Máiréad Tyers | |
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Born | |
Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( BA) |
Television | Extraordinary |
Máiréad Tyers is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Jen in the Disney+ series Extraordinary (2023–), for which she received a British Academy Television Award nomination.
Growing up in Ballinhassig in Cork, Ireland, [1] Tyers had considered studying at UCC, but moved to London in 2017 following a successful audition for RADA. [2] [3] Tyers took part in a variety of stage and screen productions while studying at RADA, before graduating with a BA in Acting in 2020. [4]
Tyers was working in a cinema prior to landing her role in Extraordinary. [2]
Tyers speaks English, as well as being proficient in Irish and French. She plays camogie, ultimate frisbee, and football. She sings soprano and can play piano to an intermediate level. [4]
Whilst at RADA, Tyers had a successful table read with the academy's president, Kenneth Branagh, and subsequently appeared in his 2021 film Belfast. [2] She appeared in the comedy play Changing the Sheets, at both Dublin Fringe Festival in 2021, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022. [2]
Tyers played a small role in ITVX teen drama Tell Me Everything, which premiered in December 2022. [3]
In 2023, Tyers appeared as Jen, the lead in Disney+ show Extraordinary, a role for which she was cast and started filming in late 2021. [5] Speaking of Tyers, Ed Power in The Irish Times called it a “breakout performance” of a “star in the making”. [6] For her role in season one of Extraordinary, she was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards in March 2024. [7] In March 2024, she was nominated in the “Female performance in a comedy programme” category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards. [8] A second series aired on Disney+ on 7 March 2024. [9]
Tyers appeared in the 2023 action thriller Dead Shot [10] [11] and has an upcoming appearance in the period dramedy series My Lady Jane. [12]
Tyers appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch on 25 February 2024. [13]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Belfast | Auntie Eileen | |
2023 | Dead Shot | Carol |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | Tell Me Everything | Orla | Series |
2023 - present | Extraordinary | Jen | Lead role |
2024 | My Lady Jane ‹See TfM›† | Susanna | Series |