Andrew Tiernan was born into an Irish family who had moved from Dublin, Ireland to Birmingham, England after the War. He grew up on the notorious Ladywood Estate in Birmingham. At 15, he left for London to become an Actor, studying at the prestigious; Drama Centre London. His earliest break came in 1991 when he was cast in Derek Jarman's Edward II...
His prosthetic make-up work for the character; Ephialtes in 300 (2006) took 10 hours to apply. The longest he spent in the costume was 30 hours whilst filming in the Persian Tent.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Harvest
2009
TV Movie
Blue
The Bill
1997-2009
TV Series
Craig Middleton / Mike Wilder / Alan Dodds / ...
Survivors
2008
TV Series
Gavin
New Tricks
2008
TV Series
Sgt Major Sharratt
Heroes and Villains
2008
TV Series documentary
Crixus
Le petit mort
2008
Short
Death
Midsomer Murders
2007
TV Series
Steve Bright
Cold Blood
2005-2007
TV Mini-Series
Colin / Colin Feather
The Afternoon Play
2007
TV Series
Bennett
The Man Who Sold the World
2006
Reverend Carmichael
300
2006
Ephialtes
Dalziel and Pascoe
2006
TV Series
Jake McNally
Life on Mars
2006
TV Series
Kim Trent
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005
TV Movie
Ben Jonson
MI-5
2005
TV Series
Forster
Snuff-Movie
2005
constable Fred
Murphy's Law
2005
TV Series
Richard
The Quatermass Experiment
2005
TV Movie
Victor Carroon (as Andy Tiernan)
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team
2005
TV Series
Gary Shale
The Rotters' Club
2005
TV Series
Roy Slater
Richard III
2005
The Earl of Richmond
Whose Baby?
2004
TV Movie
Dave
Waking the Dead
2004
TV Series
Don Keech
Red Cap
2004
TV Series
Sgt. Charlie Fleckner
Rehab
2003
TV Movie
Dean
William and Mary
2003
TV Series
Tom Jordan
The Red Siren
2002
Koesler
The Pianist
2002
Szalas
The Bunker
2001
LCpl. Schenke
Mr In-Between
2001
Andy
Lava
2001
Squeegee merchant
Hawk
2001
TV Movie
Freddie
McCready and Daughter
2001
TV Series
Nick Cross
Always and Everyone
2001
TV Series
Pete
In a Land of Plenty
2001
TV Series
Gary
Brilliant!
2001
Short
Art Critic
Left Turn
2001
Short
John (as Andy Tiernan)
Checkout Girl
2000
Short
Mark
Small Time Obsession
2000
Mr Page
City Central
2000
TV Series
Gerard Ridley
Heartbeat
2000
TV Series
Ray Nixon
Four Fathers
1999
TV Series
Johnny Starkie
Jonathan Creek
1999
TV Series
Lenny Spearfish
The Criminal
1999
Harris
The Protagonists
1999
Mohammed
Li-77
1998
Short
Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship
1998
TV Movie
Bunting
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998
Man In Pub (as Andy Tiernan)
The Scarlet Tunic
1998
Muller
Map of the Scars
1998
Short
Macbeth on the Estate
1997
TV Movie
Banquo
Thief Takers
1997
TV Series
John Isles
Soldier Soldier
1997
TV Series
Psycho
Playing God
1997
Cyril
Face
1997/I
Chris
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
Scar
10x10
1996
TV Series
The Hitchiker
You Drive Me
1996
TV Short
The Hitchiker
Ellington
1996
TV Series
Eddie Gilmour
The Sculptress
1996
TV Mini-Series
Gary O'Brien
Some Kind of Life
1995
Mark
Two Deaths
1995
Captain Jorgu
Taggart
1995
TV Series
John Campbell
Awayday
1995
Short
The Lad
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
1994
Paris Vampire
Space Precinct
1994
TV Series
Andy Sturgeon
Capital Lives
1994
TV Series
Being Human
1994
Cyprion's Man
99-1
1994
TV Series
Billy Pink
Middlemarch
1994
TV Mini-Series
Dagley
Cracker
1993
TV Series
Sean
Screenplay
1993
TV Series
Duggie
The Trial
1993
Berthold
Prime Suspect 2
1992
TV Mini-Series
DC Rosper
Between the Lines
1992
TV Series
David Panter
As You Like It
1992
Orlando
Oliver
The Guilty
1992
TV Movie
Leo
Thacker
1992
TV Movie
Davey Royce
Edward II
1991
Piers Gaveston
The Chief
1991
TV Series
PC Steve Felsher
Prime Suspect
1991
TV Mini-Series
DC Rosper
End of the Road a Film About First Love
1991
Short
Irate Man
Screen One
1990
TV Series
Dog
Flying
1990
Short
Gary
Dead Cat
1989
Tramp's / Follower (as Andy Tiernan)
Nice Work
1989
TV Mini-Series
Raymond Wilcox
uk18
2017
post-production
Moore
Us and Them
2017
post-production
Tommy
Le Sequel
2016
Dirk Heinz
Moving On
2016
TV Series
Rob
Our Graham
2016
Short
Graham
Access to Work
2016
Short
Screaming Man
No Offence
2015
TV Series
Michael Docherty
The Messenger
2015/I
Father
Code of a Killer
2015
TV Mini-Series
DS Geoff Taylor
Dragonfly
2015
DS Blake
Bloodborne
2015
Video Game
Male Protagonist #4 (voice, as Andy Tiernan)
Blood and Carpet
2015
Rev Durnin
Silent Witness
2015
TV Series
DCI John McLeod
The Great Fire
2014
TV Mini-Series
Vincent
The Driver
2014
TV Mini-Series
Darren
Automata
2014/I
Manager (as Andy Tiernan)
Common
2014
TV Movie
Peter O'Shea
Dark Souls II
2014
Video Game
Chancellor Wellager (voice)
300: Rise of an Empire
2014
Ephialtes
Ripper Street
2013
TV Series
James Self
The Devil's Violinist
2013
Freddie
Foyle's War
2013
TV Series
Geoffrey Helliwell
Dinklebrain
2012
Short
Finn
Merlin
2012
TV Series
Osgar
Candle to Water
2012
Uri / George
Demons and Doors
2012
Dr. Heinz
Prisoners Wives
2012
TV Series
DS Hunter
DS David Hunter
Flush
2011/II
Short
Tony
War of the Dead
2011/I
Captain Martin Stone
Doctor Who
2011
TV Series
Purcell
Casualty
2009-2011
TV Series
Col Danvers / O'Neill
Injustice
2011
TV Mini-Series
Michael Bankes
Whitechapel
2010
TV Series
Steven Dukes
Freight
2010
Stanni
Inside Run
2010
Short
Sam Coldtree
Dead Cert
2010
Chekha
Luther
2010
TV Series
Richard Henley
Mr. Nice
2010
Alan Marcuson
Rough Cut
2010/I
Short
John
Murderland
2009
TV Mini-Series
Whitaker
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
uk18
2017
executive producer post-production
Our Graham
2016
Short associate producer
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
2015
Documentary executive producer
Dragonfly
2015
executive producer
Dinklebrain
2012
Short executive producer
Flush
2011/II
Short executive producer
Break Clause
2010
executive producer
Dead Cert
2010
associate producer
Rough Cut
2010/I
Short producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
uk18
2017
post-production
Dragonfly
2015
Flush
2011/II
Short
Break Clause
2010
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
uk18
2017
story by post-production
Dragonfly
2015
writer
Break Clause
2010
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cracker
1993
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
2015
Documentary
Himself - Narrator
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'