Siobhán McSweeney
Biography
Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in Derry Girls. McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherla. Before acting, she earned a science degree at the University College Cork. In 2001, she moved to London when she secured a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
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Movies (12)
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
as Widow Quin
2026
Spud
2024
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
as Self
2022
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Dr Cooke
2021
Happy Days
as Winnie
2021
Nowhere Special
as Pam
2020
Scrubber
as Scrubber
2020
Anthony
as Luighsearch Kelly
2020
The Widow
as Eileen
2020
Extra Ordinary
as Boring Noreen
2019
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Witzender
2016
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
as Julia (uncredited)
2006
TV Shows (19)
The Traitors Ireland
as Self - Host
2025
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
as Lisa Davies
2025
Amandaland
as Della
2025
Maddie + Triggs
as Narrator (voice)
2024
Extraordinary
as Mary
2023
Redemption
as Jane Connolly
2022
Holding
as as Bríd Riordan
2022
Exploring Northern Ireland With Siobhán McSweeney
as Siobhan McSweeney
2021
Tom Allen’s Quizness
as Self
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge
2019
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Derry Girls
as Sister Michael
2018
Porters
as Alice
2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self
2017
The Great Pottery Throw Down
as Self - Host
2015
No Offence
as Ruth Cheetham
2015
London Irish
as Aoife
2013
The Fall
as Mary McCurdy
2013
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007