Sean O'Kane | |
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Born | (1964-11-11)11 November 1964 (age 60) Bellshill, Scotland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Website | www |
Sean O'Kane (born 11 November 1964) is a Scottish actor.[1]
Sean O'Kane grew up inCambuslang nearGlasgow, in a family with eleven siblings. He was interested in acting as a child, then at the age of 19, after a stint in theTerritorial Army, O'Kane left the country. He took onstunt work, modeling and acting in student films, and arrived inHollywood in the early 1980s. His first role was as Precinct cop Det. McKenzie onCagney and Lacey. When the cast and crew discovered his young age, and the fact that he lived in the parking lot in a truck, they took him under their wings, and O'Kane appeared in several episodes over three years, although having a thickGlasgow accent impeded his chances of speaking on the show. After laying downThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie on tape at the request ofTyne Daly, in return she encouraged the young actor to learn more accents to broaden his talents. He left the show at Christmas of 1985, after being scouted by LA Models who sent him to Europe, and for the next three years he traveled the world non-stop modeling. O'Kane landed his first leading role in the British TV game showInterceptor (1989). He went on to star and co-star in films such asMagic Island (1995),Stone Soup (1993), and TV'sDream Team (1997),Sharpe's Justice (1997) andTaggart, as well as numerousvoice-overs on such films asMillion Dollar Baby,Patriot Games andBlown Away.