Connor Byrne

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Connor Byrne
Born (1964-03-18) 18 March 1964 (age 57)
Limerick, Ireland
Occupation
  • Actor
  • former dancer
Years active1991–present
TelevisionThe Story of Tracy Beaker
Tracy Beaker Returns
The Dumping Ground

Connor Byrne (born 18 March 1964) is an Irish actor and former dancer, known for his role as Mike Milligan in The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground. Having played the role from 2002 to 2019, he is the longest serving cast member in the franchise.[1]

Career[]

Before Byrne entered into the acting world, he danced with companies around the world. He first performed in the West End Theater. Byrne's first acting role was as Dan in a 1991 television production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. His first main role was as Rob “Hyper” Sharpe in London's Burning, a role he played for two years. Byrne is known for portraying the role of Mike Milligan in the Tracy Beaker franchise.[2] Having portrayed the role of Mike from 2002 to 2019, he is the longest serving character in the franchise.[1]

Filmography[]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Dan Television film
1993 Inspector Morse Constable Williams Episode: "Deadly Summer"
1994 The Bill Connor Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1996 The Bill P.C. Menten 2 episodes
1998 Mosley Liam Episode: "Young Man in a Hurry"
Dangerfield Stephen Milne Episode: "A Place of Safety"
Birds of a Feather Roddy Episode: "Holy Ground"
2000–2001 London's Burning Rob "Hyper" Sharpe Recurring role
2002, 2005 The Story of Tracy Beaker Mike Milligan Series regular, 42 episodes
2002, 2005, 2008 Holby City Ray Williams; Callum Daniels; Dale Wakefield 3 episodes
2003 Waking the Dead Geddes 2 episodes
2004 Love is the Drug Barber Episode #1.1
Tracy Beaker Parties With Pudsey Mike Milligan Television film; Children in Need Special
2005 William and Mary Eamon Recurring role
The Last Detective Geoff Fallon Episode: "Willesden Confidential"
2010 Fairytale of London Town Sergeant Richards Short film
2010–2012 Tracy Beaker Returns Mike Milligan Series regular, all 39 episodes
2012 Tracy Beaker Survival Files
2013–2019 The Dumping Ground Series regular, 136 episodes
2014 The Dumping Ground Survival Files
2015 Train Station Man in Brown
2016–2017 The Dumping Ground: I'm... Mike Milligan
2019 Emmerdale Geoff Recurring role, 3 episodes
2021 Emmerdale Doctor 5 episodes
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Monk Dawson Fergal Moran
2002 A Trip To See Santa Dad His daughter Mimi also appeared in this film
2009 Hell's Pavement Peter O'Connor
2010 Centurion Unknown voice role Uncredited
Final Call Davis Short film
2017 Level Up Norge Father Gascoigne Web series; voice role
Video games
Year Title Role
2014 Dark Souls II Laddersmith Gillian
The Dumping Ground Game Mike Milligan
2015 The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss
Bloodborne Father Gascoigne

References[]

  1. ^ a b "A winning formula | Interviews". The Stage. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks - Entertainment - Watford's Byrne-ing!". BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

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