Leah McNamara

Leah McNamara is an Irish actress known for playing Rosalind Devlin in the 2019 BBC/Starz/RTÉ mini-series Dublin Murders.[1][2][3][4] She played Aud in Vikings.[5] She also starred in Hugh O'Conor's 2019 film, Metal Heart.[6] She has been cast as Rachel in the 2020 BBC Three/Hulu series, Normal People.[1][7]

Leah McNamara
Born
County Limerick, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Cork
Bow Street Academy
Years active2010–present

Early life and education

McNamara is from County Limerick.[5][8] Her father is also an actor, Brian McNamara. Leah attended Monaleen NS and Castletroy College before going on to study Drama and Theatre at University College Cork, graduating in 2015.[9] She then trained at Bow Street Academy in Dublin, graduating in 2017.[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Cherry Tree Caroline St. John
2016 Lily Violet Short film
2017 Nails Gemma Milgrom
2018 Cellar Door Flo
2018 Metal Heart Chantal

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Jack Taylor Waitress[11] Episode: "Purgatory"
2017–2019 Vikings Aud Recurring role; 12 episodes
2019–present Dublin Murders Rosalind Devlin Main role
2020 Normal People Rachel[11] Recurring role

References
  1. Fogarty, Paul (15 October 2019). "Dublin Murders: Meet Leah McNamara - age, Instagram, previous roles!". HITC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. Flynn, Fiona (6 November 2019). "'Dublin Murders' viewers were left with a LOT of questions after the finale". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. Crawley, Peter (6 November 2019). "Dublin Murders finale review: A nerve-fraying crescendo ends in an anticlimax". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. Delaney, Laura (10 October 2019). "Dublin Murders stars recall unusual first meeting". Retrieved 7 November 2019 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Lynch, Richard (28 January 2017). "Limerick actress Leah McNamara nominated for an Audi Dublin International Film Festival award". ILoveLimerick.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. Clarke, Donald (20 June 2019). "Metal Heart: Hugh O'Conor's charming comedy set in middle-class suburban Dublin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. Corbetta, Martina (6 November 2019). "Normal People serie tv Hulu: quando esce, trama, cast e streaming". TvSerial. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. O'Neill, Bronwyn (8 November 2019). "Dublin Murders star Leah McNamara reveals all about 'little freak' Rosalind". EVOKE.ie. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  9. Lynch, Richard (28 January 2017). "Limerick actress Leah McNamara has been nominated for an Audi Dublin International Film Festival award". I Love Limerick. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  10. "2017 programme graduates". Bow Street. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  11. McDermott, Roe (4 February 2020). "Hot for 2020 Actors: Leah McNamara". Hotpress. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.


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