We're sure your parents have told you, "Everything happens for a reason" at some stage in your life, and Cavan man Richie Stephens is a prime example of this. 

Richie from Gowna was working in the construction industry for years when one day, back in 2011, a beam fell on his shoulder, unbeknownst to him - breaking his back in the process.

After lots of surgery, and the obvious physical restrictions, Richie took a chance at some modelling (well he is a handsome devil after all).

Low and behold he was snapped up by an agency and from there he was contacted to be in a movie. Fast forward to now, the actor has starred in over 50 movie and TV roles with his latest part being a cop in the new movie Kings - which also stars Daniel Craig and Halle Berry:

 

My new movie “Kings” comes out today! Had a great time working with Halle Berry on this one. If you get the chance go see it. . . . . . . #kings #film #movie #lariots #theorchard #actorslife #actor_jg #actores #actorslife🎬 #actorslifestyle #actorslifeforme #actor_jg #movieset #behindthescenes #halleberryhair #richiestephens #irishactor #badcop #riots #riotgrams #southcentral #southcentralla #hairandmakeup #hairandmakeupdiary #arrest

A post shared by Richie Stephens (@richieactor) on Apr 27, 2018 at 6:04pm PDT

Not bad ehh!?

On this morning's Dermot and Dave, the lads gave Richie a buzz to chat about his incredible career change and how taking a chance can be very rewarding.

Dermot also wanted to know how the aul Caaaaavan accent went down over there. 

Here he is in action: