February 2011, O'Hanlon returned to the Gate Theatre, Dublin starring in the Irish premiere of Christopher Hampton's translation of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, alongside Maura Tierney. Later that year, he appeared in the comedy panel show Argumental. O'Hanlon has written a novel, The Talk of the Town (known in the United States as Knick Knack Paddy Whack), which was published in 1998. The novel is about a teenage boy, Patrick Scully, and his friends. In February 2015 he officially launched the 2015 Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, which took place in Kilkenny from 28 May–1 June. In 2015 he played the role of Peter the Milkman in the Sky One sitcom After Hours. On 2 February 2017, it was announced he would play the lead role in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise taking the role of DI Jack Mooney following Kris Marshall's departure the same day. He announced his intention to leave the series in early 2020 and was replaced by Ralf Little. On 25 November 2021, it was announced that he would participate in series 13 of Taskmaster. He finished in 4th place ahead of Judi Love. Personal life O'Hanlon met his wife Melanie as a teenager. They have three children. He is a supporter of Leeds United. Filmography Awards References External links Ardal O'Hanlon on comedycv.co.uk Ardal O'Hanlon in Melbourne at The Australian Ireland Fund charity event 1965 births 20th-century Irish comedians 21st-century Irish comedians Living people Alumni of Dublin City University Father Ted Irish humorists Irish male comedians Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors Irish novelists Irish stand-up comedians People educated at Blackrock College People from Carrickmacross Irish male novelists