Nicola Coughlan is an Irish actress, known for her roles in the British TV series Derry Girls (2018) and Bridgerton (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Nicola Coughlan was born in Galway, Ireland on Friday, January 9, 1987 (2020 age 33). Her star sign is Capricorn.
Nicholas Coughlan’s childhood
She completed her acting foundation course at the Oxford School of Drama in the UK and completed a full-time acting course at the Birmingham School of Acting in the UK. She holds a degree in English and Classical Civilization from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 1″
Eye Color: Blue
Hair color: Blonde
Family and Race
Her father was a soldier. She is the youngest of four siblings; she has an older brother, Kieran Coughlan, and an older sister, Clodagh Geraghty.
Nicola Coughlan and her sister
Nicola Couglan as a child with her brother
Profession
In 2004, she made her debut as “Katie” in the short film “Knut the Phantom”.
Nikolai Coughlan, The Phantom of Knut
She made her television screen debut with the role of ‘Marrie Callaghan’ in the 2012 British TV series ‘Doctors’.
She rose to fame with her lead role as ‘Claire Devlin’ in the TV series ‘Derry Girls’ (2018).
She has also appeared in the TV series Harold (2018) and Bridgerton (2020). She made her theatre debut as Christy in the UK tour of Church Street with Scrawl Theatre Company. She has appeared in the plays Duckling (2014), Jessie and Joe Forever (2015-17), Nadia (2015) and The Youth of Miss Brodie (2018).
Nicola Coughlan in a theatre performance
She has also voiced several television shows and films, including Once Upon a Time (2004-05), Summer of the Saucers (2008), New Grimm (2010), Thor: The Hammer Saga (2011), and Ivan Thor (2012).
Awards and Achievements
- People to watch in the 2011 play “Graduation Exhibition”
- Winner of the 2018 Evening Standard Rising Star Award for the play The Youth of Miss Brodie
- Derry Girls wins 2019 Joe Comedy Award
Nicola Coughlan – Joe Comedy of the Year Award winner
dispute
- In 2018, Philip Fisher, a theatre critic for the British Theatre Guide, reviewed the play The Youth of Miss Brodie and referred to Nicola’s character as an “overweight little girl”. This was not the first time Philip had done this, in fact, a year earlier, he had called Nicola a “fat girl” when his comments had nothing to do with the review. Afterwards, Nicola decided to respond to him and wrote on Twitter:
Hi @BritTheatreGuid, this is the second time your reviewer Philip Fisher has come to a show I am in and while reviewing the show he has also commented on my size. How can you continue to support this? He came to see a show I was in last August called Jess and Joe Forever @traversetheatre and his opening line was “Jess was a fat girl”, my weight had nothing to do with my performance in that show or in The Youth of Miss Brodie. Let me make it clear that from now on he will not be welcome to review any show I attend. I plan to attend many shows. R.I.P.
Favorite things
- Food: Curry chips, chicken wrap, corn chips
- Movies: Lady Bird (2017), Call Me by Your Name (2017), The Wizard of Oz series, the original Star Wars trilogy
- TV shows: A Very English Scandal series, The Trial of Innocence series, Maniacs (2018), Queer Eye for Justice (2018), PEN15 (2019)
- Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Green, Senna Kerslake, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon
- Writers: Jack Thorne, Nicole Taylor, Sarah Phelps
- Restaurants: Wahaca in England, Supermacs in Galway
- The Musical: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton
- Books: Biographies of Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, I Might Regret: Essays, Drawings, Weaknesses and Other Stuff by Abbi Jacobson
- Artists: Rob Ryan, David Shrigley
Facts/Trivia
- In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading biographies, and watching TV shows and movies.
- While studying at the University of Galway, she participated in the national university student improvisation competition, Acting Up, and won the Outstanding Individual Performance Award.
- After completing a foundation course in acting at the Oxford School of Drama, she worked as a receptionist in a physiotherapy clinic before attending the Birmingham Academy of Acting in the UK.
- She is best friends with American hairstylist, podcaster, and television personality Jonathan Van Ness.
Nicola Coughlan and Jonathan Van Ness
- She is an active philanthropist who stands up for the LGBTQ+ community, challenges trolls on social media, fights for reproductive rights in Northern Ireland, calls out bullying tabloids for body shaming celebrity women, stands up against racism, and raises awareness of climate change wherever and whenever she can.
Nicola Coughlan donates to Black Lives Matter movement
- In December 2019, Coughlan endorsed the Labour Party in the 2019 general election and expressed his full support for the party through his social media accounts.
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