SPOILER ALERT: Love/Hate Actor Opens Up About His Character’s Grisly End

It was a twist in the tale that few saw coming, but on Sunday night the current series of Love/Hate heated up with the brutal killing of Dano. The IRA man hell-bent on seeking revenge for his father’s death was instead ‘taken care of’ my his own comrades. We might have been surprised to see it, but actor Jason Barry said he knew it was coming this season. “I knew last year from talking with Stuart Carolan that Dano`s days were numbered in season 4. Firstly I was happy that he was brought back but nervous about how he would exit. Dano and Nidge can`t exist in the same world so I figured Stuart would kill him off rather than just have him drive off in to the sunset. Stuart really has given Dano the exit he deserves. Its brutal and sad all rolled into one. Dano is a warrior who believes in everything he stands for so to go out trying to stand up against the tree after being kneecapped is very important. You may not like the character but he is true to himself to the bitter end. He feels like a boxer who has never been knocked down and wants to keep that pride to the bitter end. It’s an incredibly powerful scene and I am very grateful to Stuart that he let Dano go out that way.” Barry, who starred in blockbuster Titanic as Jack’s Irish pal, admitted he was sad to leave the hit RTÉ series, saying; “I will miss working with the cast and crew. A truly great bunch of people and I hope they all go on to do great things in the future. As an actor I will miss being part of a quality show. When you look at your CV it’s split between good, bad and ok work so to be part of a good show is great and I will miss that. I will also miss filming in Dublin. Love/Hate has really excited me again about working back home so I hope the show will lead to more work in Ireland.” You’ll see Barry next in F2014 a movie about the history of FIFA with Sam Neill and Time Roth.