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3 | Robert Michael Sheehan (born January 7, 1988 in Portlaoise, Ireland) is an Irish actor best known for playing the role of Nathan Young in the popular British sci-fi {{dramedy}} ''Series/{{Misfits}}''. In early 2011, it was announced that he was leaving the show to pursue other projects and would not be appearing in the third series, to the horror of many fans. |
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5 | Also notable for his appearances in movies such as ''Film/Cherrybomb2009'', ''Film/KillingBono'', ''Film/{{Moonwalkers}}'' and ''Film/SeasonOfTheWitch'', a major role in Canadian TV series ''Series/YoungBlades'', and leading role in the hit Irish drama ''Series/LoveHate''. He also played Simon Lewis in the film adaptation of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' and Klaus Hargreeves in the Creator/{{Netflix}} series ''Series/{{The Umbrella Academy|2019}}''. |
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8 | * AttractiveBentGender: Played a highly androgynous gay prostitute in Channel 4's critically acclaimed ''Red Riding Trilogy''. |
9 | * CloudCuckoolander: Can come across this way in interviews, with a trace of LovableSexManiac thrown in - he single-handedly lowered the tone of the 2010 BAFTA awards by repeatedly mentioning porn in every red carpet interview. |
10 | * FakeAmerican: As Simon in the film version of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' and in ''The Road Within''. He uses an American accent in ''Film/SeasonOfTheWitch'' despite it being set in 14th century Europe. [[Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy Klaus]] was adopted and grew up in America though he was born in Germany. |
11 | * FakeBrit: Goes for an OopNorth twang in ''The Messenger'' and again in ''Film/{{Geostorm}}''. |
12 | * ISeeDeadPeople: Weirdly enough, Robert Sheehan seems to get this role fairly often, with both of his biggest roles centering around this. |
13 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Many of the characters he plays are this to some extent. |
14 | * PlayingAgainstType: ''Misfits'' typecast him as wiseasses and quirky characters. In ''Series/LoveHate'', he plays a reformed criminal who is slowly corrupted back into the crime world. |
15 | * PluckyComicRelief: Often plays these kind of characters, too. |
16 | * StarMakingRole: ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' got him a serious amount of attention. The surprise success of ''Series/LoveHate'' is a pretty significant turning point in his career too. ''Series/{{The Umbrella Academy|2019}}'' has managed to finally top ''Misfits'' as his most well known role. |
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