Sean Martin Michael Maguire (born 18 April 1976) is an English actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of 11 he took on the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the BBC children's drama Grange Hill, in which he remained until 1992. For a short time after leaving Grange Hill, he played Aidan Brosnan in EastEnders.

He has appeared in several feature films and had moderate success Read more...

Maguire was born in Ilford, Essex. As his name reflects, he is of Irish descent.[citation needed] His family originates from the town of Cavan in County Cavan, Ireland.[citation needed]

His first role was at the age of five, opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in A Voyage Round My Father. In 1993 he joined the cast of the British soap EastEnders playing Aidan Brosnan, a young Irish footballer playing Read more...