Jason O'Mara: Movies & Box Office

Jason O'Mara is an Irish‑American actor whose career spans stage, screen, and voice performance, earning him a reputation for versatility and intensity. Born on 6 August 1972 in Dublin, Ireland, he began his professional journey in 1995 after training with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he honed a craft that would later translate seamlessly to television and film. O'Mara’s early theatre work in London and Dublin—including productions of The Jew of Malta and Popcorn—garnered critical attention, and his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute’s Bash earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Irish Theatre Awards in 2002. Transitioning to screen, he amassed a diverse résumé of lead and guest roles, appearing in series such as The Agency, Band of Brothers, Monarch of the Glen, and The Bill, while also tackling American television with the lead‑character Sam Tyler in the U.S. remake of Life on Mars. His breakout in the sci‑fi realm came with the 2011 Fox series Terra Nova, where he played Jim Shannon, a colonist navigating a prehistoric Earth. O'Mara further expanded his portfolio with memorable parts in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Jeffrey Mace, the new director of the agency, and as Wyatt Price, a black‑market information broker, in The Man in the High Castle. He also embodied historical figure George Washington in the History Channel’s Sons of Liberty and delivered an award‑winning performance in The Siege of Jadotville (2016), securing an Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. Beyond live‑action, O'Mara has become the voice of iconic characters, most notably providing the vocal performance for Batman across the DC Animated Movie Universe (2013‑2020) and portraying the Greek god Zeus in Netflix’s Blood of Zeus (2020‑present). His personal life includes a marriage to actress Paige Turco from 2003 until their 2017 divorce, with whom he shares a son, and his naturalization as a United States citizen in 2009, reflecting his dual Irish‑American identity.