Sean Maguire

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Biography

Having worked as a child actor in such projects as the TV-movie drama "A Voyage Round My Father" (1982) and the popular school-set soap "Grange Hill" (BBC), Maguire worked steadily as a child actor, but would garner much greater popularity as a teen. Though his role on "EastEnders" lasted for only one full year, Maguire and his endearing Aidan made quite an impression on audiences, and when the well-meaning but ultimately troubled young …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

April 18, 1976

Career Milestones

Acted on the popular British soap "Grange Hill"

Had eight Top 30 hit songs in the United Kingdom

Played Aidan Brosnan, an affable young teen who gives up his dreams of professional football after an injury leaves him benched, on the hit BBC soap "Eastenders"

1982

Had early acting credit with a role in the British TV-movie drama "A Voyage Round My Father", starring Laurence Olivier and Alan Bates

1992

Appeared in the feature "Waterland"

1995

Played Marty, the son of the eponymous detective on the British drama series "Dangerfield"

1999

Starred in the thriller "Out of Depth", his debut starring feature role (released in the UK in 2001)

2000

Acted in the BBC-1 comedy "Sunburn"

2000

Featured in the British stage production "Funny About Love"

2001

Made US television debut with a regular role as a dashing British womanizer on the sitcom "Off Centre" (The WB)

2002

Played the titular royal in the romantic comedy "Prince Charming" (TNT)