Karl Shiels

Karl Shiels (15 September 1971 – 15 July 2019) was an Irish actor known for his work on both stage and screen. He started his acting career in the early 1990s after training at the Gaiety School of Acting, and made his debut with the Abbey Theatre in 1998. Shiels starred in various stage productions including Henry IV, Part 1, Beauty in a Broken Place, At Swim-Two-Birds, The Spanish Tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, The Shadow of a Gunman, This Lime Tree Bower, Howie the Rookie, and Penelope. On screen, he appeared in popular shows such as Fair City, Peaky Blinders, and Batman Begins. Shiels tragically passed away at the age of 47 while directing a play in Dublin and playing the role of Robbie Quinn in Fair City.