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Sarah Bolger
Sarah Bolger (born 1991, Dublin) is an Irish actress known for In America, Princess Mary in The Tudors, Emily in Mayans M.C., and films Emelie and A Good Woman Is Hard to Find.
Sarah Greene (actress)
Sarah Greene (born 1984, Cork) is an Irish actress, distinct from the 1957-born British TV presenter of the same name; known for The Cripple of Inishmaan, Penny Dreadful, Normal People, and Bad Sisters, with Olivier and Tony nominations and IFTA wins.
Seamus O'Hara
Seamus O'Hara (born 1990, Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish actor and producer, Turlough in Oscar- and BAFTA-winning short An Irish Goodbye, also known for The Northman, Blue Lights, Say Nothing, and House of Guinness.
Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan (born 1970, Hackney, London) is an Irish actress, writer, and producer behind Pulling, Catastrophe, Motherland, Divorce, Bad Sisters, and the 2026 HBO comedy Youth, and co-founder of Merman.
Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack (born 1948, Dalkey, Ireland) is an Irish actress, daughter of Cyril Cusack and wife of Jeremy Irons; an RSC Shakespearean stage star awarded for Our Lady of Sligo, also in V for Vendetta, Eastern Promises, and Napoleon (2023). Distinct from singer Sinéad O'Connor.
Sinéad Keenan
Sinéad Keenan, Irish actress born 1977 in Dublin; known as Nina in Being Human, Mel Jones in Little Boy Blue (BAFTA-nominated, RTS and Golden Nymph winner), and DCI Jess James in Unforgotten series 5–7; sister of actors Rory and Gráinne Keenan.
Siobhán McSweeney
Siobhán McSweeney (Siobhán Nic Suibhne, born 1979) is an Irish actress from County Cork known for Sister Michael in Derry Girls (BAFTA 2023), hosting The Great Pottery Throw Down and The Traitors Ireland.
Sorcha Cusack
Sorcha Cusack (born 1949, Dublin) is an Irish actress of the Cusack acting family, daughter of Cyril Cusack, known for Mrs McCarthy in Father Brown, Kate Wilson in Casualty, Jane Eyre, and Mum O'Neil in Snatch.
Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd (William Millar, 1931–1977) was a Northern Irish actor, Golden Globe winner as Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), also known for Fantastic Voyage and The Oscar; birth year disputed (1928 vs 1931).
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea, born 1946 in Belfast, is a Northern Irish actor Oscar-nominated for The Crying Game (1992), co-founder of Field Day Theatre Company with Brian Friel (1980), winner of a 2015 BAFTA TV Award and the 2024 IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award; distinct from the Belfast author of the same name.
Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend, Irish actor and director born 1972 in Howth, County Dublin; played Lestat in Queen of the Damned, was replaced by Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, and directed Battle in Seattle.
Susan Lynch
Susan Lynch (born 1971, Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland) is a stage and screen actress, sister of actor John Lynch, known for Waking Ned Devine, Nora, and three IFTA wins.
Thaddea Graham
Thaddea Graham (born 1997) is a Northern Irish actress, China-born adoptee raised in County Down, trained at ArtsEd, London. Known for The Irregulars (Bea), Wreck, Sex Education, Bad Sisters, and Margo's Got Money Troubles.
Timothy V. Murphy
Timothy V. Murphy (Timothy Vincent Murphy, born 1960, Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish character actor in Los Angeles, known as Galen O'Shay on Sons of Anarchy, Ian Doyle on Criminal Minds, and villain roles in The Lone Ranger and True Detective.
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (born 1977, Dublin) is an Irish actor, Nidge in RTÉ's Love/Hate and Ebony Maw in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame; RADA-trained, multiple IFTA and Irish Times theatre award winner.
Valene Kane
Valene Kane, Northern Irish actress born 1987 in Newry, County Down; known as Rose Stagg in The Fall and Lyra Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.
Vanessa Emme
Vanessa Emme is an Irish stage and television actress, a 2014 Lir Academy graduate, known as DS Layla Walsh in The Chelsea Detective (2023–present), Abby Stone in Dublin Murders, and Rachel Donleavy in Three Families.
Victoria Smurfit
Victoria Smurfit (born 1973) is an Irish actress known for Ballykissangel, Trial & Retribution, Cruella de Vil in Once Upon a Time, and Maud O'Hara in Disney+'s Rivals; two-time IFTA winner.
Wilfrid Brambell
Wilfrid Brambell (1912–1985), Irish actor born Henry Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin, played Albert Steptoe in the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son and Paul McCartney's grandfather in A Hard Day's Night (1964).
Yasmin Seky
Yasmin Seky (born 1998) is an Irish actress from Dublin, best known as Nikita Murphy in RTÉ's crime drama Kin, winner of the RTS Ireland Best Newcomer award, later a Dancing with the Stars contestant and Becky Baidwan in Channel 5's The Puzzle Lady.
Yasmine Akram
Yasmine Akram (born 1982, Sharjah) is an Irish-Pakistani actress, writer and comedian, known as Janine in Sherlock, Jonesy in Lovesick, Nora Garvey in Bad Sisters, and co-writer of Irish Micks and Legends.