Karl Shiels

September 15, 1971 · Dublin, Ireland

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.

Notable work

7.7
Batman Begins (2005)
as Arkham Thug #3
8.5
Peaky Blinders (2013)
as Ryan
5.7
Haywire (2011)
as Goatee
6.2
Stitches (2012)
as Clown Boss
6.7
Veronica Guerin (2003)
as Gilligan Gang Member No. 1

Often works with

Cillian Murphy
3 titles together
Batman Begins, Peaky Blinders, Intermission
Michael McElhatton
3 titles together
Shadow Dancer, Intermission, Spin the Bottle
Eva Birthistle
3 titles together
Noble, Mystics, Getting Close
Ned Dennehy
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, Spin the Bottle
Barry Barnes
2 titles together
Veronica Guerin, Shadow Dancer
Barry McEvoy
2 titles together
Veronica Guerin, Titanic: Blood and Steel

Full filmography · 20

Noble
as Driver
20146.4
The Hard Way
as Brendan
2013
Stitches
as Clown Boss
20126.2
Shadow Dancer
as Mulville's Driver / Gunman
20126
Haywire
as Goatee
20115.7
W.C.
as Rodney
2009
Eden
as Breffni Grehan (as Karl Shiels)
2008
Batman Begins
as Arkham Thug #3
20057.7
Capital Letters
as Keely
2004
Mystics
as Barry
2003
Spin the Bottle
as Flake
2003
Intermission
as Wayne
20036.2