Chris Walley
TV Actor
Irish actor who portrayed Jock O'Keeffe in the film and television versions of The Young Offenders. His performance earned him an IFTA Award.
He took classes in the Gaiety School of Acting and the Cork School of Music. He was part of the latter's Youth Theatre group. He was unsuccessful in his audition to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and instead got his BA in Drama and Theatre studies at Cork School of Music.
He appeared in a stage revival of Martin McDonagh's play The Lieutenant of Inishmore.
His great-grandfather was Irish Labour Party politician William Norton.
He starred alongside Alex Murphy in The Young Offenders.