Leah McNamara

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Leah McNamara
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McNamara at the 2017 Dublin International Film Festival
Born
County Limerick, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Cork
Bow Street Academy
Years active2010–present

Leah McNamara is an Irish actress known for playing Rosalind Devlin in the 2019 BBC/Starz/RTÉ mini-series Dublin Murders.[1][2][3][4] She played Aud in Vikings.[5] She also starred in Hugh O'Conor's 2019 film, Metal Heart.[6] She starred as Rachel in the 2020 BBC Three/Hulu series, Normal People.[1][7]

Early life and education[]

McNamara is from County Limerick.[5][8] She attended Castletroy College. She graduated with an honours degree in Drama and Theatre from University College Cork in 2015 and then enrolled in the year-long acting programme at Bow Street.[5]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Cherry Tree Caroline St. John
2016 Lily Violet Short film
2017 Nails Gemma Milgrom
2018 Cellar Door Flo
2018 Metal Heart Chantal
2021 Danny Boy Lucy Wood Fact based made for television feature length drama.

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Jack Taylor Waitress[9] Episode: "Purgatory"
2017–2019 Vikings Aud Recurring role; 12 episodes
2019–present Dublin Murders Rosalind Devlin Main role
2020 Normal People Rachel[9] Recurring role

References[]

  1. ^ a b Fogarty, Paul (15 October 2019). "Dublin Murders: Meet Leah McNamara - age, Instagram, previous roles!". HITC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ Flynn, Fiona (6 November 2019). "'Dublin Murders' viewers were left with a LOT of questions after the finale". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ Crawley, Peter (6 November 2019). "Dublin Murders finale review: A nerve-fraying crescendo ends in an anticlimax". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ^ Delaney, Laura (10 October 2019). "Dublin Murders stars recall unusual first meeting". Retrieved 7 November 2019 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b c Lynch, Richard (28 January 2017). "Limerick actress Leah McNamara nominated for an Audi Dublin International Film Festival award". ILoveLimerick.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. ^ Clarke, Donald (20 June 2019). "Metal Heart: Hugh O'Conor's charming comedy set in middle-class suburban Dublin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ Corbetta, Martina (6 November 2019). "Normal People serie tv Hulu: quando esce, trama, cast e streaming". TvSerial. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. ^ O'Neill, Bronwyn (8 November 2019). "Dublin Murders star Leah McNamara reveals all about 'little freak' Rosalind". EVOKE.ie. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b McDermott, Roe (4 February 2020). "Hot for 2020 Actors: Leah McNamara". Hotpress. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

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