Peadar Cox

Peadar Cox, now there’s a guy whose name might not be billboard-huge, but you’ve definitely seen his work if you’ve caught any Irish cinema worth its salt in the last couple decades. He’s been around the block—his credits rolling across some seriously atmospheric films and TV, from the haunting landscapes of The Wonder (2022) to the gritty period drama Black ’47 (2018), not to mention the long-running soap Ros na Rún, which, honestly, is like a rite of passage if you grew up in Ireland with a TV in the living room. Cox isn’t just a background player. His performances bring this sort of quiet intensity, the kind you don’t even notice at first until it suddenly hits you—wait, that guy’s good. In The Wonder, he’s tangled up in a story that’s all mist and secrets, set in the windswept Irish midlands, with Florence Pugh wandering around like she’s about to unravel the whole place. Then there’s Black ’47, a brutal, muddy tale of revenge during the Great Famine—think Western, but rainier and way more potatoes. Peadar slips into these worlds like he belongs there, never flashy, but always believable. And don’t even get me started on Ros na Rún. That show’s been running since the ’90s, giving us more drama than a family Christmas dinner. Peadar’s been part of that fabric, too, weaving in and out of stories that are equal parts heartwarming and completely unhinged. Bottom line: if you see his name in the credits, you know you’re getting a slice of authentic Irish storytelling, no frills, just real-deal performances every time.