Sinead Keenan

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Sinead Keenan (2011)

Sinead Keenan (born December 27, 1977 in Dublin ) is an Irish actress .

life and career

Sinead Keenan is the oldest of three children. Her siblings Rory and Grainne are also actors. She attended University College Dublin , from which she graduated with a degree in sociology and history .

Keenan's first film role was that of Margaret in Sunburn in 1999 , in which actress Farrah Fawcett played a leading role. After this film, she played the role of Farrah Phelan in the Irish soap opera Fair City for a year . Her next role was that of Lisa Cassidy in the short-lived television series The Cassidys . After that, Keenan had guest roles in Murder City , Taggart and Doctors . In between she played the leading roles in the films On the Nose and Conspiracy of Silence . From January 2008 to March 2009 she was in the television series Moving Wallpaper .

First as a supporting character, she played the role of Nina Pickering in the British BBC Three series Being Human from 2009 . In the third season, her role was one of the main cast. In 2011, her role died a serial death.

She was also in several episodes of Doctor Who , coroner Dr. See Leo Dalton and Little Crackers . In 2012 she appeared in six episodes of the Lip Service series .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1999: Sunburn
  • 1999–2000: Fair City (TV series)
  • 2001: The Cassidys (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 2001: On the Nose
  • 2003: Conspiracy of Silence
  • 2004: Murder City (TV series, episode 1x05)
  • 2006: Trouble with Sex
  • 2007: Taggart (TV series, episode 23x03)
  • 2008: Doctors (TV series, episode 10x22)
  • 2008–2009: Moving Wallpaper (TV series, 18 episodes)
  • 2009: Comedy Showcase (TV series, episode 2x04)
  • 2009: Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series, episode 12x01)
  • 2009–2010: Doctor Who (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2009–2011: Being Human (TV series, 19 episodes)
  • 2010: Little Crackers (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2011: Forensic specialist Dr. Leo Dalton ( Silent Witness , TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2012: Lip Service (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 2013: London Irish (TV series, 6 episodes)

Web links

Commons : Sinead Keenan  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview: Sinead Keenan, actress . In: scotsman.com . December 20, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  2. ^ We chat to Being Human's Sinead Keenan . In: company.co.uk . Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ Farlex: FARRAH AND AWAY; Fair City actress has sights on Hollywood. . In: The Free Library . Retrieved February 10, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Keenan, Sinead
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland