Seána Kerslake | |
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Born | 21 October 1990 |
Occupation | Actress |
Seána Kerslake ( /ˈʃɔːnə ˈkɜːrzleɪk/; born 21 October 1990) [1] [2] is an Irish actress. [3] [4] She is known for portraying the role of Aisling O'Dowd in RTÉ2 comedy-drama Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018). [5] [4] In 2017, she was named one of sixteen young actors by Screen International as a Star of Tomorrow. [3] In 2020, she was ranked at number 50 in The Irish Times list of the greatest Irish film actors. [6]
Kerslake, the middle of three daughters of John and Deirdre Kerslake, was born in 1990 in Tallaght, County Dublin where she was raised. [7] [5] [8] She went on to study English and music at NUI Maynooth, [9] [8] and screen acting at The Factory, Bow Street, Dublin. [10] [8] [11]
In 2010, while a student, Kerslake was cast in Kirsten Sheridan's Dollhouse, an unscripted Irish film. [11] [8] [9] [12] Her performance earned her an Irish Film & Television Academy award nomination in 2013. [9] [8]
In 2016, Kerslake played the title character in A Date for Mad Mary directed by Darren Thornton. [13] [14] Her performance earned positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter ("mesmerizing" [15]) and Variety ("a barnstorming central performance" [16]). She was awarded the Breakthrough Award by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle, and the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh 2016. [8] [5] [17]
From 2016 until 2018, Kerslake played Aisling, a struggling twenty-something in RTÉ2's Can't Cope, Won't Cope. [4] [7]
Her first London stage appearance was in May 2018 as Kat in Joe Penhall's Mood Music, director Roger Michell, at The Old Vic. [18]
She appeared in the 2018 film Dublin Oldschool. [19]
She starred in Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground, which was released in 2019. [4]
From 2021 to 2023, Kerslake played Grace Ahern in the RTÉ One- Alibi whodunit mini-series Smother. [20]
In 2022, Kerlsake starred in the film Ballywalter with Patrick Kielty. The film was directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah. [21]
In 2024, she appeared in series two of the BBC One crime drama Blue Lights. [22]
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Seána Kerslake | |
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Born | 21 October 1990 |
Occupation | Actress |
Seána Kerslake ( /ˈʃɔːnə ˈkɜːrzleɪk/; born 21 October 1990) [1] [2] is an Irish actress. [3] [4] She is known for portraying the role of Aisling O'Dowd in RTÉ2 comedy-drama Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018). [5] [4] In 2017, she was named one of sixteen young actors by Screen International as a Star of Tomorrow. [3] In 2020, she was ranked at number 50 in The Irish Times list of the greatest Irish film actors. [6]
Kerslake, the middle of three daughters of John and Deirdre Kerslake, was born in 1990 in Tallaght, County Dublin where she was raised. [7] [5] [8] She went on to study English and music at NUI Maynooth, [9] [8] and screen acting at The Factory, Bow Street, Dublin. [10] [8] [11]
In 2010, while a student, Kerslake was cast in Kirsten Sheridan's Dollhouse, an unscripted Irish film. [11] [8] [9] [12] Her performance earned her an Irish Film & Television Academy award nomination in 2013. [9] [8]
In 2016, Kerslake played the title character in A Date for Mad Mary directed by Darren Thornton. [13] [14] Her performance earned positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter ("mesmerizing" [15]) and Variety ("a barnstorming central performance" [16]). She was awarded the Breakthrough Award by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle, and the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh 2016. [8] [5] [17]
From 2016 until 2018, Kerslake played Aisling, a struggling twenty-something in RTÉ2's Can't Cope, Won't Cope. [4] [7]
Her first London stage appearance was in May 2018 as Kat in Joe Penhall's Mood Music, director Roger Michell, at The Old Vic. [18]
She appeared in the 2018 film Dublin Oldschool. [19]
She starred in Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground, which was released in 2019. [4]
From 2021 to 2023, Kerslake played Grace Ahern in the RTÉ One- Alibi whodunit mini-series Smother. [20]
In 2022, Kerlsake starred in the film Ballywalter with Patrick Kielty. The film was directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah. [21]
In 2024, she appeared in series two of the BBC One crime drama Blue Lights. [22]
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