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Date of Birth

6 August 1972, Dublin, Ireland

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Jason was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. After graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a BA in Drama and Theatre he moved to London, England, to further pursue his acting career. Time spent in British repertory theater led to major roles in some of Britain and Ireland's great theaters, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Almeida theater, London's West End (the Apollo and Comedy theaters) and the Gate Theatre, Dublin. Concurrently, he appeared in many British TV series for both the BBC and ITV. A move to the US in 2002 allowed Jason opportunities in Hollywood where he has played series regular roles on several network television shows. Jason and his family divide their time between the east and west coasts of America, and get back to visit Ireland as often as they can.

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Mini Biography

Jason O'Mara was born in Dublin, Ireland, on August 6, 1972. His parents are Veronica and Stephen O'Mara; he has a brother Stephen and a sister Rebecca.

Jason loved to play rugby and had little interest in acting until he was sidelined after an injury and decided to try out for a school play. After that he was hooked on acting.

Jason started working in theater. His theater credits in London and Dublin include The Jew of Malta, Popcorn, The Homecoming and Bash for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards.

Jason's television work with BBC includes "Playing the Field" (1998), "Berkeley Square" (1998), "High Stakes" (2001) and "Monarch of the Glen" (2000).

In 2001, he made his US television debut in Steven Spielberg's "Band of Brothers" (2001) for HBO.

Jason decided to move to LA and made the pilot Eastwick (2002) (TV) for FOX when that wasn't picked up he was offered roles on two CBS series, "The Agency" (2001) and "Presidio Med" (2002). He chose "The Agency" (2001) and starred as A. B. Stiles for season 2.

Jason met his wife Paige Turco while they were both on "The Agency" (2001). The married in 2003 and have one son David. They have residences in LA, Connecticut and New York, and visit Jason's family in Ireland often.

Jason has had guest appearances on several series including, "CSI: Miami" (2002), "The Closer" (2005), "Men in Trees" (2006) and "Criminal Minds" (2005).

He has been working with ABC and Touchstone for the past few years. He has made 3 pilots: Countdown in 2003, Drift in 2006, and for this season Marlowe, as well as one series "In Justice" (2006) which aired as a mid season replacement during the 2006/2007 season.

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Spouse

Paige Turco

(19 September 2003 - present) 1 child

Trivia

He has a degree in Drama from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

He received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Irish Theater Awards for his performance in "Bash," written and directed by Neil LaBute at the Gate theater, Dublin.

He also appeared in the multi-award winning production of 'Harold Pinter''s "The Homecoming" with Ian Holm, which played in Dublin, London and at Lincoln Center, New York.

In an episode of "The Agency" (2001) entitled "Thanksgiving," Jason O'Mara's character, Stiles, must go undercover posing as an I.R.A. terrorist. Despite the fact that O'Mara was born and raised in Dublin, his character is told at the end of the episode, "Do something about that phony Irish accent!". In addition, in an episode of "Life on Mars" entitled 'All the Young Dudes', his NYC detective character went undercover in the Irish mafia. While undercover he claims to be from Sandy Cove area of Dublin, which is where O'Mara is really from. As opposed to his appearance on "The Agency" he is told by a fellow cop, "Hey I thought you really were Irish. You're good at accents!" His wife Paige Turco played his love interest in the episode, the sister of the mafia boss.

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