Dervla Kirwan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-10-24 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland

Dervla Kirwan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish actress famous for roles in British television shows such as Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart. She also appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special episode, "The Next Doctor" and provided the voiceovers for the well-known "this is not just food" television advertising campaign for UK retailer Marks & Spencer. Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland. Her father was an insurance broker, and her mother was a language teacher. She is the youngest of three daughters. Dervla is a great grand-daughter of Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll who was a sister of Michael Collins, one of the Irish leaders during the War of Independence. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dervla Kirwan,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • True Detective

    True Detective

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • House of Guinness

    House of Guinness

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • The Bombmaker

    The Bombmaker

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • Ballykissangel

    Ballykissangel

  • The Greatest Store in the World

    The Greatest Store in the World

  • Goodnight Sweetheart

    Goodnight Sweetheart

  • Pete's Meteor

    Pete's Meteor

  • Smother

    Smother

  • Safe House

    Safe House

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Casanova

    Casanova

  • Entity

    Entity

  • Injustice

    Injustice

  • The Keeper

    The Keeper

  • Ondine

    Ondine

  • The Reunion

    The Reunion

  • With or Without You

    With or Without You

  • Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

  • Hearts and Bones

    Hearts and Bones

  • The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

  • The Silence

    The Silence

  • Silent Hours

    Silent Hours

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • 55 Degrees North

    55 Degrees North

  • Material Girl

    Material Girl

  • War of the Buttons

    War of the Buttons

  • Troubles

    Troubles

  • A Time to Dance

    A Time to Dance

  • Shades

    Shades

  • The Fantasist

    The Fantasist

  • Interlude In Prague

    Interlude In Prague

  • School for Seduction

    School for Seduction

  • True Dare Kiss

    True Dare Kiss

  • Eureka Street

    Eureka Street

  • A Tale of Two Wives

    A Tale of Two Wives

  • The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

  • The Flint Street Nativity

    The Flint Street Nativity

  • Luna

    Luna

  • The Lilac Bus

    The Lilac Bus

  • Sex in a Cold Climate

    Sex in a Cold Climate

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Mr White Goes To Westminster

    Mr White Goes To Westminster

  • Happy Birthday Shakespeare

    Happy Birthday Shakespeare

  • Lunacy: The Making of Luna

    Lunacy: The Making of Luna

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • Tetris: From Russia with Love

    Tetris: From Russia with Love

  • Keeping the Peace

    Keeping the Peace