Darragh Ennis
| Darragh Ennis | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1980[1] Ireland |
| Other names | The Menace The Dublin Dynamo[2] |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Concordia University, Canada Maynooth University |
| 💼 Occupation | Scientist, Quizzer, Television personality |
| 📆 Years active | 2020- |
| 👔 Employer | ITV |
| Known for | The Chase |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
Darragh Ennis is an Irish scientist, quizzer, and television personality. He is known as a postdoctoral researcher of Oxford University and as one of the "chasers" on the ITV game show The Chase.
Early life and Career[edit]
Early life & Science career[edit]
Ennis grew up in Dublin, Ireland and studied at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Since 2013, he has been at the University of Oxford and is a postdoctoral researcher, specialising in neurobiology, researching the brains of insects.[3][4][5]
Television[edit]
In 2017, Ennis joined The Chase as a contestant, where he obtained £9000 in the ‘cash builder’ round. Later on in the game his teammates took minus offers from ”chaser” of the episode, Paul Sinha, resulting in Ennis’ total winnings to be far lower than what he had scored in the first round.[6] This caused outrage from viewers, and a GoFundMe campaign was set up to compensate for Ennis’ losses.[7] Ennis requested for all money to be donated to charity.[7]
In April 2020, Ennis was announced as the sixth “chaser” on The Chase, alongside Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha and Jenny Ryan.[8][9] His Chaser-debut episode was aired on 19th November 2020, that he won by catching a 16 steps-lead from two contestants with £10,000.[2] His debut brought in 4.9 million viewers, making it the most watched episode of The Chase ever.[10] Thus, later that record was broked again.
Personal Life[edit]
Ennis is married to his 'university sweetheart', and they live together in Oxford with 2 children. Ennis supports Liverpool FC.[11][12] Ennis can speak German and Irish.[13]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Chase | Contestant | ITV |
| 2020–present | Chaser/The Menace | ||
| 2021 | Beat the Chasers |
References[edit]
- ↑ Centre "The Chase unveils new Chaser Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2020-11-20. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Chase's new Chaser Darragh Ennis 'thrashed' in the first ever round - but battles back as "Menace" nickname is revealed". www.thesun.co.uk.
- ↑ "The Chase | Who is new Chaser Darragh Ennis?". ABC 14 News. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ "The Chase recruits former contestant Darragh Ennis as first new Chaser in five years". amp.heart.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ Nickell, Amy (2020-12-18). "Inside The Chase stars' real lives as new chaser Darragh Ennis is announced". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "New Chaser Darragh Ennis a former contestant who refused donations after huge loss on the show". NZ Herald. 2020-04-17. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 admin. "New Chase recruit Darragh Ennis has lost thousands of people in a disastrous round as a candidate | FR24 News English". Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ "The Chase: Darragh Ennis joins ITV quiz show as new chaser | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ "Irish scientist Darragh Ennis joins The Chase as new Chaser". Her.ie. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ "The Chase breaks record with highest rating show ever". Press Centre. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/bones_giles/status/1330058176423751680". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-03-12. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ McCoid, Sophie (2021-05-29). "Darragh Ennis' life away from The Chase with uni sweetheart". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ↑ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/darragh-ennis-759a7731. "Darragh Ennis". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
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