Fair City star Shaun Dunne took on the role of Georgie Dennis because he wanted to play a queer role as an openly gay man.
He joined the RTÉ soap opera in Christmas 2022 and he has made a big impact since his debut.
The actor recalled his favourite storyline to date and his hope for the future for the character of Georgie.
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Shaun said: "One of the reasons why I took the role was the fact he was a queer character and the opportunity, as an openly gay man, to play a queer role on something that's on television so much throughout the week felt like something I couldn't pass up on.
"There's so much hate online and in the real world, so to play someone like Georgie where you're so part of the norm and the everyday, and your sexuality or your difference isn't the main point of your contribution to the story, felt like something I could do as an artist and an actor that was actually very useful."
Shaun's biggest storyline has been the murder of Laura Halpin, a plot that is still ongoing. He is also involved in Fergal's sexuality storyline at the moment.
He told the RTÉ Guide recently: "Laura's murder has been really interesting because Georgie was a suspect for quite a long time and that still hasn't been resolved.
"The whole 35 year anniversary special has been really interesting because people are reflecting a lot on their time on the show. As an audience member, we all have memories and we all know certain things that have happened.
"It's been nice to connect with these bigger long-standing histories."
Shaun describes Georgie as "caring and compassionate", but they are very different people.
He said: "I think we're actually very different. Georgie is quite soft and I wouldn't let people away with as much as he does.
"We look alike. Unfortunately for him, he looks like me!"
Shaun would like to see more of an arc for Georgie in the future.
He said: "I'd like to see him take himself a little more seriously. I think sometimes he can be too nice, and in a soap, if you're too nice, bad things are going to happen to you.
"I'd like to see him mature into himself a little bit more. I'd like to see him have relationships and to really get into that. I think the relationship that he's had so far, it's like he's dipping his toe into particular dynamics, so l'd like to see him immerse himself into that world a little bit more and see where it takes him."
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