Karl Shiels
Known for
Audiences on several continents know Karl Shiels as a major actor whose casting is itself part of a film's news cycle. 28 years in, the career has settled at the top end of the business. 'Batman Begins' is where the biggest audience of the career showed up. 'Haywire' is close behind in visibility. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work.
Karl Shiels
15 Movies
4 Series
Audiences on several continents know Karl Shiels as a major actor whose casting is itself part of a film's news cycle. 28 years in, the career has settled at the top end of the business. 'Batman Begins' is where the biggest audience of the career showed up. 'Haywire' is close behind in visibility. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work.
Movies
Plays Arkham Thug #3
Batman Begins
2005
Plays Mulville's Driver / Gunman
Shadow Dancer
2012
Plays Goatee
Haywire
2011
Plays Gilligan Gang Member No. 1
Veronica Guerin
2003
Plays Clown Boss
Stitches
2012
Plays Wayne
Intermission
2003
Plays Driver
Noble
2014
Plays Barry
Mystics
2003
Plays Rodney
W.C.
2009
Plays Flake
Spin the Bottle
2003
Plays Breffni Grehan (as Karl Shiels)
Eden
2008
Plays Che Guevara
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
2003
Plays Philip Gillespie
Getting Close
1998
Plays Keely
Capital Letters
2004
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Davin
Full Filmography
Noble
Driver
2014
Film
The Walshes
Mr. O'Leary · 1 episode
2014–
TV
The Hard Way
Brendan
2013
Film
Peaky Blinders
Ryan · 1 episode
2013–
TV
Stitches
Clown Boss
2012
Film
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Neil Sutherland · 6 episodes
2012–
TV
Shadow Dancer
Mulville's Driver / Gunman
2012
Film
Haywire
Goatee
2011
Film
W.C.
Rodney
2009
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Karl Shiels still alive?
Karl Shiels passed away on July 15, 2019 at age 47.
What are the most famous roles of Karl Shiels?
Karl Shiels is best known for roles in Batman Begins, Haywire, Stitches.
How many movies has Karl Shiels been in?
Over a 21-year career (since 1998), Karl Shiels has appeared in 15 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Karl Shiels's first movie?
The career of Karl Shiels began with Getting Close (1998).
What is Karl Shiels's most recent movie or series?
Karl Shiels's most recent release is Noble, which premiered on September 19, 2014.
What TV shows has Karl Shiels appeared in?
On television, Karl Shiels has appeared in Peaky Blinders, Foyle's War, Titanic: Blood and Steel, Attachments.
Karl Shiels
1971-09-15 · Dublin, Ireland
Karl Shiels (15 September 1971 – 15 July 2019) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen.
His stage roles included Henry IV, Part 1, Penelope, At Swim-Two-Birds, The Spanish Tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, The Shadow of a Gunman and This Lime Tree Bower. His screen roles included Fair City, Peaky Blinders and Batman Begins.