Aislín McGuckin

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Aislín McGuckin
Born1974 (age 46–47)
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationActress
Years active1995 to Present
Notable work
Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouse(s)Aidan McArdle (m. 2004; div. 2019)
Children3

Aislín McGuckin is a Northern Irish actress. She has appeared in theatre, television, and film roles. Her early film work includes The Nephew and The White Countess. From 2014 to 2015, she starred as Letitia MacKenzie in the Starz series Outlander, and in 2020, played Marianne's mother, Denise, in the BBC One miniseries Normal People.

Early life[]

McGuckin was born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland to parents Lorcan and Margaret. She grew up the eldest of three children in a Catholic family in Lurgan, County Armagh. She attended Sacred Heart Grammar School in Newry. She was going to study law at university, but changed her mind and instead pursued a degree in acting at Rose Bruford College in South East London.[1]

Personal life[]

McGuckin met Aidan McArdle in London through a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Richard III. They married in 2004 and have three children, Mireille, Lorcan, and Senan. The family moved to Dublin in 2015. They divorced in 2019.[2][3]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Trojan Eddie Kathleen
1998 The Nephew Aislín Brady
2010 The Duchess of Malfi Duchess
2018 The Music Room Mum Short film
2019 The Other Lamb Maria

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Casualty Niamh Quinn Episode: "When All Else Fails"
1998 Amongst Women Nell Miniseries; 2 episodes
1998–2000 The Creatives Rhona Platt 12 episodes
1998 The Unknown Soldier Jenny Davis Television film
1999 David Copperfield Emily Part 2
2003–2004 Heartbeat Dr. Liz Merrick Series regular; 46 episodes
2008–2009 Holby City Callie Taylor 8 episodes
2012 New Tricks Laura Marsh Episode: "Queen and Country"
2014–2015 Outlander Letitia MacKenzie 5 episodes
2016 The Hollow Crown Queen Elizabeth Richard III
2017 Oasis Vivian Hades Pilot
2017 Paula Diane 2 episodes
2017 Overshadowed Mum 1 episode
2017 The Miniaturist Agnes Meermans 2 episodes
2020 Normal People Denise Sheridan Recurring role
2020 Cold Courage Toni Gallagher

Selected stage appearances[]

  • April 2005: Olivia in Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon[4]
  • February 2009: The Home Place, Grand Opera House, Belfast[1]
  • March 2010: Title rôle in The Duchess of Malfi, Greenwich Theatre, London[5]
  • May 2011: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bell, Jane (16 February 2009). "There are too few really good roles for women". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast. p. 9.
  2. ^ O'Neill, Leona (14 May 2020). "Normal People's NI-born stars on the TV drama's astonishing global impact". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ Lynch, Donal (16 June 2015). "Mirror mirror on the wall". Independent.ie. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ Macaulay, Alastair (2 May 2005). "Twelfth Night". Financial Times. London. p. 15.
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (28 March 2010). "The Duchess of Malfi". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 May 2010.

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