Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan

Acting
Born 1987-01-09 Galway, Ireland 34 credits
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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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Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · 54% · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · ★ 5.1 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · ★ 6.3 · Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · 78% · Self
Bridgerton
Bridgerton
2020 · 76% · Penelope Featherington, Penelope Bridgerton
GOAT
GOAT
2026 · 71% · Olivia Burke (voice)
Doctors
Doctors
2000 · 49% · Marie Callaghan
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · 71% · Barbie
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · Self - Guest
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · 81% · Self
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 · 73% · Self - Guest Judge
Derry Girls
Derry Girls
2018 · 87% · Clare Devlin
Harlots
Harlots
2017 · ★ 7.4 · Hannah Dalton
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026 · 63% · Silky
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017 · Self
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023 · 74% · Playroom Fairy (voice)
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021 · Guest
Saturday Night Live UK
Saturday Night Live UK
2026 · 65% · Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host
The Netflix Afterparty
The Netflix Afterparty
2021 · Self
The Fairytaler
The Fairytaler
2004 · voice
Movies with Ali Plumb
Movies with Ali Plumb
2016 · Self
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 · Self - Guest
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
2026 · Pegeen Mike
Ivan the Incredible
Ivan the Incredible
2012 · Lottie -English (voice)
Big Mood
Big Mood
2024 · 68% · Maggie
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
2021 · Self
Seize Them!
Seize Them!
2024 · 54% · Humble Joan
An Audience with Kylie
An Audience with Kylie
2023 · 73% · Self
Dodger Special: Coronation
Dodger Special: Coronation
2023 · Queen Victoria
My Brother's War
My Brother's War
1997 · Little Girl
Svengali
Svengali
2013 · Club Girl
Summer of the Flying Saucer
Summer of the Flying Saucer
2008 · Janis Voice
The Phantom Cnut
The Phantom Cnut
2004 · Katie
Doctor Who - Joy to the World
Doctor Who - Joy to the World
2024 · Joy Almondo
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