Acting credits
54
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Dervla Kirwan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 21Series: 33
TMDB ID: 95896
IMDb ID: nm0457062
Known for: Acting
Born: October 24, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2025
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q541330
Also known as
데블라 키어완
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish actress famous for roles in British television shows such as Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart. She also appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special episode, "The Next Doctor" and provided the voiceovers for the well-known "this is not just food" television advertising campaign for UK retailer Marks & Spencer. Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland. Her father was an insurance broker, and her mother was a language teacher. She is the youngest of three daughters. Dervla is a great grand-daughter of Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll who was a sister of Michael Collins, one of the Irish leaders during the War of Independence.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dervla Kirwan.
Silent Hours
as DI Jane Ambrose
2021 Movie
Last Call
as Leticia
2021 Movie
The Keeper
as Clarice Friar
2018 Movie
Interlude in Prague
as Frau Luptak
2017 Movie
Luna
as Christine
2014 Movie
Entity
as Ruth Peacock
2012 Movie
Ondine
as Maura
2010 Movie
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as Miss Hartigan
2008 Movie
School for Seduction
as Clare
2004 Movie
Tetris: From Russia with Love
as Narrator
2004 Movie
A Tale of Two Wives
as Charlie Goodman
2003 Movie
Pete's Meteor
as Carmel
2002 Movie
The Greatest Store in the World
as Mum
1999 Movie
The Flint Street Nativity
as Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers
1999 Movie
With or Without You
as Rosie Boyd
1999 Movie
The Dark Room
as Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley
1999 Movie
Sex in a Cold Climate
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1998 Movie
Mr White Goes To Westminster
1997 Movie
War of the Buttons
as Adult Marie (Voice)
1994 Movie
December Bride
as Young Martha
1990 Movie
The Fantasist
as Fiona
1986 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dervla Kirwan.
House of Guinness
as Agnes Guinness • 8 eps
2025 Series
The Reunion
as Annabelle Degalais • 6 eps
2022 Series
Smother
as Val Ahern • 18 eps
2021 Series
The Stranger
as Corinne Price • 8 eps
2020 Series
Silent Hours
as DI Jane Ambrose • 3 eps
2017 Series
Safe House
as Elizabeth Ellroy • 1 eps
2015 Series
True Detective
as Kate McKitterick • 3 eps
2014 Series
Blackout
as Alex • 3 eps
2012 Series
Injustice
as Jane Travers • 5 eps
2011 Series
The Silence
as Maggie • 4 eps
2010 Series
Material Girl
as Davina Bailey • 6 eps
2010 Series
Moving On
as Laura • 1 eps
2009 Series
Law & Order: UK
2 eps
2009 Series
True Dare Kiss
as Phil Tyler • 6 eps
2007 Series
The One Show
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
Casanova
as Casanova's Mother • 3 eps
2005 Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Bundle • 1 eps
2004 Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
55 Degrees North
as CPS Claire Maxwell • 14 eps
2004 Series
Richard & Judy
as Self • 1 eps
2001 Series
Shades
as Maeve Sullivan • 6 eps
2001 Series
Hearts and Bones
as Emma Rose • 13 eps
2000 Series
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
1 eps
2000 Series
Eureka Street
as Aoirghe Jenkins • 4 eps
1999 Series