Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan

Actor Jan 9 (age 39) Galway, Ireland 1997–2026 (29 year career)

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Biography

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, Irel…

Known For

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Penelope Featherington

Barbie

Barbie

Barbie

Derry Girls

Derry Girls

Clare Devlin

GOAT

GOAT

Olivia Burke (voice)

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

Playroom Fairy (voice)

Legends of Valhalla: Thor

Legends of Valhalla: Thor

Edda (voice)

Ivan the Incredible

Ivan the Incredible

Lottie -English (voice)

Svengali

Svengali

Club Girl

Filmography

Acting (38)

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Movies (15)

GOAT

GOAT

as Olivia Burke (voice)

The Magic Faraway Tree

The Magic Faraway Tree

as Silky

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

as Pegeen Mike

May 28

Seize Them!

Seize Them!

as Humble Joan

Barbie

Barbie

as Barbie

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

as Playroom Fairy (voice)

Dodger Special: Coronation

Dodger Special: Coronation

as Queen Victoria

An Audience with Kylie

An Audience with Kylie

as Self

Svengali

Svengali

as Club Girl

Ivan the Incredible

Ivan the Incredible

as Lottie -English (voice)

Legends of Valhalla: Thor

Legends of Valhalla: Thor

as Edda (voice)

Summer of the Flying Saucer

Summer of the Flying Saucer

as Janis Voice

The Phantom Cnut

as Katie

My Brother's War

My Brother's War

as Little Girl

GOAT 2

GOAT 2

as Olivia Burke (voice)

Television (23)

Saturday Night Live UK

Saturday Night Live UK

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Joy Almondo

Doctor Who: Unleashed

Doctor Who: Unleashed

as Self

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

as Self - Guest

Big Mood

Big Mood

as Maggie

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

as Guest

The Netflix Afterparty

The Netflix Afterparty

as Self

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

as Self

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

as Penelope Featherington

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

as Penelope Bridgerton

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as Self - Guest Judge

Derry Girls

Derry Girls

as Clare Devlin

Harlots

Harlots

as Hannah Dalton

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

as Self

The Great British Bake Off

The Great British Bake Off

as Self

Taskmaster

Taskmaster

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

The Fairytaler

The Fairytaler

as voice

Doctors

Doctors

as Marie Callaghan