Cal O'Driscoll
Cal Arnold O'Driscoll (born 2002 or 2003)[1] is an Irish actor and filmmaker. He was named Ireland’s youngest film-maker of the year in 2020 at the Fresh Film Festival. In 2025, he won the Breakthrough Talent Award at the Royal Television Society Republic of Ireland Awards. His television roles have included Prince Edward in Netflix historical drama series Vikings: Valhalla (2024), and the role of Con in comedy-horror series Video Nasty (2025).
Career
He is from Dublin, Ireland,[2] and started-out in production as a young man, initially making YouTube videos at the age of eight years-old.[3] In 2020, won the title of Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year 2020 at the Fresh Film Festival. This Came about following the production of his film Pirates, which is centred around a pirate radio station and set in the 1980s.[4] As an actor he appeared in The Windermere Children, a BBC film, in 2020.[3]
He played Prince Edward (a young Edward the Confessor) in Netflix historical drama series Vikings: Valhalla.[5] In 2024, he had roles in Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale and Channel 5 thriller series The Teacher.[6] He also played John in the Ariane Labed independent film September Says, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.[7][2]
In 2025, he could be seen in a lead role in 1980s-set comedy-horror series Video Nasty from Christopher Smith in which he led the cast alongside Justin Daniels Anene and Leia Murphy.[8][9] He was awarded the Breakthrough Talent Award at the Royal Television Society Republic of Ireland Awards, held in Dublin on 27 March 2025.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Windermere Children | Malcolm | TV film |
| 2022 | The Sleep Experiment | Steven | |
| 2023 | Obituary | Denis Riley | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | September Says | John | Film |
| 2024 | Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale | Ollie | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Vikings: Valhalla | Prince Edward | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | The Teacher | Zac Webster | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Video Nasty | Con | Lead role; 6 episodes |
| 2025 | Save Me From Heavan | Chris | Short Film |
References
- ^ "Cal O Driscoll, 17, wins Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year 2020". ilovelimerick.ie. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "THE RTS IRELAND TELEVISION AWARDS 2025 - GRADAIM RTS 2025". rts.org.uk. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ a b "'Negative feedback is something you have to expect'". Independent.ie. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year 2020 announces its winners". Richardknows. 14 May 2020.
- ^ Tyler, Adrienne (July 16, 2024). "Every Vikings Valhalla Character Who Became King Of England After King Canute". Screen Rant. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Robinson, Abby (10 September 2024). "The Teacher season 2 cast: Who stars in Channel 5 drama?". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Whitney, Nadine (August 26, 2024). "SEPTEMBER SAYS (Melbourne IFF 2024) – Review". awfj.org. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Roy, David (3 January 2025). "Video Nasty: Co Tyrone-shot comedy horror rewinds to VHS boom of early 1980s". Irish News. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ McEvoy, Adam (8 January 2025). "In Pics: Rising stars step out at Video Nasty screening". Extra.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2025.