Laura Donnelly

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Actress

Birth Date: August 20, 1982

Age: 40 years old

Birth Place: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Laura Donnelly was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1982. Donnelly spent her childhood appearing in the Irish ballets mounted by renowned dancer Patricia Mulholland. Firmly settled on her future as an actor, Donnelly would graduate from the Royal Scottish Academy of Musical and Dramatic Art in 2004 and almost immediately landed a co-starring role in a 2005 production of the David Mamet three-hander "Boston Marriage" with the b*spoke theatre company. She would make her screen debut that same year with roles on "Sugar Rush" (Channel 4, 2005-06) and "Casualty" (BBC, 1986-). And though the actor would continue to find roles on screen in projects like the thriller "Dread" (2009), she would find the most substantial roles on stage during this period, starring in "Dancing at Lughnasa" at Belfast's Lyric Theatre in 2007 and in "Romeo and Juliet" at Open Air Theatre at Regents Park in 2008. She undoubtedly garnered the most buzz for her acclaimed performance in Jez Butterworth's "The River" at the Royal Court Theatre in 2012, and Donnelly and Butterworth began a romantic partnership around this time as well. She moved with the production as it made the leap to Broadway, and though she was cast as Jenny Fraser on the hugely popular series "Outlander" (Starz!, 2014-) in 2014, she continued to collaborate with Butterworth on the stage. Their next project came in 2017 when Butterworth wrote the play "The Ferryman" loosely inspired by the disappearance of Donnelly's own uncle during "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland. The play was a smashing success at the Royal Court Theatre, transitioning to the West End and eventually to Broadway, and Donnelly's performance was lauded by critics. She next took a role in the biopic "Tolkien" (2019) before starring on the science fiction series "The Nevers" (HBO, 2020-).

Credits

Werewolf by NightStream

Actor
Elsa Bloodstone
TV Show
2022
90%

The NeversStream

Actor
Amalia True
TV Show
2021
49%

Tolkien

Actor
Mabel Tolkien
Movie
2019

Beowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsStream

Actor
Elvina
TV Show
2016

The Houdini Girl

Actor
TV Show
2014

OutlanderStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2014
89%

Heart of Lightness

Actor
Ellida
Movie
2014

Goldfrapp: Tales of Us

Actor
Movie
2014

Missing

Guest
TV Show
2012

Missing

Guest Star
TV Show
2012

Sunday Brunch

Guest
TV Show
2011

Right Hand Drive

Actor
Ashley
Movie
2009

Dread

Actor
Abby
Movie
2009

MerlinStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2008
85%

Insatiable

Actor
Rachel
Movie
2008

Casualty

Actor
Fleur Butler
TV Show
1986

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