Peter Coonan

Peter Coonan (born 1984) is an Irish actor, notable for his roles in King of the Travellers (2012), Love/Hate (2011–2014), for which he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards. Other credits include Penance (2018), Dublin Murders (2019), Arracht (2020), The Alienist: Angel of Darkness (2020), Cold Courage (2020), Doineann (2021), Peaky Blinders (2022), and Bad Sisters (2022).

Career
His first notable role was in 2011, when he played Dave 'Dots' Fennel in the Irish crime film Between the Canals. and as Mickey Moorehouse in King of the Travellers (2012). He played a main role as Fran Cooney in the RTÉ One series Love/Hate (2011–2014), for which he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards.

In 2022, he appeared as Connor Dunn in Peaky Blinders, and as Dan in Bad Sisters.

Personal life
In May, 2014, Coonan's girlfriend, Kim O'Driscoll, gave birth to their baby girl, Beth, at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin.

They became engaged in 2015. In 2017, their daughter Katie was born.