Jason O'Mara

Jason O'Mara (born August 6, 1972) is an Irish actor who has starred in the American television network dramas In Justice and Life on Mars. He performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's Bash. He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in Lon... more

Jason O'Mara (born August 6, 1972) is an Irish actor who has starred in the American television network dramas In Justice and Life on Mars. He performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company. His theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in Neil LaBute's Bash. He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He has also starred in several other series, including The Agency, Band of Brothers, Monarch of the Glen, High Stakes, Playing the Field, The Bill, Berkeley Square, and Reach for the Moon. O'Mara was born and raised in Sandycove in south Dublin, Ireland. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in drama. He married American actress Paige Turco in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA, on September 2003; they have one child. He became an American citizen... less