Meet Niamh McCormack – the 21-year-old attended Bow Street Academy after finishing school in 2019. She impressively went on to land a break-out role in a season two episode of Netflix’s THE WITCHER. You can expect a lot more of the 21-year-old on your small screens, as she is set to star in Disney+’s new series WILLOW, and Netflix’s upcoming series THE FUCK IT BUCKET.
Out of all the Irish creative dynasties, one that makes us most proud is the Gleeson family — namely veteran Irish actor Brendan Gleeson and his sons, Domhnall and Brian. From unworldly fantasies to side-busting comedy, these actors have it all. We break down Brendan’s “must watch” projects, from IN BRUGES to CALVARY and everything in between.
Boyle’s-own Chris O’Dowd stars in the new animated movie SLUMBERLAND, now on Netflix. Joined by a larger-than-life outlaw, a daring young orphan journeys through a land of dreams to find a precious pearl that will grant her greatest wish. For O’Dowd, the film recreates the fun and excitement of our childhood days as he plays the awkward, loner, workaholic bachelor uncle Philip who is suddenly thrust into parenthood after his only brother, a fisherman, gets missing at sea and leaves a daughter, Nemo (played by Marlow Barkley), to the former’s care being the closest living relative.
DERRY GIRLS star Nicola Coughlan has been named TV actor of the year at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2022. Coughlan has seen a meteoric rise in fame in recent years due to her role in BRIDGERTON where she plays Penelope Featherington. The second season of the show debut on Netflix earlier this year, amassing 193 million viewing hours in its opening weekend.
Co. Tipperary actress Kerry Condon is to be honoured at next year’s Oscar Wilde Awards in the US, it has been confirmed. The annual ceremony celebrates the Irish contribution to the entertainment industry, and Ms Condon will follow in the footsteps of Belfast stars Kenneth Branagh and Jamie Dornan, who were honoured at the awards earlier this year. Ms Condon, who currently stars alongside Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in director Martin McDonagh’s THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, is being honoured for her body of work which also includes voicing the role of artificial intelligence Friday in three of Marvel Studio’s Avengers films.
Paul Mescal knows how to score a free vacation. Since breaking out in 2020 on Hulu miniseries NORMAL PEOPLE the Irish actor has collected passport stamps from some of the most idyllic places on Earth, shooting movies in Australia (CARMEN), Greece (THE LOST DAUGHTER) and Turkey (AFTERSUN). “That’s part of the grand plan: just to put myself in films that are in parts of the world I’ve never been before,” Mescal jokes in a recent interview. “And hopefully they turn out to be good!” His globetrotting scheme paid off with AFTERSUN (in theaters nationwide), one of the year’s most critically acclaimed films with 97% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
Irish talent shines at BIFA2022. GOD’S CREATURES, NOTHING COMPARES, YOUNG PLATO, IT IS IN US ALL, and THE WONDER are among the Irish titles named as nominees. Leading the nominations is Charlotte Wells’ AFTERSUN starring Paul Mescal, a poignant portrait of a father and daughter’s complex relationship. Irish Netflix drama THE WONDER also leads the way with 12 nominations.
Irish TV and theatre actress Siobhán Cullen stars as Elvira Clancy, an obituarist working at a small-town newspaper, who suddenly finds herself being paid by the obituary due to cuts. When she “accidentally” kills a nasty piece of work, she discovers she might have an untapped bloodlust, and sets her sights on other unpleasant residents of the town. Her killing spree hits a potential snag when the paper hires an attractive crime correspondent.
