Jack Hickey

Jack Hickey is an award winning Irish television and film actor and director Jack graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2010 In 2017 he joined the cast of Emmerdale as Matt the father of Carlys Gemma Atkinson child As an actor Hickey also made appearances in Game Of Thrones Penny Dreadful and Jericho He also appeared in the feature films Mary Shelley and Sea Fever alongside Hermione Corfield His directorial debut film Cynthia won awards at the Galway Film Fleadh and the Irish Film Festival in London It was also longlisted for the 92nd Academy Awards The film was made by his production company Cooper Alley Productions he runs with his sister Lara Hickey In 2022 he joined the cast of Netflix series Vikings Valhalla as Richard II Duke of Normandy He had a role in the 2024 police procedural drama Borderline In August 2024 he joined the cast of the sports film Saipan as Niall Quinn appearing alongside Steve Coogan