Seána Kerslake Explained

Occupation:Actress
Birth Date:21 October 1992
Birth Place:Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland

Seána Kerslake (; born 21 October 1990)[1] [2] is an Irish actress. She is known for portraying the role of Aisling O'Dowd in RTÉ2 comedy-drama Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018). In 2017, she was named one of sixteen young actors by Screen International as a Star of Tomorrow.[3] In 2020, she was ranked at number 50 in The Irish Times list of the greatest Irish film actors.[4]

Early life

Kerslake, the middle of three daughters of John and Deirdre Kerslake, was born in 1992 in Tallaght, County Dublin where she was raised.[5] [6] She went on to study English and music at NUI Maynooth, and screen acting at The Factory, Bow Street, Dublin.[7] [8]

Career

In 2010, while a student, Kerslake was cast in Kirsten Sheridan's Dollhouse, an unscripted Irish film.[9] [10] Her performance earned her an Irish Film & Television Academy award nomination in 2013.[9]

In 2016, Kerslake played the title character in A Date for Mad Mary directed by Darren Thornton.[11] [12] Her performance earned positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter ("mesmerizing"[13]) and Variety ("a barnstorming central performance"[14]). She was awarded the Breakthrough Award by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle, and the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh 2016.[15]

From 2016 until 2018, Kerslake played Aisling, a struggling twenty-something in RTÉ2's Can't Cope, Won't Cope.[16]

Her first London stage appearance was in May 2018 as Kat in Joe Penhall Mood Music, director Roger Michell, at The Old Vic.[17]

She appeared in the 2018 film Dublin Oldschool.[18]

She starred in Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground, which was released in 2019.[19]

From 2021 to 2023, Kerslake played Grace Ahern in the RTÉ One-Alibi whodunit mini-series Smother.[20]

In 2022, Kerlsake starred in the film Ballywalter with Patrick Kielty. The film was directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah.[21]

In 2024, she appeared in series two of the BBC One crime drama Blue Lights.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Healion . Karla . 2 October 2017 . Seána Kerslake named in Screen International's 'Stars of Tomorrow 2017' . WFT.ie.
  2. Web site: 8 January 2019 . Who is Camilla Kerslake? Wedding, Instagram, husband and songs revealed . Classic FM.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2017 . Screen unveils Stars of Tomorrow 2017 with BFI London Film Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102174649/https://www.screendaily.com/news/screen-unveils-stars-of-tomorrow-2017-with-bfi-london-film-festival/5122860.article . 2 January 2018 . 2 January 2018 . Screen International.
  4. Web site: The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order . subscription . The Irish Times.
  5. Web site: Smith . Andrea . 25 September 2016 . Ireland's 40 under 40 you should know . 2 January 2018 . Irish Independent.
  6. News: Brady . Tara . 22 August 2016 . Seána Kerslake: the hottest new name in Irish cinema . . 2 January 2018.
  7. Steve Wall . . . Jarlath Regan . 23 March 2018 . 4 April 2018 . Jarlath Regan . 236.
  8. News: Mullally . Una . 20 August 2016 . Ireland: the next generation . . 2 January 2018.
  9. News: 20 May 2013 . talented seana's reaching for the stars . . 2 January 2018.
  10. News: Falvey . Deirdre . 3 October 2017 . Are these the Irish film stars of the future? . . 2 January 2018.
  11. News: Dennehy . Mary . 8 September 2016 . Seana Kerslake: A Date for Mad Mary . . 4 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102180435/http://www.echo.ie/features/article/seana-kerslake-a-date-for-mad-mary . 2 January 2018 . Wayback Machine.
  12. News: Hayes . Katy . 28 January 2018 . Spoiler wars . . 5 February 2018.
  13. News: van Hoeij . Boyd . 15 July 2016 . 'A Date for Mad Mary': Karlovy Vary Review . . 2 January 2018.
  14. News: Kiang . Jessica . 4 July 2016 . Film Review: 'A Date for Mad Mary' . . 2 January 2018.
  15. Web site: Clarke . Donald . 17 December 2016 . Dublin Film Critics Circle Names I, Daniel Blake Best of 2016 . 4 January 2018 . The Irish Times.
  16. News: Gallagher . Jim . 28 August 2016 . Meet Seana Kerslake, the busiest Irish actress of 2016 . . 2 January 2018.
  17. Web site: Bano . Tim . 2 May 2018 . Joe Penhall's Mood Music review . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180503023607/https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2018/mood-music-review-at-the-old-vic-london/ . 2018-05-03 . 23 May 2018 . The Stage.
  18. Web site: Clarke . Donald . 26 June 2018 . Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan's wordy, puzzling, plotless film . The Irish Times.
  19. Web site: McCarthy . Esther . 13 May 2017 . Irish actress Séana Kerslake celebrating after landing leading movie role . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170515045736/http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irish-actress-sana-kerslake-celebrating-10413737 . 15 May 2017 . 2 January 2018 . Irish Mirror.
  20. Web site: HouricanSun 6 Feb 2022 . Emily . 6 February 2022 . Seána Kerslake: 'I've had a bejillion nos. I've been cut out of movies. But then you realise, it's not about you' . Independent.ie.
  21. Web site: Roy . David . 16 September 2023 . Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake on new film Ballywalter . The Irish News.
  22. Web site: Blue Lights recap: series two, episode one – a blistering comeback. The Guardian. 16 April 2024. Michael. Hogan. 15 April 2024.