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Who is Aidan O’Callaghan?

IRISH actor Aidan O'Callaghan landed a starring role in the popular UK soap Emmerdale back in 2018.

Not only is he an actor but a qualified pharmacist in between sets. Here is all there is to know about the Cork star.

Irish actor Aidan O'Callaghan
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Irish actor Aidan O'Callaghan

Who is Aidan O'Callaghan?

Aidan O'Callaghan is a 33-year-old Irish actor and a qualified pharmacist.

He was educated at Hamilton High school in Bandon,

He then went on to study Pharmacy at Trinity College Dublin.

Once Aidan completed his studies, he joined a theatre company in London.

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During his time with the theatre company he took on two lead roles, one in Collins in London and The Man Who Couldn't Dance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Between sets, Aidan locums as a pharmacist.

As of April 2022, he has over two thousand followers on Instagram @aidan_ocalla

What TV shows has Aidan O'Callaghan been in?

Aidan made his screen debut in the film Somatic in 2016, where he played the role of Young George Watson.

He has also appeared in Wolfe (2021), The Rook (2019), Britain's Deadliest Lovers (2016) and Home Alone (2017).

In 2018, it was announced that the Cork actor will be appearing in the long running soap opera Emmerdale.

Teasing his character at the time, he told : "It's a great role. It will cause a bit of a stir among the regular actors.

"The most exciting part for me was that I got to play an Irish character on it.

"Most of the characters on it are English and from the Yorkshire Dales.

"Because they're all from Yorkshire, I thought I might've had to change my accent but I didn't have any 'likes' or Cork slang on it though."

More recently, Aidan will be starring in the new TV mini-series The Witcher: Blood Origin, which is set to air summer 2022.

The series is an adaptation from The Witcher book series by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Set 1200 years before Geralt of Rivia’s adventures throughout the continent, The Witcher: Blood Origin explores the long-forgotten tale of the first witchers according to the Netflix logline.

In April 2022, The Sun exclusively revealed Aidan O'Callaghan was cast in EastEnders as the new manager of The Prince Albert.

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Is Aidan O'Callaghan married and does he have children?

There is no evidence to suggest if Aidan is married or has any children.

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By the looks of it, the actor likes to keep that side of his life private.

As soon as there are any updates, we will let you know.

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