
Des McAleer
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1952-05-25 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Also known as
- دِس مکآلیر
Biography
Des McAleer is a Belfast born actor of film, TV and stage.
Known For
TV Shows (16)

The Crown
2016
as Philip Kinghorn Burbidge

Casualty
1986
as Dave McGann

Silent Witness
1996

Heartbeat
1992
as Matt Rawlings

The Bill
1984

Screen Two
1985
as Paddy John O'Neill

Between the Lines
1992

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026
as Father William

The Paradise Club
1989
as DCS Flemyng

Wuthering Heights
2009
as Joseph

Hope Street
2021
as Barry Pettigrew

Touching Evil
1997
as DCI Frank Dolland

My Mother and Other Strangers
2016
as Ned Hanlon

Death and Nightingales
2018
as Jim Rutledge
Safe And Sound
1996
as Tommy Delaney
Picking Up the Pieces
1998
as Bill Tansey
Movies (31)

I Want You
1998
as Flowers Salesman

How I Live Now
2013
as Major McEvoy

My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Senior Policeman

Hunger
2008
as Mr Sands

The Children Act
2018
as Jim the Porter

Angela's Ashes
1999
as Mr. Benson

Anne Devlin
1984
as James Hope

Hidden Agenda
1990
as Sgt Kennedy

Lost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)

Butterfly Kiss
1995
as Eric McDermott

This Is the Sea
1997
as Inspector Wilson

North
2014
as Richard

When the Sky Falls
2000

Titanic Town
1998
as Finbar

Deadlines
2005
as Jim Prager

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
as Shamrayev

Coppers
1988

An Everlasting Piece
2000
as Mr. Black

Shoot to Kill
1990
as CID Supt. Jimmy Richards

Out of Innocence
2019
as Père O'Reilly
No Man's Land
1986

Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand
2006
as Col. Burton C. Andrus

The Penalty King
2006
as Denis Cleghorn

Four Days in July
1984
as Eugene

Juno and the Paycock
1980
as 1st Furniture Removal Man

Life After Life
1995
as Paddy John O'Neill

Crossfire
1988
as Dermot Shea
The Schooner
1983
as Boatman

Family
1994
as Ray Harris

Handmade - A Tale of Stop-motion
2023
as Narrator

The Writing on the Wall
1983
as Major Bond
About Des McAleer
Des McAleer is a Belfast born actor of film, TV and stage. With 47 credits spanning from 1980 to 2026, Des McAleer has appeared in 31 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Des McAleer Movies
- I Want You (1998) — as Flowers Salesman
- How I Live Now (2013) — as Major McEvoy
- My Week with Marilyn (2011) — as Senior Policeman
- Hunger (2008) — as Mr Sands
- The Children Act (2018) — as Jim the Porter
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