The Irishmen
36 items • Updated 5/5/2026
The best Irish actors in history
| 1 |  | Liam Neeson Actor | |
| 2 |  | Colin Farrell Actor | |
| 3 |  | Gabriel Byrne Actor | |
| 4 |  | Cillian Murphy Actor | |
| 5 |  | Brendan Gleeson Actor | |
| 6 |  | Domhnall Gleeson Actor | |
| 7 |  | Pierce Brosnan Actor | |
| 8 |  | Michael Fassbender Actor | |
| 9 |  | Colm Meaney Actor | |
| 10 |  | Aidan Gillen Actor | |
| 11 |  | Ray Stevenson Actor | |
| 12 |  | Michael Gambon Actor | |
| 13 |  | Richard Harris Actor | |
| 14 |  | Kenneth Branagh Actor | |
| 15 |  | Jonathan Rhys Meyers Actor | |
| 16 |  | Peter O'Toole Actor | |
| 17 |  | Ciarán Hinds Actor | |
| 18 |  | Aidan Quinn Actor | |
| 19 |  | Jamie Dornan Actor | |
| 20 |  | Chris O'Dowd Actor | |
| 21 |  | Saoirse Ronan Actress | |
| 22 |  | Caitríona Balfe Actress | |
| 23 |  | Liam Cunningham Actor | |
| 24 |  | Stuart Townsend Actor | |
| 25 |  | Sarah Bolger Actress | |
| 26 |  | Sarah Greene Actress | |
| 27 |  | Niamh Algar Actress | |
| 28 |  | Charlene McKenna Actress | |
| 29 |  | Katie McGrath Actress | |
| 30 |  | Sharon Horgan Actress | |
| 31 |  | Kerry Condon Actress | |
| 32 |  | Genevieve O'Reilly Actress | |
| 33 |  | Fiona Shaw Actress | |
| 34 |  | Denise Gough Actress | |
| 35 |  | Dominique McElligott Actress | |
| 36 |  | Amy Huberman Actress |