Gangland stories: Mark O'Connor on his new series Darklands

Mark O’Connor had a major hand in the rise of Irish star Barry Keoghan,and hopes to work similar magic with the cast of unknowns in his new crime series Darklands, writes Esther McCarthy.

GIVEN that the first young actor he cast in a movie —a teenager named Barry Keoghan — was recently named by Disney as its new Marvel villain, it’s safe to say that Mark O’Connor has a knack forfinding new talent.