Joanne Crawford
Acting
Biography
Joanne has enjoyed a varied acting career for the last 20 years, both in the UK and Ireland, playing characters from Northern Ireland, Dublin, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and the US. Having started in theatre, she has worked mainly on screen recently, for BBC TV, RTE and in feature and short films. For the last ten years she has honed her voice craft on commercial and corporate campaigns.
Born: January 1, 1973
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, unfolding in surprising and unforeseen ways in this romantic saga that unfolds across time.
Line of Duty
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
The Fall
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.
Blue Lights
Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.
The Party
Belfast, 1972. Laurence welcomes his cousin and man-on-the-run Mickey to a party of drinking, dancing, and young love. But come morning, reality catches up with them.
Small Things Like These
In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
Ballywalter
A university drop-out living with her mum and making money as an unlicensed minicab driver picks up a budding stand-up comic whose marriage has recently broken up.
As Luck Would Have It
When Lindsey travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort, she decides to enter the town's matchmaking festival to prove her investment—and win over a handsome local.
Mammal
After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
Aisha
Aisha lives at a centre for asylum-seekers in Ireland in a state of ongoing uncertainty. Having fled Nigeria after a violent gang murdered members of her family, she is desperately trying to find some degree of permanency, where she and her mother can be reunited and live without fear. As she navigates the complex legal system to seek settlement in Ireland, she sparks an unlikely friendship with Conor, a new guard at the centre. A former prisoner, Conor’s life experience and calming presence resonate with Aisha, allowing for a tentative romance to begin. But the bond between the pair comes under strain as the threat of deportation looms ever larger.
Filmography
as Nicola
as Lady Margaret Nairne
as Norma Sinnott
as Dr. Kennedy
as Donna
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Helen McNally
as Ms Nolan
as Bridget
as Maebh
as Valerie
as Dr. Kelly
as Mum
as Chrissy
as Stella
as Kaye Reynolds
as Joan
as Jean O'Mahony
as Nancy
as Beattie
as Mother
as Sgt. Dana Tulloch
as Jean Cunningham
as Anna Connolly
as Julia
as Joan Jennings
as Fairbank's Solicitor