Leah McNamara explained
Birth Place: | Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 2010–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 |
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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 | | |
Television
Notes and References
- Web site: Metal Heart: Hugh O'Conor's charming comedy set in middle-class suburban Dublin . Donald . Clarke . . 7 November 2019 . 20 June 2019 . 24 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191024020809/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/metal-heart-hugh-o-conor-s-charming-comedy-set-in-middle-class-suburban-dublin-1.3937086 . live .
- Web site: Leah McNamara on leaving 'Normal People' behind . nme.com . Nick . Levine . 6 July 2023 . 9 July 2023 . 7 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230707165722/https://www.nme.com/features/tv-interviews/leah-mcnamara-interview-then-you-run-normal-people-3465180 . live .
- Web site: 'Dublin Murders' viewers were left with a LOT of questions after the finale. Fiona. Flynn. Entertainment.ie. 7 November 2019. 6 November 2019. 7 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191107143624/https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/dublin-murders-questions-finale-428686/. live.
- Web site: 6 November 2019. Dublin Murders finale review: A nerve-fraying crescendo ends in an anticlimax. Peter. Crawley. The Irish Times. 7 November 2019. 7 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191107012318/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/dublin-murders-finale-review-a-nerve-fraying-crescendo-ends-in-an-anticlimax-1.4074659. live.
- Web site: live. Dublin Murders stars recall unusual first meeting. Laura. Delaney. 10 October 2019. 7 November 2019. www.rte.ie. 7 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191107021614/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/1010/1082388-dublin-murders-stars-recall-unusual-first-meeting/.
- Web site: Dublin Murders: Meet Leah McNamara - age, Instagram, previous roles! . Paul . Fogarty . 15 October 2019 . HITC . 7 November 2019 . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107143623/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/10/15/dublin-murders-meet-leah-mcnamara-age-instagram-previous-roles/ . live .
- Web site: Normal People serie tv Hulu: quando esce, trama, cast e streaming. 6 November 2019. TvSerial. 7 November 2019. Martina. Corbetta. 7 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191107143624/https://www.tvserial.it/normal-people-serie-tv-quando-esce-trama-cast-streaming/. live.
- Web site: Leah McNamara on leaving 'Normal People' behind: "Acting is a marathon not a sprint". NME. Nick. Levine. 6 July 2023. 20 July 2023.
- Web site: Limerick actress Leah McNamara nominated for an Audi Dublin International Film Festival award . Lynch . Richard . 28 January 2017 . ILoveLimerick.ie . 9 November 2019 . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107143622/https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/limerick-actress-leah-mcnamara-adiff/ . live .
- Web site: Leah McNamara: Ex-UCC student about to hit the big time in new Sky thriller. Irish Examiner. 3 July 2023. 20 July 2023.
- Web site: Hot for 2020 Actors: Leah McNamara . McDermott . Roe . 4 February 2020 . Hotpress . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206085156/https://www.hotpress.com/culture/hot-2020-actors-leah-mcnamara-22802941 . 6 February 2020 . 6 February 2020.