Aisling Bea

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Female

Birthday

1984-03-16 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland

Aisling Bea

Biography

Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)

Known For

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • Taskmaster

    Taskmaster

  • QI

    QI

  • Holby City

    Holby City

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Amphibia

    Amphibia

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    8 Out of 10 Cats

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    8 Out of 10 Cats

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

  • The Fall

    The Fall

  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

    The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Home Sweet Home Alone

    Home Sweet Home Alone

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Have You Been Paying Attention?

    Have You Been Paying Attention?

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK

    RuPaul's Drag Race UK

  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK

    RuPaul's Drag Race UK

  • This Week

    This Week

  • Plebs

    Plebs

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

  • Get Away

    Get Away

  • Swede Caroline

    Swede Caroline

  • Trollied

    Trollied

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • Greatest Days

    Greatest Days

  • Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

    Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

  • Fair City

    Fair City

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

  • Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

    Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

  • Living with Yourself

    Living with Yourself

  • This Way Up

    This Way Up

  • Live at the Apollo

    Live at the Apollo

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • State of the Union

    State of the Union

  • Mermaid

    Mermaid

  • Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

  • Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

  • The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

    The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

    Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

  • Alice & Jack

    Alice & Jack

  • Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

  • The Comedy Lineup

    The Comedy Lineup

  • Hard Sun

    Hard Sun

  • BBC Comedy Feeds

    BBC Comedy Feeds

  • Quiz

    Quiz

  • The Assets

    The Assets

  • Love Wedding Repeat

    Love Wedding Repeat

  • The Town

    The Town

  • Chivalry

    Chivalry

  • Guessable

    Guessable

  • The Traitors: Uncloaked

    The Traitors: Uncloaked

  • The Ranganation

    The Ranganation

  • Damned

    Damned

  • I Feel Bad

    I Feel Bad

  • Inn Mates

    Inn Mates

  • LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland

    LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland

  • Virtually Famous

    Virtually Famous

  • Insert Name Here

    Insert Name Here

  • Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

    Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

  • Fit

    Fit

  • Avoidance

    Avoidance

  • Sweat the Small Stuff

    Sweat the Small Stuff

  • Gogglebox

    Gogglebox

  • I Literally Just Told You

    I Literally Just Told You

  • Six Nations Sin Bin

    Six Nations Sin Bin

  • Dead Boss

    Dead Boss

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Gap Year

    Gap Year

  • Very Few Fish

    Very Few Fish

  • The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

    The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

  • Funny Valentines

    Funny Valentines

  • Russell Howard's Good News

    Russell Howard's Good News

  • Roy

    Roy

  • The Delivery Man

    The Delivery Man

  • In with the Flynns

    In with the Flynns

  • Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois

    Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois

  • Smothered

    Smothered

  • Finding Joy

    Finding Joy

  • Cardinal Burns

    Cardinal Burns

  • One Night in…

    One Night in…

  • Trivia

    Trivia

  • We Are Klang

    We Are Klang

  • Very British Problems

    Very British Problems

  • The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

  • The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

  • The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

  • Our Friend Victoria

    Our Friend Victoria

  • Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

    Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

  • Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk

    Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk

  • Peter Crouch Save Our Summer

    Peter Crouch Save Our Summer

  • Belonging to Laura

    Belonging to Laura

  • Bullet to the Heart

    Bullet to the Heart

  • Tattooed

    Tattooed

  • Be Uncertain

    Be Uncertain