Karl Shiels

Known for

Acting

Born

September 15, 1971

Birthplace

Dublin, Ireland

Died

July 15, 2019 (aged 47)

Biography

Karl Shiels (15 September 1971 – 15 July 2019) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen.

His stage roles included Henry IV, Part 1, Penelope, At Swim-Two-Birds, The Spanish Tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, The Shadow of a Gunman and This Lime Tree Bower. His screen roles included Fair City, Peaky Blinders and Batman Begins.

Best known work

Batman Begins

2005

Peaky Blinders

2013

Haywire

2011

Stitches

2012

Veronica Guerin

2003

Shadow Dancer

2012

Intermission

2003

Foyle's War

2002

Noble

2014

Titanic: Blood and Steel

2012

Filmography

2014
Noble
as Driver
2014
Davin
as Damo
2014
The WalshesTV
as Mr. O'Leary (1 episode)
2013
The Hard Way
as Brendan
2013
Peaky BlindersTV
as Ryan (1 episode)
2012
Stitches
as Clown Boss
2012
Titanic: Blood and SteelTV
as Neil Sutherland (6 episodes)
2012
Shadow Dancer
as Mulville's Driver / Gunman
2011
Haywire
as Goatee
2009
W.C.
as Rodney
2008
Eden
as Breffni Grehan (as Karl Shiels)
2005
Batman Begins
as Arkham Thug #3
2004
Capital Letters
as Keely
2003
Mystics
as Barry
2003
Spin the Bottle
as Flake
2003
Intermission
as Wayne
2003
Veronica Guerin
as Gilligan Gang Member No. 1
2003
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
as Che Guevara
2002
Foyle's WarTV
as Man with Photographer (1 episode), as American Major (1 episode)
2000
AttachmentsTV
as Patrick Deely (16 episodes)
1998
Getting Close
as Philip Gillespie