Dónal Finn

Acting

Born August 31, 1995, Dromina, County Cork, Ireland

Dónal Finn is an Irish actor known for playing Mat Cauthon in the Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time (2023). A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he has also appeared in SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), originated the role of Orpheus in the West End production of Hadestown (2024), and co-starred as James Moriarty in the Guy Ritchie Amazon series Young Sherlock (2026).

Filmography

• The Other Bennet Sister — Mr. Hayward
• 2026The Uprising — Village Priest
• Young Sherlock — James Moriarty
• 2025Four Letters of Love — Sean Gore
• 2022Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore — Albert (Baker)
• SAS Rogue Heroes — Eoin McGonigal
• The Wheel of Time — Mat Cauthon
• 2020Albion — Gabriel
• 2020How to Build a Girl — Karl Boden
• 2019Love Have I Known — 2nd Lieutenant Williams
• The Witcher — Nettly
• 2018Angel — Killian
• Hadestown - West End Cast 2024 — Orpheus