Siobhán Cullen

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Siobhán Cullen
Born
Siobhán Kate Cullen

February 1990[1]
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationActress
Years active1998–2007; 2011–present

Siobhán Kate Cullen (born February 1990) is an Irish actress. She began her career as a child actress, making her debut in Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats (1998) at the Abbey Theatre. She landed her first major screen role in Eoin Macken's horror film The Inside (2012).

More recently, Cullen is known for her roles in the

RTÉ1 and BBC One miniseries Paula (2017), the ITV adaptation of The Long Call (2021), the BritBox series The Dry (2022), and the RTÉ / Hulu series Obituary (2023). She was named a 2022 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[2]

Early life

Cullen grew up in Rathfarnham, a Southside suburb of Dublin.[3] She attended Loreto High School Beaufort and took classes at Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre.[4][5] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin.[6]

Career

Cullen was about eight when she was cast in her first professional play as Josie Kilbride in Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats at the Abbey Theatre.[7] This was followed in 2001 by her feature film debut in The Crooked Mile and another Abbey Theatre role in Ariel, and in 2003, she played young Jane Eyre at the Gate Theatre. She made her television debut as Kristen in the fifth season of the RTÉ One medical drama The Clinic, which aired in 2007.

Cullen would return to the Gate Theatre in the 2011 production of

59E59 Theater. She appeared in the 2013 biopic Jimi: All Is by My Side
.

In 2016, Cullen appeared in the films The Randomer and

RTÉ1 and BBC One miniseries Paula. She starred in the YouTube Premium science fiction web series Origin
.

For her lead performance in The Cherry Orchard in Galway, Cullen was nominated for an Irish Theatre Award. She starred opposite Gemma-Leah Devereux in the film The Bright Side, had a main role in the ITV crime drama The Long Call as Caroline Reasley, and made a guest appearance in an episode of Dalgliesh on Channel 5.

In 2022, Cullen starred as Caroline Sheridan in the RTÉ One and BritBox comedy-drama The Dry.[8] She originated the role of Finnuala Connell in the Straight Line Crazy at London's Bridge Theatre and appeared in Good Sex at the Dublin Theatre Festival.[9] Cullen has upcoming roles in the Netflix series Bodkin (or On Record) and the Hulu series Obituary.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Crooked Mile Jenny
2012 The Inside Corina
2013 Jimi: All Is by My Side Jenny
2016 The Randomer Roberta
The Limehouse Golem Sister Mary
Glen of the Downs Short film
2020 The Bright Side Tracy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Clinic Kristen 3 episodes (season 5)
2017 Paula Morgan Miniseries
2020 The Split Carrie Scanlon 2 episodes
2021 The Long Call Caroline Reasley Main role
Dalgliesh Josephine Fallon "Shroud for a Nightingale"
2022 The Dry Caroline Sheridan Main role
2023 Obituary Elvira Clancy Main role

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Origin Katie Devlin Main role[11]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
1998 By the Bog of Cats Josie Kilbride Abbey Theatre, Dublin
2001 Ariel Young Elaine
2003 Jane Eyre Young Jane Gate Theatre, Dublin
2011 A Woman of No Importance Maid
Monster/Clock Toby Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
2012 The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle Gillian
59E59 Theater
, New York
An Enemy of the People Randine Gate Theatre
Assassins Emma Goldman Rough Magic Theatre Company
2014 An Ideal Husband Mabel Chiltern Gate Theatre
2016 The Plough and the Stars Nora Cover / Ensemble Royal National Theatre, London
2017 The Effect Connie Project Arts Centre, Dublin
Crestfall Alison The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway (as part of Galway International Arts Festival); Abbey Theatre, Dublin[12][13]
2018 Richard III Lady Anne Lincoln Center White Light Festival, New York
2020 The Cherry Orchard Varya Black Box Theatre, Galway (recorded)
2021 Once Upon a Bridge A Woman The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway (livestreamed)[14][15]
2022 Straight Line Crazy Fionnuala Connell Bridge Theatre, London
Good Sex Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin (as part of Dublin Theatre Festival)[16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2022 Irish Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actress The Cherry Orchard Nominated [17]
2024 Irish Film & Television Awards Lead Actress – Drama Obituary Pending

References

  1. ^ "Siobhan Cullen". e-Talenta. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ Salisbury, Mark (29 June 2022). "Stars of Tomorrow 2022: Siobhán Cullen (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ Barter, Pavel (9 February 2020). "The Cherry Orchard star Siobhán Cullen happy to get the first bite". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 November 2021.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Our Past Pupils". Young People's Theatre.
  5. ^ Carroll, Steven (14 August 2008). "Broad smiles and happy faces". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2021.(subscription required)
  6. ^ "Siobhán Cullen". Voicebank Dublin. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. ^ "By the Bog of Cats". Abbey Theatre's 110th Anniversary. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (11 August 2021). "Roisin Gallagher & Ciaran Hinds Among Cast For BritBox Series 'The Dry' From 'Normal People' & 'The Favourite' Outfit Element". Deadline. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Good Sex". Dead Centre. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  10. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie; Whittock, Jesse (7 November 2022). "Siobhán Cullen To Lead Irish Dark Comedy-Drama 'Obituary', Coproduced By Magamedia, APC Studios For Hulu". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 April 2018). "'Origin' YouTube Sci-Fi Series Sets Natalia Tena & Tom Felton As Leads, Paul W.S. Anderson As Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  12. ^ Armstrong, Maggie (9 July 2017). "'It might not be so far from where the world could be in 100 years'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Crestfall". Druid Theatre Company. July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  14. ^ Meany, Helen (12 February 2021). "Once Upon a Bridge review – three worlds collide in near-death drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Once Upon a Bridge (2021)". Druid Theatre Company. February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Good Sex". Dead Centre. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  17. ^ Keating, Sara (30 April 2022). "The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: And the nominees are..." The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

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