Seána Kerslake

Seána Kerslake
Born21 October 1990
Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress

Seána Kerslake (/ˈʃɔːnə ˈkɜːrzleɪk/; born 21 October 1990)[1][2] is an Irish actress.[3][4] She is known for portraying the role of Aisling O'Dowd in RTÉ2 comedy-drama Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018).[5][4] In 2017, she was named one of sixteen young actors by Screen International as a Star of Tomorrow.[3] In 2020, she was ranked at number 50 in The Irish Times list of the greatest Irish film actors.[6]

Early life

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Kerslake, the middle of three daughters of John and Deirdre Kerslake, was born in 1992 in Tallaght, County Dublin where she was raised.[7][5][8] She went on to study English and music at NUI Maynooth,[9][8] and screen acting at The Factory, Bow Street, Dublin.[10][8][11]

Career

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In 2010, while a student, Kerslake was cast in Kirsten Sheridan's Dollhouse, an unscripted Irish film.[11][8][9][12] Her performance earned her an Irish Film & Television Academy award nomination in 2013.[9][8]

In 2016, Kerslake played the title character in A Date for Mad Mary directed by Darren Thornton.[13][14] Her performance earned positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter ("mesmerizing"[15]) and Variety ("a barnstorming central performance"[16]). She was awarded the Breakthrough Award by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle, and the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh 2016.[8][5][17]

From 2016 until 2018, Kerslake played Aisling O'Dowd, a struggling twenty-something in RTÉ2's Can't Cope, Won't Cope.[4][7]

Her first London stage appearance was in May 2018 as Kat in Joe Penhall's Mood Music, director Roger Michell, at The Old Vic.[18]

She appeared in the 2018 film Dublin Oldschool.[19]

She starred in Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground, which was released in 2019.[4]

From 2021 to 2023, Kerslake played Grace Ahern in the RTÉ One-Alibi whodunit mini-series Smother.[20]

In 2022, Kerlsake starred in the film Ballywalter with Patrick Kielty. The film was directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah.[21]

In 2024, she appeared in series two of the BBC One crime drama Blue Lights.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Healion, Karla (2 October 2017). "Seána Kerslake named in Screen International's 'Stars of Tomorrow 2017'". WFT.ie.
  2. ^ "Who is Camilla Kerslake? Wedding, Instagram, husband and songs revealed". Classic FM. 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Screen unveils Stars of Tomorrow 2017 with BFI London Film Festival". Screen International. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d McCarthy, Esther (13 May 2017). "Irish actress Séana Kerslake celebrating after landing leading movie role". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Smith, Andrea (25 September 2016). "Ireland's 40 under 40 you should know". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ^ "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ a b Gallagher, Jim (28 August 2016). "Meet Seana Kerslake, the busiest Irish actress of 2016". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Brady, Tara (22 August 2016). "Seána Kerslake: the hottest new name in Irish cinema". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "talented seana's reaching for the stars". Irish Independent. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ^ Jarlath Regan (23 March 2018). "Steve Wall". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (236 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. ^ a b Mullally, Una (20 August 2016). "Ireland: the next generation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. ^ Falvey, Deirdre (3 October 2017). "Are these the Irish film stars of the future?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ^ Dennehy, Mary (8 September 2016). "Seana Kerslake: A Date for Mad Mary". Evening Echo. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ Hayes, Katy (28 January 2018). "Spoiler wars". Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  15. ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (15 July 2016). "'A Date for Mad Mary': Karlovy Vary Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  16. ^ Kiang, Jessica (4 July 2016). "Film Review: 'A Date for Mad Mary'". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. ^ Clarke, Donald (17 December 2016). "Dublin Film Critics Circle Names I, Daniel Blake Best of 2016". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  18. ^ Bano, Tim (2 May 2018). "Joe Penhall's Mood Music review". The Stage. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  19. ^ Clarke, Donald (26 June 2018). "Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan's wordy, puzzling, plotless film". The Irish Times.
  20. ^ HouricanSun 6 Feb 2022, Emily (6 February 2022). "Seána Kerslake: 'I've had a bejillion nos. I've been cut out of movies. But then you realise, it's not about you'". Independent.ie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Roy, David (16 September 2023). "Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake on new film Ballywalter". The Irish News.
  22. ^ Hogan, Michael (15 April 2024). "Blue Lights recap: series two, episode one – a blistering comeback". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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