14 Facts About Karl Shiels

Karl Shiels was an Irish actor of both stage and screen.

Karl Shiels died suddenly at the age of 47, with a play he had directed underway in Dublin and an ongoing screen role as Robbie Quinn in Fair City.

Karl Shiels took up performance in the early 1990s, training with the Gaiety School of Acting.

Karl Shiels played Robbie Quinn in the soap opera Fair City between 2014 and his death in 2019.

Karl Shiels had worked on set up to two days before dying, the break only coming about due to the arrival of the weekend.

Karl Shiels had been expected to play a leading role in the 30th anniversary episode, scheduled for September 2019.

In 1999, Karl Shiels won Best Actor at the Dublin Theatre Festival for his performance in Comedians.

Karl Shiels was born in Chapelizod, Dublin, on 25 September 1971.

Karl Shiels was a cousin of Twin Peaks: The Return actress Amy Shiels.

Karl Shiels worked as an electrician until he turned to acting.

Karl Shiels died suddenly of natural causes at his partner's family home in Waterford, on 15 July 2019, aged 47.

Karl Shiels was survived by his partner Laura Honan, and his twin daughters, Iseabel and Saoirse, from his marriage to Dearbhla, which ended in divorce.

Karl Shiels was survived by his father Harry, stepmother Irene, brother Jason, sisters Lisa and Lianne, and stepbrother Justin.

Karl Shiels' funeral took place at the Church of Our Lady Mother of the Church, Beechpark Avenue, Castleknock, and he was cremated at Newlands Cross Crematorium.