Name
Nicola Coughlan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1987-01-09 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Galway, Ireland
Biography
Nicola Mary Coughlan is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls and Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton. She earned a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for playing the lead role of Penelope Featherington in the third season of Bridgerton. Coughlan earned a British Academy Television Awards nomination for her role as Maggie Donovan in Big Mood (2024–present).
Coughlan was born on 9 January 1987 in Galway, Ireland, and grew up in Oranmore. The youngest of three siblings, her father served in the Irish Army before passing away in 2016, and her mother was a stay-at-home parent.
At the age of five, while watching her sister perform in a school play, Coughlan decided she wanted to become an actress. She attended Scoil Mhuire Primary School and Calasanctius College. She graduated with a degree in English and Classical Civilisation from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She then went on to train in England at the Oxford School of Drama and Birmingham School of Acting.
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- 2023 Barbie as Barbie
- 1997 My Brother's War as Little Girl
- 2023 The Velveteen Rabbit as Playroom Fairy (voice)
- 2008 Summer of the Flying Saucer as Janis Voice
- 2023 An Audience with Kylie as Self
- 2023 Dodger Special: Coronation as Queen Victoria
- 2012 Ivan the Incredible as Lottie -English (voice)
- 2024 Seize Them! as Humble Joan
- 2026 The Magic Faraway Tree as Silky
- 2004 The Phantom Cnut as Katie
- 2013 Svengali as Club Girl
- 2026 GOAT as Olivia Burke (voice)
- 2026 National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World as Pegeen Mike
- 2027 Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory as (voice)
- 2007 Would I Lie to You? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 The Netflix Afterparty ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Big Mood ( 6 episodes ) as Maggie
- 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains ( 1 episode ) as Guest
- 2018 Derry Girls ( 19 episodes ) as Clare Devlin
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Rob Beckett's Smart TV ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2020 Bridgerton ( 24 episodes ) as Penelope Featherington
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2017 Harlots ( 7 episodes ) as Hannah Dalton
- 2021 Taskmaster’s New Year Treat ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Bridgerton ( 8 episodes ) as Penelope Bridgerton
- 2004 The Fairytaler ( 31 episodes ) as voice
- 2000 Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Marie Callaghan
- 2026 Saturday Night Live UK ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2026 Saturday Night Live UK ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2016 Movies with Ali Plumb ( 1 episode ) as Self
- Soon Untitled Roald Dahl Series ( 1 episode )
