Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy is an Irish actress who began performing as a child, taking drama classes through secondary school after playing Pinocchio in a school production at five. Born in Raheny and raised from age three in Kilcoole, she earned a Most Promising Actress nomination at the Geneva Film Festival in 1996 for The Sun, the Moon and the Stars, then starred in Felicia's Journey (1999), which brought a Best Actress nomination at the 20th Genie Awards. She was named an EFP European Shooting Star in 2001. Her film work includes The Others (2001), Disco Pigs (2001), When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007), The Wonder (2022), and The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023). On television she appeared in Fingersmith, Harper's Island, No Offence, and A Discovery of Witches. She won Irish Film and Television Awards for Disco Pigs and Harper's Island and also worked in theater with the Royal Shakespeare Company.