Agnes O'Casey
Agnes O'Casey | |
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Born | Agnes Eustacia Kenig[1] 1995/1996 Finsbury Park, London, England |
Alma mater | The Lir Academy |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2020–present |
Family | Sean O'Casey (great-grandfather) |
Agnes Eustacia Kenig (born 1995/1996), known professionally as Agnes O'Casey, is an English actor. She is known for her onscreen debut as Vivien Epstein in the 2021 BBC One drama Ridley Road.[1][2]
Early life[]
O'Casey is from Finsbury Park, the eldest of three daughters of hospitality and retail workers.[3] She is of Irish and a quarter Jewish descent; the playwright Sean O'Casey was her great-grandfather.[2] O'Casey has dyslexia and attended a Steiner School. Her family moved to Newton Abbot, Devon when she was 11. She went on to study Art History and English Literature at Edinburgh University for a year[1] before being accepted to The Lir Academy in Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2020.[4][5]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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TBA | Uncle Silas | Maud | Upcoming[6] |
TBA | Longbourn | Sarah | Upcoming |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Ridley Road | Vivien Epstein | Main role |
TBA | Dangerous Liaisons | Emilie | Upcoming |
Music videos[]
Song | Year | Artist | Notes |
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"Holy Show" | 2020 | Pillow Queens |
Stage[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | The Seagull | Lily | Druid Theatre Company |
References[]
- ^ a b c Brown, Helen (2 October 2021). "Ridley Road star Agnes O'Casey: 'I didn't think I'd need to practise the Nazi salute…'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ a b Power, Ed (4 October 2021). "Agnes O'Casey looks like she is going to be a star". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Ganatra, Shilpa (7 August 2021). "And now for the stars: O'Casey's great-granddaughter takes to the stage". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Agnes O'Casey". United Agents. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Acting Profiles / Alumni 2020: Agnes O'Casey". The Lir. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Tabarra, Mona (27 October 2021). "'Uncle Silas' starring Agnes O'Casey kicks off Ireland shoot for Embankment (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from Devon
- Actresses from London
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Jewish descent
- People from Finsbury Park
- People from Newton Abbot
- People with dyslexia