Peter Hanly is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 best known for his performances in Braveheart

Braveheart

Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace...

and as Edward, Prince of Wales

Edward II of England

Edward II , called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327. He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II...

, and as Garda Ambrose Egan in the BBC TV series Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the UK from 1996 to 2001...

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Hanly began his acting career about the time he began playing Young Oliver in Da. Hanly's repertoire encompasses plays, television performances, as well as movies.

In 2007, he played Major Sparks in My Boy Jack

My Boy Jack

My Boy Jack can refer to:*My Boy Jack , a poem by Rudyard Kipling*My Boy Jack , a play by David Haig, based on the poem*My Boy Jack , a 2007 film based on the play...

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Personal life

Hanly continues to work as an actor in Dublin, where he lives with his wife Jennifer O'Dea and their two children.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Braveheart Braveheart Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace...	Edward, Prince of Wales	Film
1997-1999	Ballykissangel Ballykissangel Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the UK from 1996 to 2001...	Garda Ambrose Egan	Series 1,2,3 , 1996–1999
2007	My Boy Jack My Boy Jack My Boy Jack can refer to:*My Boy Jack , a poem by Rudyard Kipling*My Boy Jack , a play by David Haig, based on the poem*My Boy Jack , a 2007 film based on the play...	Major Sparks	Film

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