Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan ( born October 24, 1971 in Churchtown, Dublin ) is an Irish actress who is best known for television roles.

Life

Dervla Kirwan was born in 1971 as a subsidiary of an insurance agent and a teacher in Churchtown, a district in the south of Dublin. In 1991 she experienced her breakthrough as Bernadette Kennedy in the series A Time to Dance. Other roles in different series and television movies followed. In 1993, she was cast in the role of Phoebe Bamford in the series " Goodnight Sweetheart ", before they offered her in 1996 to play in the series Ballykissangel. Here she took over the Rolel the pub owner Assumpta Fitzgerald.

In 1999, she played the female lead role in Michael Winterbottom Comedy With or without you on the side of Christopher Eccleston. She was also in Italian Seduction - see School for Seduction. In addition, she plays Claire Maxwell at 55 Degrees North, a British crime series. It is also known Kirwans duet with Dustin the Turkey, a talking doll in the children's program of Radio Éireann Telefís. She sang with him Fairytale of New York. Your advertising campaign launched in September 2005 for the British retailer Marks & Spencer was a great success and has brought the company increased sales.

During the filming of Ballykissangel Kirwan is engaged to Stephen Tompkinson, with whom she starred in the series. However, the engagement was broken off later. Meanwhile Kirwan is in a relationship with actor Rupert Penry -Jones. They have two children.

Filmography

• 2001: bomber ( The Bomb Maker) (TV)
• 2001: Shades ( TV series, six episodes)
• 2001: Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased ) (TV series, one episode)
• 2002: Dalziel and Pascoe ( TV series, two episodes)
• 2003: man marries only twice ( Double Bill) (TV)
• 2004: The Deputy (TV)
• 2004: Italian Seduction - School for Seduction ( School for Seduction )
• 2005: Casanova (TV miniseries )
• 2004-2005: 55 Degrees North (TV series, 14 episodes)
• 2007: Dangerous Parking
• 2007: True Dare Kiss ( TV series, six episodes)
• 2008: Doctor Who (TV series, one episode)
• 2009: Moving On (TV series, one episode)
• 2009: Law & Order: UK (TV series, two episodes)
• 2009: Ondine - The Girl of the Sea ( Ondine )
• 2010: When the Rain Comes ( short film )
• 2010: Material Girl (TV series, six episodes)
• 2010: Agatha Christie Marple: The Secret of Chimneys (TV)
• 2010: The Silence (TV series, four episodes)
• 2011: Luna
• 2011: Injustice - wrong! ( Injustice ) (TV mini-series )
• 2012: Blackout ( TV series, three episodes)
• 2012: Entity