Born in Northern Ireland, and now residing in London, Cormac McAlinden graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in 2025 after being the worthy winner of The Laurence Olivier Bursary by the Society of London Theatre and the Casting Director's Guild. At the end of last year, Cormac completed a critically acclaimed run of Eoin McAndrew's Little Brother at Soho Theatre, directed by Emma Jordan. He will soon be seen in Amazon MGM's Red White & Royal Wedding alongside Nicholas Galitzine, Uma Thurman and Stephen Fry, and in the upcoming Netflix series Kennedy starring Michael Fassbender and Laura Donnelly. Cormac has recently been nominated for Best West End Debut Performer at this year's The Stage Debut Awards for his performance in Suzie Miller's Inter Alia alongside Rosamund Pike.
(Cormac McAlinden, photo by Papertrees)