Roisin Gallagher

Roisin Alice Gallagher (born March 1987) is a Northern Irish actress and playwright. She began her career in theatre. On television, she is known for her roles in the BritBox series The Dry (2022) and the Sky Atlantic series The Lovers (2023).

Roisin Gallagher
Born
Roisin Alice Gallagher

March 1987 (age 36)
Alma materRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Years active2008–present
SpouseCraig Hutchison
Children2

Early life

Gallagher is from Andersonstown,[1] a suburb of West Belfast, and was born to father Daniel (d. 2017) from Tyrone and mother Pat.[2] She has three older sisters and a younger brother.

Gallagher attended St Genevieve's High School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).[3]

Career

Gallagher made her television debut as Alicia Hodge in two 2009 episodes of the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors. Her early stage work includes The Bloody Chamber and The Wicked Lady in England, and Be My Baby and Sleep Eat Party in Belfast. She starred as the titular character in The Haunting of Helena Blunden at the Waterfront Hall. This was followed by Dockers and White Star of the North at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. She would return to the Lyric for Weddins, Weeins and Wakes, Demented, Pentecost, Stitched Up, Little Red Riding Hood, Love or Money, Smiley, and Bah, Humbug!.

In 2012, Gallagher played Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. The following year, she made her feature film debut in actor Paul Kennedy's 2013 directorial debut Made in Belfast. She played DC Emer Taylor in the BBC Two crime drama The Fall. At the Belfast Festival at Queen's, she appeared in Belfast by Moonlight and debuted the play The Holy Holy Bus, which she would return to. Her other stage work includes Playhouse Creatures in Lisburn.

Gallagher wrote her first play Natural Disaster to process her grief over losing her father in 2017. After starring in Abigail's Party at the MAC,[4] Gallagher premiered her play there.[5] She also returned to A Midsummer Night's Dream, this time playing Hermia at Queen's Hall in Newtownards, went on tour with Is That Too Hot?, and appeared in The Real Housewives of Norn Iron at the Grand Opera House. The following year, Gallagher returned to film in Nowhere Special.

In 2021, it was announced Gallagher would star in her first lead television role as Shiv Sheridan in the BritBox and RTÉ comedy-drama The Dry, which premiered in 2022.[6] She also appeared in the horror film Mandrake and the television film St Mungo's. She has an upcoming role opposite Johnny Flynn in the Sky Atlantic series The Lovers.[7]

Personal life

Gallagher is married to Craig Hutchison, a Scottish electrician from Penicuik. The couple met while Gallagher was in Edinburgh for A Midsummer Night's Dream.[8] They have two sons.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Eyeline Woman Short film
2013 To Lose Control Caroline Draper Short film
Made in Belfast Charlene
2020 Nowhere Special Judy
2021 A Phone Call Her Short film
Just Johnny Maria Short film
2022 Mandrake Grace

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Doctors Alicia Hodge 2 episodes
2014–2016 The Fall DC Emer Taylor 2 episodes
2018 Come Home Jess Miniseries; 1 episode
2022 St Mungo's Madeline McGurk Television film
The Dry Shiv Sheridan Main role
2023 The Lovers Janet Main role

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Bloody Chamber The Girl Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne
2009 Be My Baby Mary Adams Lyric Theatre, Belfast
The Wicked Lady Barbara New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Sleep Eat Party Various Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast
2010 The Haunting of Helena Blunden Helena Waterfront Hall, Belfast
2011 Dockers Theresa Graham Lyric Theatre, Belfast
2012 White Star of the North Evelyn Massey
A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
2013 Weddins, Weeins and Wakes Wendy Lyric Theatre, Belfast
Belfast by Moonlight Susannah Belfast Festival at Queen's
2014 Demented Felicity Lyric Theatre, Belfast
Pentecost Ruth
2014–2017 The Holy Holy Bus Sally Belfast Festival at Queen's / Waterfront Hall / Lyric Theatre
2015 Stitched Up Kate McAllister Lyric Theatre, Belfast
Lally the Scut Lally The MAC, Belfast
Lanciatore Wife Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Playhouse Creatures Mrs Marshall Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
Little Red Riding Hood Rachel Lyric Theatre, Belfast
2016 Love or Money Eilish
Smiley Charlie
2018 The Man Who Fell to Pieces Caroline The MAC, Belfast
Abigail's Party Beverly
Bah, Humbug! Various Lyric Theatre, Belfast
2019 Is That Too Hot? Olive Ireland tour
Natural Disaster Playwright
The MAC, Belfast
A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Queen’s Hall, Newtownards
The Real Housewives of Norn Iron Cynthia Grand Opera House, Belfast

References
  1. Sweeney, Joanne (5 April 2018). "Belfast actress Roisin Gallagher on hosting Abigail's Party at The MAC". The Irish News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. "How Roisin Gallagher's chats with dying dad inspired moving play". Belfast Telegraph. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. Barter, Pavel (1 April 2018). "Róisín Gallagher: Truly a class apart". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 May 2022.(subscription required)
  4. Coyle, Jane (11 April 2018). "How Roisin Became Beverly". The Even Hand. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. Quinn, Ciara (7 March 2019). "Róisín's debut play is very close to home". Belfast Media. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. Wiseman, Andreas (11 August 2021). "Roisin Gallagher & Ciaran Hinds Among Cast For BritBox Series 'The Dry' From 'Normal People' & 'The Favourite' Outfit Element". Deadline. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. Combe, Annabel (28 June 2022). "Sky announces The Lovers, a new Sky Original drama starring Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher". Sky Group. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. McKittrick, Kerry (19 September 2014). "Friday People: We ask Roisin Gallagher about the special relationships in her life". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. Blake Knox, Kirsty. "Actor Roisin Gallagher: 'I was struggling with just being a mummy all the time and the pressure that I put on myself as a mother'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.