Irish actress
Seána Kerslake |
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Born | 21 October 1992
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Occupation | Actress |
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Seána Kerslake (; born 21 October 1992)
[1]
[2] is an Irish actress.
[3]
[4] She is known for portraying the role of Aisling O'Dowd in
RTÉ2 comedy-drama
Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018).
[5]
[4] In 2017, she was named one of sixteen young actors by
Screen International as a
Star of Tomorrow.
[3] In 2020, she was ranked at number 50 in
The Irish Times list of the greatest Irish film actors.
[6]
Early life
Kerslake, the middle of three daughters of John and Deirdre Kerslake, was born in 1992 in
Tallaght, County Dublin where she was raised.
[7]
[5]
[8] She went on to study English and music at
NUI Maynooth,
[9]
[8] and screen acting at
The Factory, Bow Street, Dublin.
[10]
[8]
[11]
Career
In 2010, while a student, Kerslake was cast in
Kirsten Sheridan's
Dollhouse, an
unscripted Irish film.
[11]
[8]
[9]
[12] Her performance earned her an
Irish Film & Television Academy award nomination in 2013.
[9]
[8]
In 2016, Kerslake played the title character in
A Date for Mad Mary directed by Darren Thornton.
[13]
[14] Her performance earned positive reviews from
The Hollywood Reporter ("mesmerizing"
[15]) and
Variety ("a barnstorming central performance"
[16]). She was awarded the
Breakthrough Award by the
Dublin Film Critics' Circle, and the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the
Galway Film Fleadh 2016.
[8]
[5]
[17]
From 2016 until 2018, Kerslake played Aisling, a struggling twenty-something in
RTÉ2's
Can't Cope, Won't Cope.
[4]
[7]
Her first London stage appearance was in May 2018 as Kat in
Joe Penhall's
Mood Music, director
Roger Michell, at
The Old Vic.
[18]
She appeared in the 2018 film
Dublin Oldschool.
[19]
She starred in
Lee Cronin's
The Hole in the Ground, which was released in 2019.
[4]
From 2021 to 2023, Kerslake played Grace Ahern in the
RTÉ One-
Alibi
whodunit mini-series
Smother.
[20]
In 2022, Kerlsake starred in the film
Ballywalter with
Patrick Kielty. The film was directed by
Prasanna Puwanarajah.
[21]
In 2024, she appeared in series two of the
BBC One crime drama
Blue Lights.
[22]
References
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^ Healion, Karla (2 October 2017).
"Seána Kerslake named in Screen International's 'Stars of Tomorrow 2017'".
WFT.ie.
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^
"Who is Camilla Kerslake? Wedding, Instagram, husband and songs revealed".
Classic FM. 8 January 2019.
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b
"Screen unveils Stars of Tomorrow 2017 with BFI London Film Festival".
Screen International. 2 October 2017.
Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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a
b
c
d McCarthy, Esther (13 May 2017).
"Irish actress Séana Kerslake celebrating after landing leading movie role".
Irish Mirror.
Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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a
b
c Smith, Andrea (25 September 2016).
"Ireland's 40 under 40 you should know".
Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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^
"The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order".
The Irish Times.
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a
b Gallagher, Jim (28 August 2016).
"Meet Seana Kerslake, the busiest Irish actress of 2016".
Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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a
b
c
d
e
f Brady, Tara (22 August 2016).
"Seána Kerslake: the hottest new name in Irish cinema".
The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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a
b
c
"talented seana's reaching for the stars".
Irish Independent. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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^
Jarlath Regan (23 March 2018).
"Steve Wall".
An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (236 ed.).
SoundCloud. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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a
b Mullally, Una (20 August 2016).
"Ireland: the next generation".
The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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^ Falvey, Deirdre (3 October 2017).
"Are these the Irish film stars of the future?".
The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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^ Dennehy, Mary (8 September 2016).
"Seana Kerslake: A Date for Mad Mary".
Evening Echo. Archived from
the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018 – via
Wayback Machine.
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^ Hayes, Katy (28 January 2018).
"Spoiler wars".
Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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^ van Hoeij, Boyd (15 July 2016).
"'A Date for Mad Mary': Karlovy Vary Review".
The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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^ Kiang, Jessica (4 July 2016).
"Film Review: 'A Date for Mad Mary'".
Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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^ Clarke, Donald (17 December 2016).
"Dublin Film Critics Circle Names I, Daniel Blake Best of 2016".
The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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^ Bano, Tim (2 May 2018).
"Joe Penhall's Mood Music review".
The Stage. Archived from
the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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^ Clarke, Donald (26 June 2018).
"Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan's wordy, puzzling, plotless film".
The Irish Times.
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^ HouricanSun 6 Feb 2022, Emily (6 February 2022).
"Seána Kerslake: 'I've had a bejillion nos. I've been cut out of movies. But then you realise, it's not about you'".
Independent.ie.
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^ Roy, David (16 September 2023).
"Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake on new film Ballywalter".
The Irish News.
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^ Hogan, Michael (15 April 2024).
"Blue Lights recap: series two, episode one – a blistering comeback". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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