Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

Known for
Acting
Born
October 24, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

Filmography

2025
House of Guinness poster

House of Guinness

TV · as Agnes Guinness · 8 eps

2022
The Reunion poster

The Reunion

TV · as Annabelle Degalais · 6 eps

2021
Silent Hours poster

Silent Hours

Movie · as DI Jane Ambrose

2021
Last Call poster

Last Call

Movie · as Leticia

2021
Smother poster

Smother

TV · as Val Ahern · 18 eps

2020
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

TV · as Corinne Price · 8 eps

2018
The Keeper poster

The Keeper

Movie · as Clarice Friar

2017
Interlude in Prague poster

Interlude in Prague

Movie · as Frau Luptak

2017
Silent Hours poster

Silent Hours

TV · as DI Jane Ambrose · 3 eps

2015
Lunacy: The Making of Luna

Lunacy: The Making of Luna

Movie

2015
Safe House poster

Safe House

TV · as Elizabeth Ellroy · 1 ep

2014
Luna poster

Luna

Movie · as Christine

2014
True Detective poster

True Detective

TV · as Kate McKitterick · 3 eps

2012
Entity poster

Entity

Movie · as Ruth Peacock

2012
Blackout poster

Blackout

TV · as Alex · 3 eps

2011
Injustice poster

Injustice

TV · as Jane Travers · 5 eps

2010
Ondine poster

Ondine

Movie · as Maura

2010
Material Girl poster

Material Girl

TV · as Davina Bailey · 6 eps

2010
The Silence poster

The Silence

TV · as Maggie · 4 eps

2009
Law & Order: UK poster

Law & Order: UK

TV · 2 eps

2009
Moving On poster

Moving On

TV · as Laura · 1 ep

2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor poster

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Movie · as Miss Hartigan

2007
True Dare Kiss poster

True Dare Kiss

TV · as Phil Tyler · 6 eps

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Keeping the Peace

Keeping the Peace

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2005
Casanova poster

Casanova

TV · as Casanova's Mother · 3 eps

2004
Tetris: From Russia with Love poster

Tetris: From Russia with Love

Movie · as Narrator

2004
School for Seduction poster

School for Seduction

Movie · as Clare

2004
The Deputy

The Deputy

Movie · as Terri Leonard

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Bundle · 1 ep

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
55 Degrees North poster

55 Degrees North

TV · as CPS Claire Maxwell · 14 eps

2003
A Tale of Two Wives poster

A Tale of Two Wives

Movie · as Charlie Goodman

2002
Pete's Meteor poster

Pete's Meteor

Movie · as Carmel

2001
The Bombmaker

The Bombmaker

Movie · as Andrea Hayes

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Shades poster

Shades

TV · as Maeve Sullivan · 6 eps

2000
Happy Birthday Shakespeare

Happy Birthday Shakespeare

Movie · as Kate Green

2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

TV · 1 ep

2000
Hearts and Bones poster

Hearts and Bones

TV · as Emma Rose · 13 eps

1999
The Flint Street Nativity poster

The Flint Street Nativity

Movie · as Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers

1999
The Dark Room poster

The Dark Room

Movie · as Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley

1999
With or Without You poster

With or Without You

Movie · as Rosie Boyd

1999
The Greatest Store in the World poster

The Greatest Store in the World

Movie · as Mum

1999
Loose Women poster

Loose Women

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Eureka Street poster

Eureka Street

TV · as Aoirghe Jenkins · 4 eps

1999
The Dark Room poster

The Dark Room

TV · as Jinx · 2 eps

1998
Sex in a Cold Climate poster

Sex in a Cold Climate

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1997
Mr White Goes To Westminster poster

Mr White Goes To Westminster

Movie

1996
Ballykissangel poster

Ballykissangel

TV · as Assumpta Fitzgerald · 25 eps

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Rye Pomona · 2 eps

1994
War of the Buttons poster

War of the Buttons

Movie · as Adult Marie (Voice)

1993
Shooting Stars poster

Shooting Stars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Goodnight Sweetheart poster

Goodnight Sweetheart

TV · as Phoebe Sparrow · 31 eps

1992
A Time to Dance poster

A Time to Dance

TV · as Bernadette Kennedy · 3 eps

1990
December Bride poster

December Bride

Movie · as Young Martha

1990
The Lilac Bus

The Lilac Bus

Movie · as Celia

1988
Troubles poster

Troubles

TV · as Viola 'Neill · 2 eps

1986
The Fantasist poster

The Fantasist

Movie · as Fiona

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Anna · 1 ep