Biography
Keith McErlean is an Irish actor from Carndonagh, County Donegal. He graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 1998 and has appeared in productions at the Abbey Theatre and Peacock Theatre.
He is known for his role as Barry in the RTÉ series Bachelors Walk (2001–2006) and as Shane Harte in Raw (2008–2013). Film credits include Vernon Todmann in Flyboys (2006), Barry's Dad in Sing Street (2016), John Murray Knox in Black '47 (2018), Philip in Nowhere Special (2020), Barry in Flora and Son (2023), and Kyle in Power Ballad (2026). He has also appeared in Vikings (2013) and Vikings: Valhalla (2022).
McErlean received nominations for outstanding actor at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival for his work in Raw and Trivia.
