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Elaine Cassidy
in The Paradise 2012
Born	(1979-12-31) 31 December 1979 (age 44) Raheny, County Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Stephen Lord ​(m. 2007)​
Children	2 (including Kíla)

Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an Irish actress. Her films include The Sun, the Moon and the Stars (1996), Felicia's Journey (1999), The Others (2001), Disco Pigs (2002), And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007), The Program (2015), Strangeways Here We Come (2018), The Wonder (2022), and The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023). On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 series The Ghost Squad (2005) and No Offence (2015–2018), the BBC series Fingersmith (2005) and The Paradise (2012), the television film Little White Lie (2008), the CBS series Harper's Island (2009), the Channel 5 series Intruder (2021), and the Sky Atlantic series A Discovery of Witches (2021–2022).

Early life

Cassidy was born in Raheny, and moved with her family to Kilcoole when she was three years old. Her first role was as the title character in a school production of Pinocchio when she was five. She participated in drama classes throughout secondary school.

Career

In 1996, Cassidy was nominated for the Most Promising Actress at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars. In 1999, she played the starring role in Felicia's Journey, for which she was nominated Best Actress at the 20th Genie Awards. She was named EFP European Shooting Star for in 2001.

She has won two Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Film in 2003 for her role as Runt in Disco Pigs, and in 2010 for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island. She was also nominated for an IFTA in 2005 as Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as "Maud Lilly" in the BBC BAFTA nominated drama Fingersmith, in 2007 as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Film for her role as Sandra in And When Did You Last See Your Father?, and in 2009 as Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as Annie Mulcahy in Little White Lie.

In theatre, she has appeared in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2002) and The Crucible (2006) with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in There Came A Gypsy Riding at the Almeida Theatre in 2007.

In 2002, she appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "The Scientist". In 2011, she played Maureen in the TV film Just Henry.

In 2015, she played a main role of DC Dinah Kowalska in the Channel 4 drama series No Offence (2015–2018), and Sarah Manning in Acceptable Risk (2017).

In 2022, she starred as Rosaleen O'Donnell in the Irish film The Wonder, alongside her own daughter Kila, who played "the wonder" and co-starring Florence Pugh. She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Film at the 'Irish Film and Television Awards in 2023.

In 2023, she starred in the film The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, playing Eadgifu of Kent, the role was previously played by Sonya Cassidy in the TV series.

Personal life

Cassidy married English actor Stephen Lord, whom she met on the set of The Truth, on 31 December 2007. They live in Greenwich, London, with their daughter Kíla (born 16 September 2009) and son Lynott Lord Cassidy (born c. 23 January 2013).

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

• "The Scientist" by Coldplay, as Passenger

Theatre

• The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2002)
• Scenes from the Big Picture (2003)
• The Crucible (2006)
• There Came a Gypsy Riding (2007)
• Fathers and Sons (2014)
• Deluge (2015)
• Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2015 to 2016)
• Aristocrats (2018)

Awards

References

1. ^ "Elaine Cassidy website". Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
2. ^ "RTE actress Elaine Cassidy reveals why she's such a 's**t friend'". independent.ie. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
3. ^ "Irish Shooting Stars 1999–2022". screenireland.ie. 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
4. ^ "Winners of the 7th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2010". ifta.ie. 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
5. "There Came A Gypsy Riding". almeida.co.uk. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006.
6. "The Scientist" (PDF). Coldplay web-site. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008.
7. ^ "Acceptable Risk - The Irish Film & Television Network". Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
8. Bronwyn O'Neill (8 November 2022). "VIP Meets…mother-daughter duo Kíla Lord Cassidy and Elaine Cassidy as they discuss working together". vipmagazine.ie. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
9. ^ "2023 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
10. Louisa Mellor (14 April 2023). "The Last Kingdom Film Cast: Meet the New Seven Kings Must Die Characters". denofgeek.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
11. "Elaine Cassidy Welcomes a Daughter". 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009.
12. The role of Eadgifu of Kent is played by Sonya Cassidy in the TV series The Last Kingdom, but by Elaine Cassidy in the film. Despite their shared surname, the two actresses are not related.
13. "International Press Academy 2000 Motion picture Satellite Awards". pressacademy.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
14. "20th Genie Awards 2000 in Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada". famousfix.com. 30 January 2000. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
15. "Winners of the 3rd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2005". Ifta.ie. 2005. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
16. "Winners of the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2008". Ifta.ie. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

External links

• Elaine Cassidy at IMDb
• The 5th IFTA

• Living people
• 1979 births
• 20th-century Irish actresses
• 21st-century Irish actresses
• Actresses from County Wicklow
• Irish film actresses
• Irish stage actresses
• Irish television actresses
• People from Raheny
• Irish child actresses
• Irish radio actresses