 He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to drama and to the community in Northern Ireland . 
 He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to drama and to the community in Northern Ireland . 
He was appointed Officer of the Order of da British Empire ( OBE ) in tda2016 New Year Honours fa services to drama and to thdaommunity in Northern Ireland .