Richard Flood


Richard Flood is an Irish actor best known for the character Tommy McConnel in the series Crossing Lines and as James McKay in the series Red Rock and currently playing Dr. Cormac Hayes on Grey’s Anatomy.

Career

Richard Flood portrayed the role of Samuel Johanson in an episode of the series in 2012. He joined the main cast of the new series Crossing Lines in 2013, playing detective Tommy McConnel, a specialist in weapons and tactics from Northern Ireland, until 2014. That next year, in 2015, Flood joined the main cast of the new series Red Rock, where he played the police superintendent James McKay, In 2017, it was announced that Flood would be cast as Ford in the Showtime series Shameless. He became a series regular ahead of the series’ ninth season. In 2019, Flood was cast in a recurring role as Dr. Cormac Hayes on ABC's Grey's Anatomy.

Personal life

In 2012, Flood began dating Italian actress Gabriella Pession, and the two got engaged in 2014. Shortly after, they announced that they were expecting their first child, Giulio Flood, born that same year. On September 3, 2016, Flood married Pession in an intimate wedding in Italy.

Filmography

Film

Television