Leah McNamara
McNamara at the 2017 Dublin International Film Festival
Born
Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland
Alma mater
Years active2010–present

Leah McNamara is an Irish actress. She starred in the film Metal Heart (2018)[1] and the Sky Max thriller Then You Run (2023).[2] She also appeared in the History series Vikings (2017–2019), the BBC One–RTÉ crime drama Dublin Murders (2019),[3][4][5] and the BBC Three–Hulu miniseries Normal People (2020).[6][7]

Early life and education

McNamara is from Castletroy, a suburb of Limerick. Her uncle is opera singer Paul McNamara.[8]

McNamara attended Castletroy College.[9] She went on to study Drama and Theatre at University College Cork and train at Bow Street Academy.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Cherry Tree Caroline St. John
2016 Lily Violet Short film
2017 Nails Gemma Milgrom
2018 Cellar Door Flo
2018 Metal Heart Chantal
2021 Danny Boy Lucy Wood Fact-based made-for-television feature length drama.

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Jack Taylor Waitress[11] Episode: "Purgatory"
2017–2019 Vikings Aud Recurring role; 12 episodes
2019 Dublin Murders Rosalind Devlin Main role
2020 Normal People Rachel[11] Recurring role
2023 Then You Run Tara[2] Main role

References

  1. ↑ Clarke, Donald (20 June 2019). "Metal Heart: Hugh O'Conor's charming comedy set in middle-class suburban Dublin". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 Levine, Nick (6 July 2023). "Leah McNamara on leaving 'Normal People' behind". nme.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Flynn, Fiona (6 November 2019). "'Dublin Murders' viewers were left with a LOT of questions after the finale". Entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Crawley, Peter (6 November 2019). "Dublin Murders finale review: A nerve-fraying crescendo ends in an anticlimax". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Delaney, Laura (10 October 2019). "Dublin Murders stars recall unusual first meeting". Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ Fogarty, Paul (15 October 2019). "Dublin Murders: Meet Leah McNamara - age, Instagram, previous roles!". HITC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Corbetta, Martina (6 November 2019). "Normal People serie tv Hulu: quando esce, trama, cast e streaming". TvSerial. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Levine, Nick (6 July 2023). "Leah McNamara on leaving 'Normal People' behind: "Acting is a marathon not a sprint"". NME. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Lynch, Richard (28 January 2017). "Limerick actress Leah McNamara nominated for an Audi Dublin International Film Festival award". ILoveLimerick.ie. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Leah McNamara: Ex-UCC student about to hit the big time in new Sky thriller". Irish Examiner. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. 1 2 McDermott, Roe (4 February 2020). "Hot for 2020 Actors: Leah McNamara". Hotpress. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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