# Seán Gleeson

Seán Gleeson (born in London) is an English actor, director and producer, known for his roles as Conor Flaherty in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ronnie Woodson in the BBC soap opera Doctors. As well as acting, Gleeson also works as a director and producer, with credits on Doctors, Casualty and Holby City.

## Life and career

In 1997, Gleeson began portraying the role of Conor Flaherty in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He stayed in the role until 1999, and in 2003, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ronnie Woodson. While on Doctors, he began a relationship with co-star Stirling Gallacher, who portrayed the role of George Woodson, his on-screen wife. The pair won the British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership in 2007. Gleeson lives in Gloucestershire with Gallacher, and the pair were married in 2009, also having a son in the same year.
Whilst appearing on Doctors, Gleeson directed several episodes. After making the decision to stop portraying the role of Ronnie in 2009, he continued to direct episodes of Doctors until 2013. He then began directing episodes of the BBC medical drama Casualty, and later became a producer of the series in 2020. In March 2021, he was named as the new series producer of Casualty's sister series Holby City. On the role, he commented: "This is obviously an exciting opportunity. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in and working with the crews, cast and whole Holby family on consolidating and reinvigorating this firm favourite for an even wider audience." He remained working on the series until its cancellation. From 2023 to 2024, he worked as a producer on the BBC daytime series Father Brown, before becoming a producer for the BBC primetime drama series Silent Witness in 2025.

## Filmography
### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Luke Kelly | Episode: "Irish Stew" |
| 1996 | The Bill | Keith Boey | Episode: "Opportunity Costs" |
| 1997 | Underworld | Policeman Two | Recurring role |
| 1997 | The Woman in White | Glyde's Servant | Television film |
| 1997–1999 | EastEnders | Conor Flaherty | Series regular |
| 2000 | Burnside | Mark Evans | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Holby City | Griff Griffiths | Episode: "The Trouble with the Truth" |
| 2001 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Julian Beeson | Episode: "Walls of Silence" |
| 2002 | The Safe House | Danny Hyde | Television film |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Pistol | Film |
| 2003–2009 | Doctors | Ronnie Woodson | Series regular; 839 episodes |
| 2010 | Casualty | Michael Macintoch | Episode: "Hands On" |
| 2010–2011 | Hardy Bucks | Garda | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Public Enemies | Group Leader | Episode #1.2 |
| 2013 | The Café | Father MacKenzie | Episode: "Reap What You Say" |
| 2016 | Midsomer Murders | Rod Barkham | Episode: "Harvest of Souls" |
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Billy Mahre | Film |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Ron Greevdale | Episode: "Ill Met by Moonlight" |
| 2018 | The Last Witness | Court Officer | Film |
| 2018 | Dark Justice | Brad Smith | Film |
| 2018 | No Shebert | James | Short film |
| 2021 | Deer Woman Child | Blacksmith | Film |

### As crew member

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Betrayal of the Dove | Medical consultant | |
| 2007–2013 | Doctors | Director | 48 episodes |
| 2011 | Letting Go | Director | Short film |
| 2013–2017 | Casualty | Director | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | River City | Director | 1 episode |
| 2020–2021 | Casualty | Producer | |
| 2021–2022 | Holby City | Series producer | |
| 2023–2024 | Father Brown | Producer | |
| 2025 | Silent Witness | Producer | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Doctors | Longlisted |
| 2007 | British Soap Awards | Best On-Screen Partnership (with Stirling Gallacher) | Doctors | Won |
| 2007 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Doctors | Longlisted |
| 2008 | British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Doctors | Longlisted |