Siobhán Cullen
{{Short description|Irish actress}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Siobhan Cullen.webp
| caption = Cullen in 2023
| birth_name = Siobhán Kate Cullen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|1|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| education =
| othername =
| alma_mater = Trinity College Dublin
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1998–2007; 2011–present
}}
Siobhán Kate Cullen (born 31 January 1990) is an Irish actress. She began her career as a child actress, making her debut in Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats (1998) at the Abbey Theatre. She landed her first major screen role in Eoin Macken's horror film The Inside (2012).
Cullen had roles in the RTÉ1 and BBC One miniseries Paula (2017), the ITV adaptation of The Long Call (2021), the BritBox series The Dry (2022–2024), the RTÉ series Obituary (2023–present), and the Netflix series Bodkin (2024). She was named a 2022 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2022-siobhan-cullen-actor/5171951.article|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2022: Siobhán Cullen (actor)|journal=Screen Daily|first=Mark|last=Salisbury|date=29 June 2022|accessdate=5 July 2022}}
Early life
Cullen grew up in Rathfarnham, a Southside suburb of Dublin.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/the-cherry-orchard-star-siobhan-cullen-happy-to-get-the-first-bite-39j07dqjw|title=The Cherry Orchard star Siobhán Cullen happy to get the first bite|journal=The Sunday Times|first=Pavel|last=Barter|date=9 February 2020|access-date=7 November 2021}}{{subscription required}} She attended Loreto High School Beaufort and took classes at Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youngpeoplestheatre.ie/278/|title=Our Past Pupils|website=Young People's Theatre}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-irish-times/20080814/281797099781383|title=Broad smiles and happy faces|newspaper=The Irish Times|first=Steven|last=Carroll|date=14 August 2008|accessdate=7 November 2021}}{{subscription required}} She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicebank.ie/artist/siobhan-cullen-1|title=Siobhán Cullen|website=Voicebank Dublin|accessdate=6 November 2021}}
Career
Cullen was about eight when she was cast in her first professional play as Josie Kilbride in Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats at the Abbey Theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://110moments.abbeytheatre.ie/user-moment/bog-cats/|title=By the Bog of Cats|website=Abbey Theatre's 110th Anniversary|accessdate=21 March 2022}} This was followed in 2001 by her feature film debut in The Crooked Mile and another Abbey Theatre role in Ariel, and in 2003, she played young Jane Eyre at the Gate Theatre. She made her television debut as Kristen in the fifth season of the RTÉ One medical drama The Clinic, which aired in 2007.
Cullen returned to the Gate Theatre in the 2011 production of A Woman of No Importance, the 2012 production of An Enemy of the People, and the 2014 production of An Ideal Husband. Also in 2012, she starred in Eoin Macken's horror film The Inside and made her New York stage debut in The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle at 59E59 Theater. She appeared in the 2013 biopic Jimi: All Is by My Side.
In 2016, Cullen appeared in the films The Randomer and The Limehouse Golem, and made her London stage debut with a small role in The Plough and the Stars at the National Theatre in 2016. She returned to television the following year as Morgan in the RTÉ1 and BBC One miniseries Paula. She starred in the YouTube Premium science fiction web series Origin.
For her lead performance in The Cherry Orchard in Galway, Cullen was nominated for an Irish Theatre Award. She starred opposite Gemma-Leah Devereux in the film The Bright Side, had a main role in the ITV crime drama The Long Call as Caroline Reasley, and made a guest appearance in an episode of Dalgliesh on Channel 5.
In 2022, Cullen starred as Caroline Sheridan in the RTÉ One and BritBox comedy-drama The Dry.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/roisin-gallagher-ciaran-hinds-among-cast-for-britbox-series-the-dry-from-normal-people-the-favourite-outfit-element-1234812698/|title=Roisin Gallagher & Ciaran Hinds Among Cast For BritBox Series 'The Dry' From 'Normal People' & 'The Favourite' Outfit Element|journal=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=11 August 2021|accessdate=7 November 2021}} She originated the role of Finnuala Connell in the Straight Line Crazy at London's Bridge Theatre and appeared in Good Sex at the Dublin Theatre Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadcentre.org/good-sex|title=Good Sex|website=Dead Centre|accessdate=19 October 2022}} Cullen appeared in the Netflix series
Bodkin (or On Record) and the Hulu series Obituary.{{cite web|last1=Goodfellow|first1=Melanie|last2=Whittock|first2=Jesse|title=Siobhán Cullen To Lead Irish Dark Comedy-Drama 'Obituary', Coproduced By Magamedia, APC Studios For Hulu|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/siobhan-cullen-obituary-megamedia-apc-studios-hulu-1235163747/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=7 November 2022|access-date=7 November 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| The Crooked Mile | Jenny | |
| 2012
| Corina | |
| 2013
| Jenny | |
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| The Randomer | Roberta | |
| The Limehouse Golem
| Sister Mary | |
| Glen of the Downs
| | Short film |
| 2020
| The Bright Side | Tracy | |
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Kristen | 3 episodes (season 5) |
| 2017
| Paula | Morgan | Miniseries |
| 2020
| Carrie Scanlon | 2 episodes (season 2) |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Caroline Reasley | Main role |
| Dalgliesh
| Josephine Fallon | "Shroud for a Nightingale" |
| 2022–2024
| The Dry | Caroline Sheridan | Main role |
| 2023–present
| Obituary | Elvira Clancy | Lead role |
| 2024
| Bodkin | Dubheasa "Dove" Maloney | Main role |
=Web=
| class="wikitable unsortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| Origin | Katie Devlin |
Stage
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
|---|
| 2022
| Best Supporting Actress | The Cherry Orchard | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| rowspan="2" | Irish Film & Television Awards | Lead Actress – Drama | Obituary | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" | |
| colspan="2" | Rising Star
| {{won}} |
| Gotham Awards
| Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series | Bodkin | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Irish actresses
Category:Actresses from County Dublin
Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Category:Irish child actresses