Enda Oates has received attention for his stagework, but is best known to Irish television audiences as the Reverend George Black in the long-running series Glenroe for RTE, and as Barreller Casey in the sitcom Upwardly Mobile.
14 Facts About Enda Oates
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Enda Oates studied at Roscommon CBS, and earned a Leaving Certificate in 1980.
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Enda Oates's wife is named Louise and the couple have one son.
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Enda Oates is a noted horse enthusiast and has appeared on several television programmes about horses.
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Enda Oates played Rev George from 1989 to 1997 and was the role which made him widely recognizable to the general Irish public.
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In 1994, Enda Oates played the role of "The Garda" opposite Albert Finney and Michael Gambon in A Man of No Importance, a film which dealt with themes of homosexuality.
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Enda Oates appeared in an episode of The Ambassador that same year.
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In 2000, Enda Oates starred in three episodes of Tri Sceal and played "Brian" in Ordinary Decent Criminal.
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In 2000, Enda Oates had a small role in An Everlasting Piece, a comedic film set in 1980s Northern Ireland, with a subplot about the Troubles.
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In 2003, Enda Oates had a minor role in the Joel Schumacher film, Veronica Guerin, about Irish journalist Veronica Guerin, murdered in 1996, which starred Cate Blanchett in the title role.
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Enda Oates won a Best Male Performance Irish Film and Television Award in 2015 for his Role as Pete in RTE's Television Drama Fair City.
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In 1988, Enda Oates appeared at the Gate Theatre in the Sean O'Casey play Juno and the Paycock, playing a furniture removal man.
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In 2008, Enda Oates played Shylock in the Merchant of Venice in the Helix Theatre.
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That leaves Shylock with Enda Oates putting his individual stamp on him.