Saoirse-Monica Jackson

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Saoirse-Monica Jackson
BornNovember 1993 (age 28)
Derry, Northern Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born November 1993) is an Irish actress, best known for portraying Erin Quinn on the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls (2018–present).

Early life[]

Jackson was born in Derry in November 1993.[1] She split her time growing up in Derry and Greencastle, County Donegal, where her parents ran a village pub.[2][3] After obtaining GCSEs and A-Levels at St Cecilia's College in Derry,[4] she trained in acting at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester.[5]

Career[]

Jackson's television debut came in 2016 when she landed the role of Sasha in Harlan Coben's The Five, appearing in four episodes.[6] In 2016, she also played Curley's wife in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre tour of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.[7] She appeared briefly in the final episode of 2017 BBC One drama series Broken.[8] In 2018, she portrayed Shena Carney in a West End production of The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre.[9]

Jackson made her debut as lead character Erin Quinn in Derry Girls in the show's first episode, airing on Channel 4 on 4 January 2018.[9][10][11][12] Her performance was well received and, in turn, saw her nominated for the IFTA Gala Television Award for Best Female Performance.[13] She returned for the second series of Derry Girls on 5 March 2019.[14]

She appeared in an episode of The Great British Bake Off: Festive Specials.[15]

On 26 June 2020, she and her fellow Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief. All proceeds from the night went towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Liverpool Ferry Sarah Short film
2021 Finding You Emma Callaghan
2022 Coffee Wars Roopa Post-production
2022 The Flash TBA Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Five Sasha 4 episodes
2017 Broken Young Woman Episode: "Father Michael"
2018 The Crystal Maze Herself Episode: "The Derry Girls"
2018–2019 Derry Girls Erin Quinn Main character
2019 The One Show Herself
Lorraine
Sunday Brunch
The Big Bang Theory of Everything TV movie documentary
2020 Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation Mia 1 episode
Urban Myths Janet 2 episodes
The Great British Bake Off Herself / Contestant
Pretty Single Herself
2021 Celebrity Gogglebox Herself

References[]

  1. ^ "Derry Girls cast in real life: See Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan & Jamie-Lee O'Donnell out of character". HELLO!. 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Greencastle girl Saoirse Monica Jackson". www.inishowennews.com.
  3. ^ Arboine, Niellah (12 March 2019). "Who Is Saoirse-Monica Jackson? The 'Derry Girls' Lead Actress Captures Cringey Teenage Angst SO Perfectly". Bustle.
  4. ^ "Donegal teacher's pride as her 'Derry Girls' shine". 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ Moran, Hannah (20 January 2018). "Here is everything you need to know about the Derry Girls cast". EVOKE.ie.
  6. ^ "Saoirse-Monica Jackson". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Of Mice and Men ~ Birmingham Repertory Theatre". 12 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Broken" – via www.imdb.com.
  9. ^ a b Williams, Holly (17 March 2019). "Derry Girl Saoirse-Monica Jackson: 'Yes, we have a harsh sense of humour'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Derry Girls: Series 1" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  11. ^ "Derry Girls: Series 2" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  12. ^ "Episode #1.1" – via www.imdb.com.
  13. ^ "IFTA Gala TV Awards Nominees 2018". www.ifta.ie.
  14. ^ "When is Derry Girls series 2 on TV?". Radio Times.
  15. ^ "The Great Festive Bake Off line-up: the Derry Girls cast members appearing on the show, and what time it's on Channel 4". i. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Derry Girls cast fangirl over Ronan in hilarious sketch". 26 June 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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