Seána Kerslake

Seána Kerslake (/ˈʃɔːnə ˈkɜːrzleɪk/)[1][2] is an Irish actress.[3][4] She is known for portraying the role of Aisling O'Dowd in RTÉ2 comedy-drama Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018).[5][4] 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.[6]

Seána Kerslake
Born21 October 1992
Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress

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.[7][5][8] She went on to study English and music at NUI Maynooth,[9][8] and screen acting at The Factory, Bow Street, Dublin.[10][8][11]

Career

In 2010, while a student, Kerslake was cast in Kirsten Sheridan's Dollhouse, an unscripted Irish film.[11][8][9][12] Her performance earned her an Irish Film & Television Academy award nomination in 2013.[9][8]

In 2016, Kerslake played the title character in A Date for Mad Mary directed by Darren Thornton.[13][14] Her performance earned positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter ("mesmerizing"[15]) and Variety ("a barnstorming central performance"[16]). 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.[8][5][17]

From 2016 until 2018, Kerslake played Aisling, a struggling twenty-something in RTÉ2's Can't Cope, Won't Cope.[4][7]

Her first London stage appearance was in May 2018 as Kat in Joe Penhall's Mood Music, director Roger Michell, at The Old Vic.[18]

She appeared in the 2018 film Dublin Oldschool.[19]

She starred in Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground, which was released in 2019.[4]

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]

References
  1. Healion, Karla (2 October 2017). "Seána Kerslake named in Screen International's 'Stars of Tomorrow 2017'". WFT.ie.
  2. "Who is Camilla Kerslake? Wedding, Instagram, husband and songs revealed". Classic FM. 8 January 2019.
  3. "Screen unveils Stars of Tomorrow 2017 with BFI London Film Festival". Screen International. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. McCarthy, Esther (13 May 2017). "Irish actress Séana Kerslake celebrating after landing leading movie role". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. Smith, Andrea (25 September 2016). "Ireland's 40 under 40 you should know". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order". The Irish Times.
  7. Gallagher, Jim (28 August 2016). "Meet Seana Kerslake, the busiest Irish actress of 2016". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. Brady, Tara (22 August 2016). "Seána Kerslake: the hottest new name in Irish cinema". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. "talented seana's reaching for the stars". Irish Independent. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. Jarlath Regan (23 March 2018). "Steve Wall". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (236 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. Mullally, Una (20 August 2016). "Ireland: the next generation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. Falvey, Deirdre (3 October 2017). "Are these the Irish film stars of the future?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. Dennehy, Mary (8 September 2016). "Seana Kerslake: A Date for Mad Mary". Evening Echo. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  14. Hayes, Katy (28 January 2018). "Spoiler wars". Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  15. van Hoeij, Boyd (15 July 2016). "'A Date for Mad Mary': Karlovy Vary Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  16. Kiang, Jessica (4 July 2016). "Film Review: 'A Date for Mad Mary'". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. Clarke, Donald (17 December 2016). "Dublin Film Critics Circle Names I, Daniel Blake Best of 2016". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  18. Bano, Tim (2 May 2018). "Joe Penhall's Mood Music review". The Stage. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  19. Clarke, Donald (26 June 2018). "Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan's wordy, puzzling, plotless film". The Irish Times.
  20. 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. Roy, David (16 September 2023). "Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake on new film Ballywalter". The Irish News.
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