Siobhán McSweeney
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: December 27, 1979
Place of Birth: County Cork, Ireland
Known For
Maddie + Triggs
A little girl and her doggy best friend find music and adventure in the sounds of the everyday by really listening to the world around them.
Porters
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.
Derry Girls
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
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.
London Irish
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.
The Great Pottery Throw Down
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
The Great Pottery Throw Down
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
No Offence
Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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.
Extraordinary
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.
Filmography
as Self - Host
as Lisa Davies
as Della
as Narrator (voice)
as Mary
as Jane Connolly
as as Bríd Riordan
as Dr Cooke
as Siobhan McSweeney
as Self
as Winnie
as Pam
as Scrubber
as Luighsearch Kelly
as Eileen
as Self - Guest Judge
as Boring Noreen
as Sister Michael
as Alice
as Witzender
as Self - Host
as Self
as Ruth Cheetham
as Aoife
as Mary McCurdy
as Self
as Julia (uncredited)