This much I know: Aidan McArdle, actor

As an actor, you are always getting kicked in the face. You get used to the rejection.

Now, if I don’t get a job, I allow myself one day’s grace to moan about it. Then, I have to get on with things. Else, it will block the next thing from coming.

I was born in Dublin. I studied English and history at UCD, before going to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (RADA). I went to university first, because I wasn’t sure if I was good enough to act professionally. I had to be certain that it was what I wanted to do.