Louisa Harland
Louisa Harland | |
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Born | Louisa Clare Harland[1] Dublin, Ireland |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Notable work | Derry Girls |
Louisa Clare Harland (age 27–28)[2] is an Irish actress.[3] She is best known for her role as Orla McCool in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.[4][5][6]
Early life[]
Born in Dublin[7] to a Northern Irish father,[1] Harland has two older sisters, Katie and Ellie. She was part of the Ann Kavanagh Youth Theatre in Rathfarnham.[8] She trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.[9]
Career[]
Television and film[]
Upon graduation, Harland landed a recurring role as Kayleigh in the RTÉ One series Love/Hate in 2011.[10] She later appeared in films Rob Burke's Standby (2014) and Woody Harrelson's Lost in London (2017).[11]
In 2017,[12] it was announced Harland had been cast as Orla McCool, the eccentric cousin of Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls. The first series aired in January 2018, receiving critical and commercial acclaim, and the second in March 2019.[13][14][15]
On 26 June 2020, Harland and her fellow Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief, with proceeds from the night going towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
Radio[]
In March 2021, Harland performed with Sam Otto in an adaptation of the play Endless Second, by Theo Toksvig-Stewart, for BBC Radio 4.[17] That May, she performed in an adaptation of the debut novel Snowflake, by Louise Nealon, for BBC Radio 4.[18]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Standby | Julie | |
2017 | Lost in London | Stella | |
2018 | Sunday Tide | Violet | short film |
2020 | Boys from County Hell | Claire McCann |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Love/Hate | Kayleigh | 4 episodes |
2016 | Doctors | Caz Ellison | Episode: "Peanut" |
Harley and the Davidsons | Secretary | Mini-series | |
2016-2017 | Eden | Narrator | Reality show |
2018 | Finding Joy | Tara | Episode: "Letting Go" |
2018- | Derry Girls | Orla McCool | Main Role |
2019 | Handy | Finnoula | Episode: "Pilot" |
2020 | The Deceived | Cloda O'Donnell | 4 episodes |
Stage[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Cotton Fingers | Aoife | Aberaeron Memorial Hall, Aberaeron[19] |
2019 | Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. | Niamh | Royal Court Theatre, London[20] |
References[]
- ^ a b "INTERVIEW: Derry Girls Saoirse Jackson and Louisa Harland: 'I never won anything on Sports Day but now I'm on a mural!'e". DerryJournal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Derry Girls stars are way past GCSE age". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Move over Miss Ronan, there's a new Saoirse set to take the acting world by storm". Independent.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Saoirse-Monica Jackson interview". Channel 4.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (3 March 2019). "Saoirse-Monica Jackson interview - Derry Girls". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Williams, Holly (17 March 2019). "Derry Girl Saoirse-Monica Jackson: 'Yes, we have a harsh sense of humour'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Howarth, Alice (27 March 2019). "The Derry Girls cast in real life: See what they look like out of character". Hello. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Louisa Harland discusses working on Derry Girls — District". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Louisa Harland". Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Berry, Darragh (29 January 2019). "PIC: Orla From Derry Girls Was A Massive Character In Love/Hate But You'd Never Guess In A Million Years". Lovin.ie. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Hannon, Shane (29 April 2020). "Improv with Woody Harrelson, Derry Girls, and the OTB Culture HOF - Louisa Harland". OTB Sports. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Casting announced for new Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls | Channel 4". www.channel4.com.
- ^ "Derry Girls Press Release". Channel 4.
- ^ Power, Ed (5 March 2019). "Derry Girls, series 2 episode 1 review: the girls are back, still uproarious, and still on the pull". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Why Derry Girls actress was in tears after Channel 4 staff saw her working in pub at Christmas party". Belfast Telegraph. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Derry Girls cast fangirl over Ronan in hilarious sketch". 26 June 2020. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "BBC Radio 4 Drama: Endless Second". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Drama: Snowflake". Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "NHS70: Cotton Fingers". National Theatre Wales. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Louisa Harland". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1994 births
- 21st-century Irish actresses
- Actresses from Dublin (city)
- Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
- Irish film actresses
- Irish stage actresses
- Irish television actresses