- Daragh O’Malley hails from Limerick city. He was born in 1954. His father was Donagh O’Malley a Minister of Education in the Irish Government who died suddenly in 1968. His mother Dr Hilda Moriarty was from Kerry and while in university had met the port Patrick Kavanah who wrote the famous “Raglan Road” about her. Daragh O’Malley’s most famous role is as Patrick Harper the loyal and tough ally of Sean Bean in the hughly popular TV series “Sharpe”. His first film role was in the terrific thriller “The Long Good Friday” in 1980. His other films include “Cal”, “Whitnail and I” and “Shaughnessy”. He has guest starred in most of the popular UK crime TV series such as “Wire in the Blood”, “Silent Witness” and “Waking the Dead”. His website here.