Louisa Harland

Louisa Clare Harland (born 31 January 1993)[2] is an Irish actress.[3] She is best known for portraying the role of Orla McCool in Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.[4][5][6]

Louisa Harland
Born
Louisa Clare Harland[1]

(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
OccupationActress
Notable work
Derry Girls

Biography

Born in Dublin,[7] to a Northern Irish father[1] Harland has two older sisters, Katie and Ellie. She was part of the Ann Kavanagh Youth Theatre in Rathfarnham.[8]

After studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, she began her acting career by getting a recurring role in the TV series RTÉ One Love/Hate in 2011.

She later appeared in films: Rob Burke's Standby (2014) and Woody Harrelson's Lost in London (2017), while in 2018 she landed the role of Orla McCool on the Channel 4 Derry Girls sitcom,[9][10] acclaimed by both public and critics.

Career

Television

In January 2018, Harland began portraying the role of Orla McCool in Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.[11] The second series of Derry Girls premiered in March 2019.[12]

On 26 June 2020, Harland and her fellow Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief, with proceeds from the night going towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Standby Julie
2017 Lost in London Stella

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Love/Hate Kayleigh 4 episodes
2016 Doctors Caz Ellison Episode: "Peanut"
Harley and the Davidsons Secretary Mini-series
2016-2017 Eden Narrator Reality show
2018 Finding Joy Tara Episode: "Letting Go"
2018-2019 Derry Girls Orla McCool Series regular
2019 Handy Finnoula Episode: "Pilot"
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References
  1. "INTERVIEW: Derry Girls Saoirse Jackson and Louisa Harland: 'I never won anything on Sports Day but now I'm on a mural!'e". DerryJournal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. "Derry Girls stars are way past GCSE age". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "Move over Miss Ronan, there's a new Saoirse set to take the acting world by storm". Independent.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. "Saoirse-Monica Jackson interview". Channel 4.
  5. Guide, British Comedy (3 March 2019). "Saoirse-Monica Jackson interview - Derry Girls". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. Williams, Holly (17 March 2019). "Derry Girl Saoirse-Monica Jackson: 'Yes, we have a harsh sense of humour'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. Howarth, Alice (27 March 2019). "The Derry Girls cast in real life: See what they look like out of character". Hello. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. "Louisa Harland discusses working on Derry Girls — District". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "Casting announced for new Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls | Channel 4". www.channel4.com.
  10. "DERRY GIRLS Season 2 interview 2019".
  11. "Derry Girls Press Release". Channel 4.
  12. Power, Ed (5 March 2019). "Derry Girls, series 2 episode 1 review: the girls are back, still uproarious, and still on the pull". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  13. "Derry Girls cast fangirl over Ronan in hilarious sketch". 26 June 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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