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Aisling Bea

Comedian / Film Actress / Screenwriter | * 03/16/1984 (40) | Kildare, County Kildare (Ireland)
Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ASH-ling BEE), is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series This Way Up on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she won the So You Think You're Funny award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012, being only the second woman to win the award in its then-25-year history. She also appears regularly on light entertainment comedy panel shows such as QI and 8 Out of 10 Cats. ()
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Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter.Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Talk-Shows | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Steve and Jane are trying to shoot each other, but these enemies could be something else. ...

Bullet to the Heart

Certification unknown

2017 | 12min
Action, Comedy
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Two detectives with opposing viewpoints are partnered together five years before the Apocalypse. ...

Hard Sun

NR

2018 | 3.4/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama
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A young woman puts her life back together after suffering from a nervous breakdown. ...

This Way Up

NR

2019 | 3.5/5 | 23min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Aisling Bea

So You Think You're Funny
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Movies with Aisling Bea as Actress(13)

as Gemma2023 And Mrs
as Rachel2023 Greatest Days
as Reynolds2023 Sweet Dreams
as Louise2022 Swede Caroline
as Carol Mercer2021 Home Sweet Home Alone
as Margot (voice)2021 Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Rebecca2020 Love Wedding Repeat
as Mrs. Snitch2020 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Sam2018 Be Uncertain
as Jane2017 Bullet to the Heart
as Marie2015 The Trap
as Eve2013 Tattooed
as Leanne Thompson2009 Belonging to Laura

TV Shows/Series with Aisling Bea as Actress(74)

as Self - Contestant2024 LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
as Gillian2023 Smothered
as Tatiana2022 Chivalry
as herself2022 Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois
as herself2021 I Literally Just Told You
as herself2021 One Night in…
as Claudia Rosencrantz2020 Quiz
as herself2020 Peter Crouch Save Our Summer
as herself2020 Guessable
as Captain Beatrix (voice)2019 Amphibia
as Aine2019 This Way Up
as herself2019 The Ranganation
as Anna2019 State of the Union
as Kate Elliot2019 Living with Yourself
as herself2019 The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
as Themselves2019 The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
as Self - Special Guest2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as herself2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Amelia2018 Finding Joy
as Mari Butler2018 Hard Sun
as herself2018 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Simone2018 I Feel Bad
as Kendra2017 Gap Year
as herself2017 The Russell Howard Hour
as herself2017 Richard Osman's House of Games
as herself2017 Our Friend Victoria
as Herself - Panelist2016 Insert Name Here
as Anne-Marie2016 Damned
as herself2015 Taskmaster
as Lisa2015 The Delivery Man
as herself2015 Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as herself2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Sarah2015 Funny Valentines
as herself2015 Very British Problems
as Self - Panelist2015 Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk
as herself2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self - Panelist2014 Virtually Famous
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Kara Jensen2014 The Assets
as Minerva2013 Plebs
as herself2013 Sweat the Small Stuff
as herself2013 The Last Leg
2013 The Last Leg
as herself2013 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Contestant2013 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Nurse Sheridan2013 The Fall
as Laura2012 Dead Boss
as Toddler Woman2012 Playhouse Presents
as Carly2012 The Town
as Sally2012 Cardinal Burns
as Charlie2011 Trollied
as Naimah2011 In with the Flynns
as herself2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
as Ruth2011 Trivia
as herself2010 A League of Their Own
as Mary O'Mara2010 Come Fly with Me
as Inspector2009 We Are Klang
as Radio Presenter2009 The Savage Eye
as Various2009 The Savage Eye
as herself2009 Russell Howard's Good News
as Hotel Receptionist2007 Lewis
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as herself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Sarah2005 Doctor Who
as herself2004 Live at the Apollo
as Self - Contestant2004 Big Fat Quiz
as herself2003 This Week
as herself2003 QI
as Amelia Warner1999 Holby City
as herself1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as herself1994 Room 101
as Self - Guest Host1990 Have I Got News for You
as Cliodhna Norris1989 Fair City

Movies with Aisling Bea as Crew(1)

Writing/Co-Writer2017 Bullet to the Heart

TV Shows/Series with Aisling Bea as Crew(3)

Writing/Writer2019 This Way Up
Production/Executive Producer2019 This Way Up
Creator/Creator2019 This Way Up

Additional Information

Full Name: Aisling O'Sullivan
Citizenship: Ireland
Born: Friday, 03/16 1984 (March) in Kildare, County Kildare (Ireland) (current age: 40 years + 35 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Trinity College Dublin
Related to: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin
Other names for Aisling Bea (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan"
Aisling Bea frequently works together with these people:
Roisin Conaty (26x, Actress)
Jo Brand (22x, Actress)
Katherine Ryan (22x, Actress)
Joe Lycett (22x, Actor)
Romesh Ranganathan (21x, Actor)
Sara Pascoe (21x, Actress)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Rob Beckett (20x, Actor)
Richard Ayoade (18x, Actor)
James Acaster (17x, Actor)
Jon Richardson (17x, Actor)
John Hughes (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:167090, Added: 07/07/2018, Last updated: 04/06/2024