- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1971
- Place of Birth
- Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland
Dervla Kirwan
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
tvHouse of Guinness
2025 · Agnes Guinness
tvThe Reunion
2022 · Annabelle Degalais
movieSilent Hours
2021 · DI Jane Ambrose
movieLast Call
2021 · Leticia
tvSmother
2021 · Val Ahern
tvThe Stranger
2020 · Corinne Price
movieThe Keeper
2018 · Clarice Friar
movieInterlude in Prague
2017 · Frau Luptak
Lunacy: The Making of Luna
movieLunacy: The Making of Luna
2015
tvSafe House
2015 · Elizabeth Ellroy
movieLuna
2014 · Christine
tvTrue Detective
2014 · Kate McKitterick
movieEntity
2012 · Ruth Peacock
tvBlackout
2012 · Alex
tvInjustice
2011 · Jane Travers
tvThe Silence
2010 · Maggie
movieOndine
2010 · Maura
tvMaterial Girl
2010 · Davina Bailey
tvMoving On
2009 · Laura
tvLaw & Order: UK
2009
movieDoctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008 · Miss Hartigan
tvTrue Dare Kiss
2007 · Phil Tyler
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
Keeping the Peace
movieKeeping the Peace
2005 · Narrator (voice)
tvCasanova
2005 · Casanova's Mother
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Bundle
movieSchool for Seduction
2004 · Clare
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
tv55 Degrees North
2004 · CPS Claire Maxwell
The Deputy
movieThe Deputy
2004 · Terri Leonard
movieTetris: From Russia with Love
2004 · Narrator
movieA Tale of Two Wives
2003 · Charlie Goodman
moviePete's Meteor
2002 · Carmel
tvRichard & Judy
2001 · Self
tvShades
2001 · Maeve Sullivan
The Bombmaker
movieThe Bombmaker
2001 · Andrea Hayes
tvHearts and Bones
2000 · Emma Rose
Happy Birthday Shakespeare
movieHappy Birthday Shakespeare
2000 · Kate Green
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
tvRandall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
movieThe Greatest Store in the World
1999 · Mum
movieThe Flint Street Nativity
1999 · Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers
tvEureka Street
1999 · Aoirghe Jenkins
movieWith or Without You
1999 · Rosie Boyd
tvLoose Women
1999 · Self
movieThe Dark Room
1999 · Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley
tvThe Dark Room
1999 · Jinx
movieSex in a Cold Climate
1998 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMr White Goes To Westminster
1997
tvBallykissangel
1996 · Assumpta Fitzgerald
movieWar of the Buttons
1994 · Adult Marie (Voice)
tvShooting Stars
1993 · Self
tvGoodnight Sweetheart
1993 · Phoebe Sparrow
tvA Time to Dance
1992 · Bernadette Kennedy
movieDecember Bride
1990 · Young Martha
The Lilac Bus
movieThe Lilac Bus
1990 · Celia
tvTroubles
1988 · Viola 'Neill
tvCasualty
1986 · Anna
movieThe Fantasist
1986 · Fiona