Nicola Coughlan


Nicola Mary Coughlan is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Clare Devlin in Derry Girls, a Channel 4 sitcom.

Early life

Coughlan was born in Galway, Ireland. She trained at both The Oxford School of Drama and Birmingham School of Acting. She holds a degree in English and Classical Civilisation from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She lives in London.

Career

In 2018, Coughlan began playing Clare Devlin in Derry Girls. In the same year she also played Hannah Dalton in Harlots. 2018 also marked her West End debut in The Donmar Warehouse's production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Evening Standard named Nicola as "one of the Rising Stars of 2018". In 2019 it was announced that Nicola had been cast in Shondaland series Bridgerton, which will debut on Netflix in 2020, marking Shonda Rhimes' first production with the online streamer.
On 26 June 2020, Coughlan and her fellow Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief. The night’s proceeds went to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography

Voice credits

Theatre credits

Awards, nominations and honours