Aisling Bea

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

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

  • Holby City

    Holby City

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson 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

  • QI

    QI

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • Taskmaster

    Taskmaster

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • Amphibia

    Amphibia

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    8 Out of 10 Cats

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    8 Out of 10 Cats

  • 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

  • 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?

  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK

    RuPaul's Drag Race UK

  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK

    RuPaul's Drag Race UK

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • The Fall

    The Fall

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • This Week

    This Week

  • A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

  • The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

  • Trollied

    Trollied

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

  • Plebs

    Plebs

  • Fair City

    Fair City

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • Guessable

    Guessable

  • Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

    Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

  • Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

    Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

  • The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

    The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

    The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

  • Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

  • Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

  • Insert Name Here

    Insert Name Here

  • Home Sweet Home Alone

    Home Sweet Home Alone

  • Live at the Apollo

    Live at the Apollo

  • Alice & Jack

    Alice & Jack

  • Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

    Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

    Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • State of the Union

    State of the Union

  • Living with Yourself

    Living with Yourself

  • BBC Comedy Feeds

    BBC Comedy Feeds

  • Virtually Famous

    Virtually Famous

  • I Feel Bad

    I Feel Bad

  • Inn Mates

    Inn Mates

  • LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland

    LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland

  • Get Away

    Get Away

  • Quiz

    Quiz

  • Swede Caroline

    Swede Caroline

  • The Ranganation

    The Ranganation

  • Six Nations Sin Bin

    Six Nations Sin Bin

  • The Traitors: Uncloaked

    The Traitors: Uncloaked

  • The Assets

    The Assets

  • Damned

    Damned

  • The Delivery Man

    The Delivery Man

  • The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

    The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

  • The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

  • The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

  • The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye

  • Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

  • Sweat the Small Stuff

    Sweat the Small Stuff

  • Gogglebox

    Gogglebox

  • This Way Up

    This Way Up

  • Very Few Fish

    Very Few Fish

  • Trivia

    Trivia

  • Hard Sun

    Hard Sun

  • Chivalry

    Chivalry

  • Avoidance

    Avoidance

  • Funny Valentines

    Funny Valentines

  • The Comedy Lineup

    The Comedy Lineup

  • I Literally Just Told You

    I Literally Just Told You

  • The Town

    The Town

  • Russell Howard's Good News

    Russell Howard's Good News

  • Love Wedding Repeat

    Love Wedding Repeat

  • Greatest Days

    Greatest Days

  • Finding Joy

    Finding Joy

  • Gap Year

    Gap Year

  • Smothered

    Smothered

  • Roy

    Roy

  • In with the Flynns

    In with the Flynns

  • One Night in…

    One Night in…

  • Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois

    Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois

  • Dead Boss

    Dead Boss

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Fit

    Fit

  • Cardinal Burns

    Cardinal Burns

  • Belonging to Laura

    Belonging to Laura

  • Very British Problems

    Very British Problems

  • We Are Klang

    We Are Klang

  • Peter Crouch Save Our Summer

    Peter Crouch Save Our Summer

  • Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk

    Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk

  • Our Friend Victoria

    Our Friend Victoria

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

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

  • Be Uncertain

    Be Uncertain

  • Bullet to the Heart

    Bullet to the Heart

  • Tattooed

    Tattooed