Agnes O'Casey

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Actor

Agnes O'Casey is from London and the eldest of three sisters. She is of Irish and a quarter Jewish descent and is descended from playwright Seán O'Casey who is her great-grandfather.

After appearing in the music video for "Holy Show" by the Pillow Queens in 2020 and the Druid Theatre Company production of The Seagull in 2021, O'Casey made her television debut in the 1960s-set BBC One drama Ridley Road, starring as the lead character Vivien Epstein. This was followed by a supporting role as Emilie in the Starz adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons the next year.

In 2023, O'Casey made her feature film debut in The Miracle Club directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan followed by Lies We Tell. Her upcoming projects include SMall Things Like These and Wolf Hall

Feb. 26, 2024

S6E1: Discovering the Truth in Lies We Tell

Launching Season Six, we go behind the scenes of the woman-strong Irish film Lies We Tell, a brooding tale of angels and demons, light and shadow, manners and mores, family secrets and family crimes, which The Guardian called...

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