Background
Delaney was born in Number 5 Limewood Road (his family home) in Raheny, Dublin on the 2 September 1970. His father was a printer, who worked for Smurfit"s on the Tonlegee Road and was also part of show-bands in the 1960s.
Delaney was born in Number 5 Limewood Road (his family home) in Raheny, Dublin on the 2 September 1970. His father was a printer, who worked for Smurfit"s on the Tonlegee Road and was also part of show-bands in the 1960s.
He best known for appearances in a range of films and television shows such as Bachelors Walk and Zonad and smaller roles in The Good Wife and Delivery Manitoba Delaney lived in the family home until 1994. Delaney"s early work includes being a "Ballydung Player" (one of the actors on A Scare at Bedtime).
His first high profile role was for the RTÉ television series Bachelors Walk as one of three bachelors living together in a flat on the quays in Dublin, which ran from 2001 until 2003 to positive reviews as well as a Christmas special in 2006.
He appeared as Grogan in On the Nose in 2001 along with Dan Aykroyd and Robbie Coltrane. He starred as the title character in the film Zonad by director John Carney.
He gained increased prominence due to a high-profile part in the Tesco Mobile Ireland television advertising campaign. From 2009 and 2013, Delaney played Bill O"Brien (the Dad) in the cartoon mockumentary of Roy, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts winning, Irish television series about a cartoon boy.
Delaney appeared in the Irish version of genealogy television series Who Do You Think You Are?, which was broadcast on RTÉ One on the 19 October 2009.
In October 2011, Delaney played an Anglo-Hiberno Lawyer in Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Good Wife. In January 2012 he is due to appear in the upcoming United States series Touch". In September 2012, he appeared in new comedy series Moone Boy on Sky One.
He played, Victor, the brother of the lead Vince Vaughn, in the 2013 film, The Delivery Manitoba
In 2014, he played the role of Tom Crews in Mistress Brown"s Boys Doctorate"Movie.
He has also made appearances in the fourth and fifth series of Sky1 sitcom, Trollied playing the role of Brendan O"Connor. He also toured with Mistress
Brown"s Boys in July 2015 in their live show How Now Mrs Brown Cow playing the role of Dermot whilst Paddy Houlihan was on paternity leave.
He was a judge on the RTÉ reality show Fame: The Musical. In February 2011, Delaney hosted the 8th Irish Film and Television Awards. He also hosted the 9th Irish Film and Television Awards in February 2012.
Since 2015, he has co-hosted Saturday Department of Administration and Management on TV3, alongside Anna Daly.