Jason O'Mara

Jason O'Mara
File:Jason O'Mara 2011.jpg Jason O'Mara, May 2011
Born	(1972-08-06) August 6, 1972 Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Citizenship	Ireland, United States
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Paige Turco (2003–present; 1 child)
Children	David O'Mara

Jason O'Mara (born August 6, 1972) is an Irish actor. He has starred in the American television network dramas In Justice, Life on Mars, Terra Nova and Vegas. He is also known for voicing DC Comics' superhero Batman in Son of Batman, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: War and Justice League: Throne of Atlantis animated films.

Career

O'Mara performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's Bash.

He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He had lead roles in other series, including The Agency, Band of Brothers, Monarch of the Glen, High Stakes, Playing the Field, The Bill, Berkeley Square, and Reach for the Moon.

He has starred as lead character Sam Tyler in the U.S. remake of the British series Life on Mars. He also played Jim Shannon, the lead role in the 2011 Fox TV series Terra Nova. He played Philip Marlowe in a 2007 pilot entitled Marlowe.

O'Mara also guest-starred in the Criminal Minds season two episode "The Last Word" as the Mill Creek Killer, a serial killer who is in competition with the Hollow Man, a serial shooter played by Scott Michael Morgan. O'Mara appeared in One for the Money as Joe Morelli. He also appeared on Vegas as Jack Lamb.

O'Mara was cast as Batman for The DC Universe Animated Original Movies shared universe of animated DC films based on The New 52. He has played Batman in Justice League: War and Son of Batman and will reprise his role for several more films in the line, including Justice League: Throne of Atlantis and Batman: Bad Blood.

USA Network premiered the medical drama Complications, starring O'Mara as an emergency room doctor, on Thursday, June 18, 2015.

Selected filmography

• Batman: Bad Blood (2016) as Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Batman vs. Robin (2015) as Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) as Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Complications (TV series; 2015) as John Ellison
• Sons of Liberty (TV miniseries; 2015) as George Washington
• Son of Batman (2014) as Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Justice League: War (2014) as Bruce Wayne/Batman
• The Good Wife as Damian Boyle (2013)
• In a World... as Mr. Pouncer (2013)
• Vegas as Jack Lamb (2012-13)
• One for the Money as Joe Morelli (2012)
• Terra Nova as Jim Shannon (2011)
• Trust Me as Stu Hoffman (1 episode, 2009)
• Life on Mars as Sam Tyler (2008-09)
• Grey's Anatomy as Philip (episodes: "Where The Wild Things Are", "Piece Of My Heart"; 2008)
• Resident Evil: Extinction as Albert Wesker (2007)
• Men in Trees as Stuart (2006)
• Criminal Minds as Mill Creek Killer (2006)
• In Justice as Charles Conti (2006)
• The Closer as Bill Croelick (episodes: "Fatal Retraction"; 2005 and "Controlled Burn"; 2008)
• CSI: Miami as Dr. Keith Winters (2004)
• The Agency as A.B. Stiles (2002–03)
• Monarch of the Glen as Fergal MacLure (2001)
• Playing the Field as Lee Quinn (2000-02)
• The Cassidys as Dominic (2001)
• High Stakes as Greg Hayden (2001)
• Band of Brothers as First Lieutenant Thomas Meehan III (2001)
• The Bill as DCI/Det. Supt. Richard Pallister (2000)
• The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Jake Hicks (1999)
• Peak Practice as Billy Matters (1998)
• Berkeley Square as Ned Jones (1998)
• Soldier Soldier as the medic (1996)
• Space Truckers as Chopper 3 (1996)
• Summertime as Father Pat (1995)

External links

• Jason O'Mara at the Internet Movie Database