Ciarán McCarthy
SAG-AFTRA/AEA | MP Talent Management
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Ciarán plays Sylvester in Todrick Hall's MIDNIGHT Off-Broadway!
Now extended through January 3, 2027 at the Daryl Roth Theatre in New York City.
Ciarán stars as Sylvester in Midnight, the new musical written, directed, and choreographed by Todrick Hall, who also leads the company as Rail. Set in the 19th-century American South, the story follows six Black and six white characters whose lives are bound together, with Sylvester as the story's villain. After two runs in London, the show opened Off-Broadway on October 15, 2026 at the Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 East 15th Street, and has been extended into the new year, now playing through January 3, 2027.
Extension news on Playbill
Read the New York Theatre Guide review
Ciarán McCarthy as Sylvester and Todrick Hall as Rail in Midnight.
Ciarán makes his prime time network debut in NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS!
Ciarán made his prime time debut in the hit CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles in the episode "Spiral".
Official CBS press release – "Spiral" – While Callen [Chris O'Donnell] is undercover in the mail room of an office building to investigate an arms dealer, it is taken over by terrorists and Callen becomes a hostage. When the team arrives to help, they discover the entire building is wired with explosives, on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Monday, Jan. 5 (9:59-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Written by Dave Kalstein; Directed by Larry Teng.
Ciarán stars in the acclaimed FOR THE RECORD series
After critically acclaimed runs of FTR: 'Zemeckis', 'Baz Luhrmann', and 'Tarantino', Ciarán starred as Jay Gatsby in 'Baz Luhrmann'. The show was extended multiple times at DBA in West Hollywood, CA.
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Biography
Ciarán was born in Dublin, Ireland. He is the son of Dominic and Christine, and a brother to Carol and Graham. He grew up loving to perform and was never afraid to break out his rendition of "Edelweiss" at family events.
At a young age his family emigrated to Canada, and in his 5th grade Ciarán made his stage debut in Pirates of Penzance. He attended John Paul II Secondary School in London, Ontario, and went on to graduate with a B.A. in History from the University of Western Ontario.
He then moved to New York City to train at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. His career has since taken him across the country, from national tours to Los Angeles, where he worked in television and starred in the For The Record series. Today, he is based in New York, where he is currently playing Sylvester in Todrick Hall's Midnight Off-Broadway.
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