Dervla Kirwan

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

True Detective

Casualty

Agatha Christie's Marple

The One Show

Loose Women

Richard & Judy

Law & Order: UK

Who Do You Think You Are?

All Movies (27)

• Silent Hours2021 · as DI Jane Ambrose
• Last Call2021 · as Leticia
• The Keeper2018 · as Clarice Friar
• Interlude in Prague2017 · as Frau Luptak
• Lunacy: The Making of Luna2015
• Luna2014 · as Christine
• Entity2012 · as Ruth Peacock
• Ondine2010 · as Maura
• Doctor Who: The Next Doctor2008 · as Miss Hartigan
• Keeping the Peace2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• School for Seduction2004 · as Clare
• The Deputy2004 · as Terri Leonard
• Tetris: From Russia with Love2004 · as Narrator
• A Tale of Two Wives2003 · as Charlie Goodman
• Pete's Meteor2002 · as Carmel
• The Bombmaker2001 · as Andrea Hayes
• Happy Birthday Shakespeare2000 · as Kate Green
• The Greatest Store in the World1999 · as Mum
• The Flint Street Nativity1999 · as Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers
• With or Without You1999 · as Rosie Boyd
• The Dark Room1999 · as Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley
• Sex in a Cold Climate1998 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Mr White Goes To Westminster1997
• War of the Buttons1994 · as Adult Marie (Voice)
• December Bride1990 · as Young Martha
• The Lilac Bus1990 · as Celia
• The Fantasist1986 · as Fiona

All TV Shows (31)

• House of Guinness2025 · as Agnes Guinness
• The Reunion2022 · as Annabelle Degalais
• Smother2021 · as Val Ahern
• The Stranger2020 · as Corinne Price
• Safe House2015 · as Elizabeth Ellroy
• True Detective2014 · as Kate McKitterick
• Blackout2012 · as Alex
• Injustice2011 · as Jane Travers
• The Silence2010 · as Maggie
• Material Girl2010 · as Davina Bailey
• Moving On2009 · as Laura
• Law & Order: UK2009
• True Dare Kiss2007 · as Phil Tyler
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Casanova2005 · as Casanova's Mother
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Bundle
• Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · as Self
• 55 Degrees North2004 · as CPS Claire Maxwell
• Richard & Judy2001 · as Self
• Shades2001 · as Maeve Sullivan
• Hearts and Bones2000 · as Emma Rose
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)2000
• Eureka Street1999 · as Aoirghe Jenkins
• Loose Women1999 · as Self
• The Dark Room1999 · as Jinx
• Ballykissangel1996 · as Assumpta Fitzgerald
• Shooting Stars1993 · as Self
• Goodnight Sweetheart1993 · as Phoebe Sparrow
• A Time to Dance1992 · as Bernadette Kennedy
• Troubles1988 · as Viola 'Neill
• Casualty1986 · as Anna