Jason O'Mara
O'Mara in 2015
Born (1972-08-06) 6 August 1972
Dublin, Ireland
Citizenship
  • Ireland
  • United States
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 2003; div. 2017)​
Children1
RelativesRebecca O'Mara (sister)

Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish actor. He has starred in American television series Terra Nova (2011), Vegas (2012–13), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016–17) and The Man in the High Castle (2018–19). For his performance in The Siege of Jadotville (2016), he won an Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.[1]

O'Mara also provided the voice of Batman in the DC Animated Movie Universe (2013–20) and Zeus on the Netflix series Blood of Zeus (2020–present).

Career

O'Mara performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's Bash.

He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He had lead roles in other series, including The Agency, Band of Brothers, Monarch of the Glen, High Stakes, Playing the Field, The Bill, Berkeley Square, and Reach for the Moon.[2]

He has starred as lead character Sam Tyler in the U.S. remake of the British series Life on Mars.[3] He also played Jim Shannon, the lead role in the 2011 Fox TV series Terra Nova.[2] He played Philip Marlowe in a 2007 pilot entitled Marlowe.

O’Mara also played the role of George Washington in the History Channel miniseries Sons of Liberty (2015).

In both 2005 and 2008, O'Mara guest-starred on TNT's The Closer, playing the memorable role of Bill Croelick ("Just plain Brenda!"), a charming and psychotic man with a fixation on fire.

O'Mara also guest-starred in the Criminal Minds season two episode "The Last Word" as a serial killer. O'Mara appeared in One for the Money as Joe Morelli. He also appeared on Vegas as Jack Lamb.[2]

O'Mara was cast as Bruce Wayne / Batman for the DC Universe Animated Original Movies shared universe of animated DC films based on The New 52. He has played the role in Justice League: War and Son of Batman and has reprised his role for several more films in the line, including Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Batman: Bad Blood and Batman: Hush.[4][5]

O'Mara joined the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where he portrayed Jeffrey Mace, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D.[6]

In October 2018, O'Mara joined the cast of The Man in the High Castle, where he portrays series regular Wyatt Price, a black market supplier of information to Juliana Crain about the comings and goings of alternate realities and their films.

In 2019, it was announced O'Mara would be starring in Netflix's Greek myth-influenced series Gods & Heroes, in which he would voice the god Zeus.[7]

Personal life

He married American actress Paige Turco in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in September 2003. They have one child. In 2009, O'Mara became an American citizen.[8] The couple separated in May 2017 and Paige filed for divorce in June 2017.[9] She also sought joint legal custody of their son David and spousal support.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Space Truckers Chopper #3
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction Albert Wesker
2012 One for the Money Joseph Morelli
2013 In a World... Terry Pouncer
2014 Justice League: War Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) Direct-to-video
2014 Son of Batman Direct-to-video
2015 Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Direct-to-video
2015 Batman vs. Robin Direct-to-video
2016 Batman: Bad Blood Direct-to-video
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans Direct-to-video
2016 The Siege of Jadotville Jack Prendergast
2016 Wakefield Dirk Morrison
2017 Justice League Dark Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) Direct-to-video
2018 Metal Heart Steve
2018 The Death of Superman Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) Direct-to-video
2019 Reign of the Supermen Direct-to-video
2019 Batman: Hush Direct-to-video[11]
2020 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War Direct-to-video
2021 Hypnotic Dr. Collin Meade
2023 Your Lucky Day Captain Rutledge

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Soldier Soldier Medic Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil"
1997 Q.E.D. Dr. Mills Episode: "Cause of Death"
1998 Peak Practice Billy Matters 2 episodes
1998 Berkeley Square Ned Jones 10 episodes
1999–2000 The Bill D.C.I. Richard Pallister 4 episodes
2000 The Mrs Bradley Mysteries Jasper Hicks Episode: "The Worsted Viper"
2000–02 Playing the Field Lee Quinn 6 episodes
2001 Monarch of the Glen Fergal MacClure 6 episodes
2001 High Stakes Greg Hayden 12 episodes
2001 Band of Brothers Thomas Meehan 2 episodes
2002–03 The Agency A. B. Stiles 22 episodes
2004 CSI: Miami Dr. Keith Winters Episode: "Complications"
2005, 2008 The Closer Bill Croelick 2 episodes
2006 In Justice Charles Conti 13 episodes
2006 Criminal Minds Mill Creek Killer Episode: "The Last Word"
2006–08 Men in Trees Stuart Maxson 5 episodes
2008 Grey's Anatomy Phillip Robinson 2 episodes
2008–09 Life on Mars Detective Sam Tyler 18 episodes
2009 Trust Me Stu Hoffman Episode: "Before and After"
2011 Terra Nova Jim Shannon 13 episodes
2012–13 Vegas Deputy Jack Lamb 21 episodes
2013–14 The Good Wife Damian Boyle 4 episodes
2014 Republic of Doyle Seth Rankin Episode: "Dirty Deeds"
2015 Sons of Liberty George Washington 3 episodes[12]
2015 Complications John Ellison 10 episodes
2016–17 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jeffrey Mace / Patriot 14 episodes[6]
2018 Ballers Coach Davis Episode: "No Small Talk"
2018–19 The Man in the High Castle Wyatt Price 20 episodes [13]
2020–present Blood of Zeus Zeus (voice) 8 episodes
2021 Departure Max O'Neill 5 episodes
2021 Truth Be Told Joshua Keith 3 episodes
2022 The Midnight Club Pale Man Episode: "The Eternal Enemy"
2023 Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Otto Episode: "The Mystery of Secrets"

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot Director Jeffrey Mace Episode: "John Hancock"

References

  1. ↑ "IFTA FILM & DRAMA NOMINEES 2017". Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Jason O'Mara at IMDb
  3. ↑ Jace at Televisionary (28 June 2007). "Life On Mars Lands Actor Jason O'Mara As Lead". MTV. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Salce, Chris (14 January 2015). "Jason O'Mara on Batman's Role in JUSTICE LEAGUE: THRONE OF ATLANTIS, Kevin Conroy, and More!". Nuke the Fridge. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Manning, Shaun (19 October 2015). "NYCC: Jason O'Mara & Gaius Charles Unite In "Batman: Bad Blood"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 Petski, Denise (1 August 2016). "'Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Casts Jason O'Mara As New Director". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ↑ "Netflix Orders 'Gods & Heroes' Greek Mythology Anime Series". Deadline.com. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Adams, Thelma (14 January 2012). "Jason O'Mara on Risk Taking and Becoming an American Citizen". Parade.
  9. ↑ "Paige Turco files for divorce from Jason O'Mara". Celebretainment. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Paige Turco files for divorce from Jason O'Mara". bramptonguardian.com. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Vejvoda, Jim (27 March 2019). "Batman: Hush Movie – Exclusive First Look Photo and Voice Cast News". IGN. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Jason O'Mara joins cast of History's 'Sons of Liberty' – EW.com".
  13. ↑ Leano, Edward (23 June 2017). "'The Man in The High Castle' Season 3: Jason O'Mara to Star in Amazon Series". The Christian Post.
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