Siobhán McSweeney

Siobhán McSweeney

Born: December 27, 1979
in County Cork, Ireland
Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in Derry Girls. McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherla. Before acting, she earned a science degree at the University College Cork. In 2001, she moved to London when she secured a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Movies for Siobhán McSweeney...

Spud
Title: Spud
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: Movie
This is an average story of a very average woman. Of Spud, carer for her father, who cooks, cleans and serves badly and half-heartedly. A woman who is never seen or thanked. Ignored. A woman who, in spite of what society tells her, does not feel bad about herself. Who, despite not being young, or a mother, or, worst of all, beautiful, is actually quite happy in herself, if not her life. Then, one day, everything changes, and Siobhan may have to come out of the shadows and be seen.
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Title: Extraordinary
Character: Mary
Released: January 25, 2023
Type: TV
In a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday, Jen didn't. She's turning 25 and is still waiting to get hers. Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope and a lot of desperation, Jen begins her journey to find her maybe-superpower. But in doing so, she might discover the joy of being just kind of ok.
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Title: Redemption
Character: Jane Connolly
Released: April 18, 2022
Type: TV
DI Colette Cunningham's no nonsense approach to policing has earned her the respect of her Merseyside Police colleagues. She seems unflappable, until she gets a call from the Garda in Dublin after the body of a young woman is discovered.
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Title: Holding
Character: as Bríd Riordan
Released: March 14, 2022
Type: TV
Local police officer Sergeant PJ Collins is a gentle man who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work. He is one of life's outsiders, lovable, but lonely and a bit rubbish at his job. When the body of long-lost local legend Tommy Burke is discovered, PJ is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career. Unearthing long buried secrets, PJ finally connects with the village he has tried so hard to avoid.
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Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
Title: Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 2022
Type: Movie
The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. From the 1980s onwards, he withdrew from media and public life. This film sets out to show, through family, friends, actors, directors, as well as via his own handwritten and typed letters, personal archive, and readings from some of his plays, how Brian Friel re-defined Irish theatre in the second half of the 20th century.
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Title: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Character: Dr Cooke
Released: October 21, 2021
Type: Movie
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.
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Title: Exploring Northern Ireland With Siobhán McSweeney
Character: Siobhan McSweeney
Released: August 12, 2021
Type: TV
Before being cast in Derry Girls Irish actress Siobhan McSweeney had never set foot in Northern Ireland. After falling in love with the landscape, she now wants to explore more of the lakes, mountains, coastline and forests.
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Title: Tom Allen’s Quizness
Character: Self
Released: May 14, 2021
Type: TV
Comedian Tom Allen hosts a quiz show with a hilarious twist. With £25,000 up for grabs, contestants must prove their knowledge by looking daft!
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Happy Days
Title: Happy Days
Character: Winnie
Released: January 30, 2021
Type: Movie
Winnie is buried up to her waist. The merciless sun beats down. Her husband Willie barely speaks. And yet! - she proclaims – ‘this will have been another happy day’. Defiant, determined and fiercely resilient, Winnie greets each day with humour and boundless optimism, and lives as best she can between the bell for waking, and the bell for sleep. Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece. Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, with Marty Rea (Waiting for Godot) as Willie, the creative team also includes Jamie Vartan (design), Paul Keogan (lighting design) and Sinéad Diskin (sound design).
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Nowhere Special
Title: Nowhere Special
Character: Pam
Released: September 10, 2020
Type: Movie
John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.
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Scrubber
Title: Scrubber
Character: Scrubber
Released: September 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A woman washes the dishes and becomes increasingly infatuated with her neighbour.
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The Widow
Title: The Widow
Character: Eileen
Released: January 1, 2020
Type: Movie
In Ireland, 1952, after the death of her husband, Nora does her best to put food on the table for her children. She hopes to sell her artwork to the church. Reality, however, has other plans and shatters her beliefs and way of life. Can a silent act of kindness be enough to keep her going for the sake of her little ones? Or is this the beginning of her downfall? A compelling tale of a woman's courage through hardship.
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Extra Ordinary
Title: Extra Ordinary
Character: Boring Noreen
Released: September 13, 2019
Type: Movie
A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes.
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Title: Celebrity Catchphrase
Released: March 18, 2018
Type: TV
In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.
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Title: Derry Girls
Character: Sister Michael
Released: January 4, 2018
Type: TV
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
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Title: Porters
Character: Alice
Released: September 20, 2017
Type: TV
Deluded Simon Porter, dreams of becoming a doctor - but he has to start from the bottom and be a porter. His plan? Work his way up to be the best porter the NHS has ever seen.
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Title: The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Character: Self
Released: August 31, 2017
Type: TV
The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the action, and meets the latest baker to leave the tent.
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Title: The Great British Bake Off
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2017
Type: TV
Britain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Title: Alice Through the Looking Glass
Character: Witzender
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: Movie
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
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Title: The Great Pottery Throw Down
Character: Self - Host
Released: November 3, 2015
Type: TV
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
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Title: The Great Pottery Throw Down
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 2015
Type: TV
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
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Title: London Irish
Character: Aoife
Released: September 24, 2013
Type: TV
Old enough to know better… Young enough to do it anyway. Conor, his older sister Bronagh, best friend Packy and Niamh have just moved from Ireland to London, ready to shake this drunken haze and start life afresh with a clear head. The days of forgotten nights out, regrettable bedfellows and alcohol fueled bad decisions are over. Cheers to the adult life! Which starts now… soon… just as soon as they shake this hangover.
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Title: The Fall
Character: Mary McCurdy
Released: May 12, 2013
Type: TV
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
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Title: Death in Paradise
Character: Jennifer Langan
Released: October 25, 2011
Type: TV
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Title: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Character: Julia (uncredited)
Released: June 23, 2006
Type: Movie
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.