Actor

Frankie McCafferty

January 1, 1967 · County Donegal, Ireland

Born in 1967, Frankie McCafferty is an Irish actor best known for his role as hapless gofer Donal in the BBC TV series Ballykissangel. His film credits include Philomena, Bad Day For The Cut, Angela's Ashes and In the Name of the Father.

Notable work

8.1
Vikings (2013)
as Sinric
7.9
In the Name of the Father (1993)
as Tommo
7.3
Philomena (2013)
as Barman
6.8
Far and Away (1992)
as Map Vendor
8.1
Derry Girls (2018)
as Jackie
7.3
Angela's Ashes (1999)
as St Vincent Man #3

Often works with

John Lynch
3 titles together
In the Name of the Father, Blue Lights, The Secret of Roan Inish
Anthony Brophy
3 titles together
In the Name of the Father, Fifty Dead Men Walking, Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major
Colm Meaney
3 titles together
Far and Away, Pixie, Whole Lotta Sole
Ian McElhinney
3 titles together
Derry Girls, Bad Day for the Cut, Small Town, Big Story
Marie Jones
2 titles together
In the Name of the Father, Whole Lotta Sole
Gerard McSorley
2 titles together
In the Name of the Father, Angela's Ashes

Full filmography · 47

Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Key to the Castle
as Coroner Craig
2026
Aontas
as Len
2026
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C
as Coroner Craig
2025
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major
as Coroner
2023
Ruthless
cast
2021
Pixie
as Father McGinley
20205.8
Lee Miller: A Life on the Frontline
as Roland Penrose (voice)
2020
The Invention
as Charlie
2018
Bad Day for the Cut
as Bernard
20176.4
The Truth Commissioner
as Witness 2
2016
Shooting for Socrates
as Derek the Kit Man
2014
Philomena
as Barman
20137.3