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Caoilfhionn Dunne

Dunne's first screen role was in Little White Lie, a 2008 romantic comedy for RTÉ Television. Her theatre work included Conor McPherson's The Veil at London's Royal National Theatre.

BIO

Dunne's first screen role was in Little White Lie, a 2008 romantic comedy for RTÉ Television. Her theatre work included Conor McPherson's The Veil at London's Royal National Theatre. She also appeared in Mike Bartlett's play Wild, Laurence Boswell's Forever Yours Mary Lou, Lyndsey Turner's Fathers and Sons at the Donmar Warehouse as well as Conor McPherson's plays The Nest which he translated from the German writer Franz Xaver Kroetz and The Night Alive, for which she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer in 2013.


She played Lizzie from the third series of RTÉ Television drama Love/Hate. In 2014, she was nominated for best supporting actress in a television series at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards.

She appeared in Suzy Storck from the book by Magali Mougel at the Gate Theatre, London in 2017. In 2017, she was nominated for best actress at the 14th Irish Film & Television Awards for her role in the film In View.

She appeared in the 2019 horror film Saint Maud. She plays Jackie Walsh in the BBC television series Industry and as Brearn in the historical fantasy series, Britannia. In July 2024, she was cast in a lead role in Lisa McGee series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast. She has a role in Steven Knight historical drama A Thousand Blows (2025).

Photos

STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theater Company Production, 2013
Aimee
[West End]
Royal National Theatre Production, 2011
Clare Wallace

Awards and Nominations

Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Newcomer

Caoilfhionn Dunne, The Night Alive

Videos

News

Cast Set For JULIUS CAESAR at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026

Shakespeare's Globe will present JULIUS CAESAR directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, featuring Kate Duchêne, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Adam Gillen, and Natey Jones. The production marks the first staging of the play in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Video: Trailer Released For A SMALL AND QUIET LIGHT at Orange Tree Theatre
by Michael Major - Oct 5, 2026

Orange Tree Theatre has shared a trailer for a small and quiet light, Stephanie Street's play inspired by the life of Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, led by Priyanga Burford.
Photos: A SMALL AND QUIET LIGHT is Now Playing at the Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2026

All new photos have been released from the new play by Stephanie Street, a small and quiet light, which had its premiere at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre in August and is now playing at the Orange Tree Theatre. Check out the photos here!
Review: A SMALL AND QUIET LIGHT, Orange Tree Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 29, 2026

I suspect like most people, you have never come across the name of Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan before.  A mixed-heritage British Indian and Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent in Nazi-occupied Paris who was the first woman to be parachuted into France to provide radio communication vital to the Resistance when the average life-span of such operators was just six weeks. After providing essential support, she was captured and executed at Dachau and posthumously awarded the George Cross. Stephanie Street's a small and quiet light attempts to unpick her extraordinary story.
Guest Post: 'I Hope Audiences Feel Deeply For Noor': Writer Stephanie Street On A SMALL AND QUIET LIGHT
by Guest Author - Sep 22, 2026

Writer Stephanie Street's a small and quiet light is based on the life of Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan (1914-1944), an extraordinarily courageous woman who paid the ultimate price for her heroic fight against fascism during the Second World War. Here Street explores how she brought Noor's amazing story to life.
Photos: Hulu Releases First Look at A THOUSAND BLOWS From Creator Steven Knight
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 21, 2024

Hulu has released an official first look of the upcoming UK Original, “A Thousand Blows”, an epic new series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, from the mind of Steven Knight. The images reveal the first glimpse at Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, and Erin Doherty.
HBO Renews Drama Series INDUSTRY For A Third Season
by Michael Major - Oct 25, 2022

INDUSTRY gives an insider's view of the blackbox of high finance following a group of young bankers as they forge their identities within the pressure cooker environment and sex and drug fueled blitz of international bank Pierpoint & Co's London office. In Season 2, our grads are no longer allowed to hide behind their graduate status.
Abbey Theatre's DEAR IRELAND Premieres Live Online
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2020

Over four nights (28 April - 1 May), audiences throughout Ireland and across the globe can watch the world premiere of Dear Ireland a?" a historic digital theatre project that brings together 50 brand new monologues, commissioned by the Abbey Theatre as a rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis. Each piece of work was written and created in self isolation by 100 participating artists.
Abbey Theatre Announces 100 Artists For DEAR IRELAND
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2020

The Abbey Theatre has commissioned writers from Ireland, with unique additional contributions from the USA, China and Italy, to each write a monologue, to be performed by 50 actors, and then streamed on the Abbey's digital platforms. Today, 15 April 2020, Graham McLaren and Neil Murray, Directors of the Abbey Theatre, announce the lineup of artists taking part in the theatre's historic project, Dear Ireland.
BWW Review: WILD, Hampstead Theatre At Home
by Jonathan Marshall - Mar 30, 2020

Hampstead Theatre has delved into its digital archive. In partnership with The Guardian the theatre will stream a series of past productions completely free of charge. First up is Mike Bartlett's Wild, which premiered back in 2016. The play is available for just one week and will be followed by Beth Steel's Wonderland and then Howard Brenton's Drawing the Line.
The Yard Theatre Announces Casting for Female-led THE CRUCIBLE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2019

The Yard Theatre has announced the casting for Arthur Miller's The Crucible, its first staging of a classic text by a non-living writer, running from Wednesday 27 March to Saturday 11 May with Press Night on Tuesday 2 April.
BWW Review: SUZY STORCK, Gate Theatre
by Charlie Wilks - Nov 2, 2017

Suzy Storck is stuck in a routine. Her life is anything but mundane, yet her regular behavioural patterns result in an exhausting struggle through each day. Right from the off we are hit with a domestic tragedy, but at that moment it is unexplained. We see Suzy alone, drinking wine, listening to the radio as an overwhelming amount of children's toys are littered around her.
Photo Flash: First Look at the UK Premiere of SUZY STORCK at the Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2017

In her first season as Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Ellen McDougall presents Suzy Storck, directed by celebrated French director Jean-Pierre Baro, in his debut UK production. Baro, one of the most exciting new artists in French theatre, directs Kate Duchene (Madam Storck), Caoilfhionn Dunne (Suzy Storck), Jonah Russell (Hans Vasilly Kruez) and Theo Solomon (Chorus). Suzy Storck opens on 31 October, with previews from tonight 26 October and runs until 18 November. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: First Look at the UK Premiere of SUZY STORCK at the Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2017

In her first season as Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Ellen McDougall presents Suzy Storck, directed by celebrated French director Jean-Pierre Baro, in his debut UK production. Baro, one of the most exciting new artists in French theatre, directs Kate Duchene (Madam Storck), Caoilfhionn Dunne (Suzy Storck), Jonah Russell (Hans Vasilly Kruez) and Theo Solomon (Chorus). Suzy Storck opens on 31 October, with previews from tonight 26 October and runs until 18 November. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for the UK Premiere of SUZY STORCK at Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2017

In her first season as Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Ellen McDougall presents Suzy Storck, directed by celebrated French director Jean-Pierre Baro, in his debut UK production. Baro, one of the most exciting new artists in French theatre, directs Kate Duchene (Madam Storck), Caoilfhionn Dunne (Suzy Storck), Jonah Russell (Hans Vasilly Kruez) and Theo Solomon (Chorus). Suzy Storck opens on 31 October, with previews from 26 October and runs until 18 November. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for the UK Premiere of SUZY STORCK at Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2017

In her first season as Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Ellen McDougall presents Suzy Storck, directed by celebrated French director Jean-Pierre Baro, in his debut UK production. Baro, one of the most exciting new artists in French theatre, directs Kate Duchene (Madam Storck), Caoilfhionn Dunne (Suzy Storck), Jonah Russell (Hans Vasilly Kruez) and Theo Solomon (Chorus). Suzy Storck opens on 31 October, with previews from 26 October and runs until 18 November. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
Caoilfhionn Dunne and More Join Gate Theatre's UK Premiere Of SUZY STORCK
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2017

As she opens The Unknown Island, the inaugural production in her first season as Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Ellen McDougall today announces the full cast for Suzy Storck, directed by celebrated French director Jean-Pierre Baro, in his debut UK production.
Hampstead Theatre Announces Free Live-streaming of WILD
by Nora Dominick - Jul 19, 2016

Hampstead Theatre today announces that its acclaimed production of Wild will be streamed worldwide, free, and live on its final night, Saturday 23 July at 7.30pm GMT, in association with The Guardian.
Photo Flash: First Look at WILD at Hampstead Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2016

Hampstead Theatre presents the world premiere of Mike Bartlett's darkly comic new play WILD, directed by James Macdonald. WILD explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level. As the State grows more powerful because of technology, and technology grows more powerful because of the State, where do the self-appointed protectors of the rights of the citizen stand? Heroes? Or traitors? BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for WILD at Hampstead Theatre
by Marianka Swain - May 31, 2016

'Let me tell you, now you're in the club, that it's important to keep a sense of humour, because things are going to get, now and for the rest of your life, extremely difficult.' Hampstead Theatre presents the world premiere of Mike Bartlett's darkly comic new play WILD, directed by James Macdonald. WILD explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level. As the State grows more powerful because of technology, and technology grows more powerful because of the State, where do the self-appointed protectors of the rights of the citizen stand? Heroes? Or traitors?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Caoilfhionn Dunne been in?

Caoilfhionn Dunne has not appeared on Broadway.

How many West End shows has Caoilfhionn Dunne been in?

Caoilfhionn Dunne has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Caoilfhionn Dunne's first West End show?

Caoilfhionn Dunne's first West End show was The Veil which opened in 2011

What awards has Caoilfhionn Dunne been nominated for?

and Outstanding Newcomer (Evening Standard Awards) for The Night Alive.

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