Richard Flood
Richard Flood (born 28 July 1982) is an Irish actor best known for the character Tommy McConnel in the series Crossing Lines and as James McKay in the series Red Rock and currently playing Dr. Cormac Hayes on Grey’s Anatomy.
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 28 July 1982
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1 |
Career
Richard Flood portrayed the role of Samuel Johanson in an episode of the series Titanic: Blood and Steel in 2012. He joined the main cast of the new series Crossing Lines in 2013, playing detective Tommy McConnel,[1] a specialist in weapons and tactics from Northern Ireland, until 2014. That next year, in 2015, Flood joined the main cast of the new series Red Rock, where he played the police superintendent James McKay,[2][3] In 2017, it was announced that Flood would be cast as Ford in the Showtime series Shameless. He became a series regular ahead of the series’ ninth season.[4] In 2019, Flood was cast in a recurring role as Dr. Cormac Hayes on ABC's Grey's Anatomy.[5] He was promoted to star for the 2020-21 season.
Personal life
In 2012, Flood began dating Italian actress Gabriella Pession, and the two got engaged in 2014. Shortly after, they announced that they were expecting their first child, Giulio Flood, born that same year.[6][7][8] On September 3, 2016, Flood married Pession in an intimate wedding in Italy.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Solo | Benji | Short |
2013 | Taking the Boat | Danny | Short |
2017 | The Unseen | Will Shields | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Three Wise Women | Peter | Television Film |
2012 | Titanic: Blood and Steel | Samuel Johanson | Episode: “The Tipping Point” |
2013 | Killing Kennedy | Kenny O'Donnell | Television Film (National Geographic) |
2013–2014 | Crossing Lines | Tommy McConnell | Main (Seasons 1-2); 22 episodes |
2015–2016 | Red Rock | Garda Supt. James McKay | Main (Season 1); 74 episodes |
2017–2019 | Shameless | Ford Kellogg | Recurring (Season 8) |
Main (Season 9); 14 episodes | |||
2019 | Made in Italy | Jerry | Episode: “Episode #1.8” |
2019–present | Grey’s Anatomy | Dr. Cormac Hayes | Recurring (season 16) |
Main (Season 17) 9 episodes | |||
References
- "CROSSING LINES - The Official Website for the TV Show". 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
- "TV3's Red Rock begins filming". www.digitalspy.co.uk. 4 November 2014.
- First look: TV3 pick Richard Flood as the leading man for their new soap Red Rock
- "'Shameless' Casts Richard Flood; Merit Leighton Joins 'Alexa & Katie'".
- https://deadline.com/2019/10/greys-anatomy-richard-flood-cast-abc-medial-drama-new-doctor-head-of-pediatric-surgery-karev-replacement-season-16-1202763755/
- "Gabriella Pession è mamma! Primo figlio per l'attrice e il compagno Richard Flood ( Gabriella Pession is a mom! Actress and partner Richard Flood, have their first child)". www.alfemminile.com.
- "Richard Flood is lead man in TV3's garda soap Red Rock". www.herald.ie.
- De-Burca, Demelza (3 February 2015). "Red Rock star Richard Flood: My Italian fiancee loves garda uniform". www.irishmirror.ie.