocket to the Moon), London Weekend Television, 2000.

Lee Quinn, Playing the Field, BBC, c. 2000.

Fergal MacClure, Monarch of the Glen, BBC, 2001, also broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC America, c. 2001.

Greg Hayden, High Stakes, Independent Television (England), beginning 2001.

A. B. Stiles, The Agency (also known as CIA: The Agency, The Agency—Im Fadenkreuz der C.I.A., Agentit, Espion d'etat, and La agencia), CBS, 2002-2003.

Charles Conti, In Justice, ABC, 2006.

Stuart Maxson, Men in Trees (also known as A ferfi fan terem and Teoria miehistae), ABC, 2007-2008.

Sam Tyler, Life on Mars, ABC, beginning 2008.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

First lieutenant Thomas Meehan, Band of Brothers, HBO, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

East Anglican journalist, Gobble, BBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dr. Mills, Cause of Death, [Great Britain], 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Medic, "Deliver Us from Evil," Soldier Soldier, Independent Television (England), 1996.

Billy Matters, "Once in a Lifetime," Peak Practice, Independent Television (England), 1998.

Billy Matters, "Two Things Stand Like Stone," Peak Practice, Independent Television (England), 1998.

Detective chief inspector Richard Pallister, "Kiss Off," The Bill, Independent Television (England), 1999.

Detective chief inspector Richard Pallister, "Old Flame," The Bill, Independent Television (England), 1999.

Detective chief inspector Richard Pallister, "Push It," The Bill, Independent Television (England), 1999.

Unfinished Business, BBC, 1999 (multiple episodes).

Officer Richard Pallister, "The Trial of Eddie Santini," The Bill, Independent Television (England), 2000.

Jake Hicks, "The Worsted Viper," The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, BBC, 2000, also broadcast on BBC America.

(As Jason O'Meara) Dominic, "Honey, I Haven't Even Started Yet," The Cassidys, RTE (Ireland), 2001.

Himself, Live Talk, Independent Television (England), 2001.

Dr. Keith Winters, "Complications," CSI: Miami (also known as CSI Miami), CBS, 2004.

Narrator, "Ireland," Nature, PBS, 2004.

Narrator, "Shark Mountain," Nature, PBS, 2004.

Bill Croelick, "Fatal Retraction," The Closer (also known as L.A.: Enquetes prioritaires and Se apostasi anapnois), TNT, 2005.

Mill Creek killer, "The Last Word," Criminal Minds (also known as Quantico, Criminal Minds—FBI tutjijat, Esprits criminels, Gyilkos elmek, Kurjuse kannul, and Mentes criminales), CBS, 2006.

Phillip, "Piece of My Heart," Grey's Anatomy (also known as Complications, Procedure, Surgeons, Under the Knife, and Grey's Anatomy—Die jungen Aerzte), ABC, 2008.

Phillip, "Where the Wild Things Are," Grey's Anatomy (also known as Complications, Procedure, Surgeons, Under the Knife, and Grey's Anatomy—Die jungen Aerzte), ABC, 2008.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Daryl Van Horne (the Devil), Eastwick, Fox, 2002.

Danny Taylor, Countdown, ABC, 2004.

Charles Conti, In Justice, ABC, 2006.

Detective Ray Hakansovich, Drift, ABC, 2006.

Philip Marlowe (title role), "Choices," Marlowe, ABC, 2007.

Sam Tyler, Life on Mars, ABC, 2008.

Television Work; Pilots:

Producer, "Choices," Marlowe, ABC, 2007.

Film Appearances:

Father Pat, Summertime (short film), Storm Productions, 1995.

Chopper 3, Space Truckers (also known as Star Truckers, Camioneros del espacio, Guerra espacial, Piratas do espaco, Space Truckers: transporte espacial, and Urkamionosok), Pachyderm Productions, 1996.

Elodie (short film), Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 1996.

Albert Wesker, Resident Evil: Extinction (also known as Biohazard III, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil 3, Oeluemcuel deney: Insanligin sonu, Resident evil—La extincion, Resident evil: Tuho, Resident Evil—Vaeljasuremine, Resident Evil 3—A extincao, and Resident Evil 3: Extincion), Screen Gems, 2007.

Some sources cite appearances in the productions Happenstance, Voyageur and The Lift.

Radio Appearances:

Hors de Combat (part of a series celebrating the French playwright Pierre Augstin Caron de Beaumarchais), BBC Radio Four, 1996.

"The Boarding House," Sketches by Boz, BBC Radio Four, 1999.

Narrator, "Deer Diary," Wild, BBC Radio Two, 2001.

Voice of Benny, "I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream," Chillers, BBC Radio Four, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Audiobooks:

As Dromio of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors, as Claudio, Much Ado about Nothing, and as Leonine and a knight, Pericles, all by William Shakespeare, all produced as part of the Arkangel Complete Shakespeare, Arkangel/Penguin Group, 1998.

Narrator and spoken vocals, L'histoire du soldat (also known as The Soldier's Tale and Die Geschichte vom Soldaten), Arte Nova Classics, 2006.