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Dervla Kirwan
Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

ActingBorn October 24, 1971 (age 54)Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish actress famous for roles in British television shows such as Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart. She also appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special episode, "The Next Doctor" and provided the voiceovers for the well-known "this is not just food" television advertising campaign for UK retailer Marks & Spencer. Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland. Her father was an insurance broker, and her mother was a language teacher. She is the youngest of three daughters. Dervla is a great grand-daughter of Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll who was a sister of Michael Collins, one of the Irish leaders during the War of Independence. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dervla Kirwan,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2025
House of Guinness

as Agnes Guinness

TV
2022
The Reunion

as Annabelle Degalais

TV
2021
Silent Hours

as DI Jane Ambrose

Movie
2021
Last Call

as Leticia

Movie
2021
Smother

as Val Ahern

TV
2020
The Stranger

as Corinne Price

TV
2018
The Keeper

as Clarice Friar

Movie
2017
Interlude in Prague

as Frau Luptak

Movie
2015
Safe House

as Elizabeth Ellroy

TV
2014
Luna

as Christine

Movie
2014
True Detective

as Kate McKitterick

TV
2012
Entity

as Ruth Peacock

Movie
2012
Blackout

as Alex

TV
2011
Injustice

as Jane Travers

TV
2010
The Silence

as Maggie

TV
2010
Ondine

as Maura

Movie
2010
Material Girl

as Davina Bailey

TV
2009
Moving On

as Laura

TV
2008Movie
2007
True Dare Kiss

as Phil Tyler

TV
2006TV
2005
Keeping the Peace

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2005
Casanova

as Casanova's Mother

TV
2004Movie
2004
55 Degrees North

as CPS Claire Maxwell

TV
2004
The Deputy

as Terri Leonard

Movie
2004Movie
2003
A Tale of Two Wives

as Charlie Goodman

Movie
2002
Pete's Meteor

as Carmel

Movie
2001TV
2001
Shades

as Maeve Sullivan

TV
2001
The Bombmaker

as Andrea Hayes

Movie
2000
Hearts and Bones

as Emma Rose

TV
2000Movie
1999
The Flint Street Nativity

as Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers

Movie
1999
Eureka Street

as Aoirghe Jenkins

TV
1999
With or Without You

as Rosie Boyd

Movie
1999TV
1999
The Dark Room

as Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley

Movie
1999TV
1998
Sex in a Cold Climate

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1996
Ballykissangel

as Assumpta Fitzgerald

TV
1994
War of the Buttons

as Adult Marie (Voice)

Movie
1993TV
1993
Goodnight Sweetheart

as Phoebe Sparrow

TV
1992
A Time to Dance

as Bernadette Kennedy

TV
1990
December Bride

as Young Martha

Movie
1990Movie
1988
Troubles

as Viola 'Neill

TV
1986
Casualty

as Anna

TV
1986Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 24, 1971
Place of BirthChurchtown, Dublin, Ireland
Popularity0.6