Sheamus
Irish professional wrestler and actor
Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Sheamus.
Farrelly began his professional wrestling career in 2002 on the European independent circuit. He signed with WWE in 2007 as part of their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He became part of WWE's main roster in 2009, where he would become a four-time world champion, having held the WWE Championship three times and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once, making him the first Irish world champion in WWE history. He also held the United States Champion three times, and was also a five-time tag team champion (four times for Raw, once for SmackDown) with his tag team partner Cesaro. In addition to these championships, he also won the 2010 King of the Ring tournament, the 2012 Royal Rumble match, and the 2015 Money in the Bank ladder match, making him the second wrestler (after Edge) to achieve all three accomplishments.
Outside of wrestling, he also runs a successful fitness YouTube channel called Celtic Warrior Workouts and has made multiple appearances in film and television.
Early life
Stephen Farrelly was born in the Cabra suburb of Dublin on 28 January 1978. He was raised on North Great George's Street in Dublin.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q222039. VIAF identifies the subject as 184468009. The Library of Congress control number is n2011062516. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978, 2002, 2007 and 2009.
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