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Sinéad Keenan

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Sinéad Keenan

Sinéad Keenan (born 27 December 1977) is an Irish actress with a wide range of television, film, and stage credits. Keenan is best known for playing Farrah Phelan in Fair City and for playing the role of a werewolf called Nina Pickering on BBC Three's supernatural drama Being Human. She has played DCI Jessica James in ITV1 drama Unforgotten since 2023.

Infobox

Born
(1977-12-27) 27 December 1977 (age 47)Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater
University College Dublin
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1999–present
Spouse
mw- Chris McGill (m. 2012)
Children
2

Tables

· Filmography › Television
1999
Role(s)
Farrah Phelan
2001
Role(s)
Lisa Cassidy
2004
Role(s)
Young mother
Notes
Series 1, Episode 5
2007
Role(s)
Alic Martin
Notes
Series 23, Episode 3 - Tenement
2008
Role(s)
Elena
Notes
Series 10, Episode 22 - Larp
Role(s)
Kelly Hawkins
2009
Role(s)
Wendy
Notes
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Amazing Dermot
2009–2011
Role(s)
Being Human
Notes
Nina Pickering
Role(s)
Nora Brent
Notes
Series 12, Episode 1 - "The Clocks"
2009–2010
Role(s)
Doctor Who
Notes
Addams
Role(s)
Delia Smith's secretary
2010
Role(s)
Mrs Whitefield
Notes
Short for Sky1
2011
Role(s)
Naomi Silverlake
Notes
Series 14, Episode 1–2 - A Guilty Mind
2012
Role(s)
Nora
Notes
Series 2
2013
Role(s)
Bronagh
Notes
Channel 4
Role(s)
Doctor Who fan
Notes
BBC Red Button
2015
Role(s)
Maggie
Notes
Series 2, Episode 5 - A Guilty Mind
2017
Role(s)
Melanie Jones
2018
Care
Role(s)
Claire
Notes
90-minute drama by Jimmy McGovern and Gillian Juckes
2019
Role(s)
Dr. Bartholomew
Notes
Series 2, 5 episodes
Deep Water
Role(s)
Roz
Notes
ITV
2020
Role(s)
Patricia Campbell
Notes
BBC
2021
Role(s)
Theresa Ryan
Notes
Two-part drama for BBC One
Role(s)
Detective Inspector Paula Cassidy
Notes
Five-part drama for BBC One
2022
Role(s)
Aideen
Notes
Series 3, episode 3
2023–present
Role(s)
Unforgotten
Notes
Detective Chief Inspector Jessica James
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999
Fair City
Farrah Phelan
2001
The Cassidys
Lisa Cassidy
2004
Murder City
Young mother
Series 1, Episode 5
2007
Taggart
Alic Martin
Series 23, Episode 3 - Tenement
2008
Doctors
Elena
Series 10, Episode 22 - Larp
2008
Moving Wallpaper
Kelly Hawkins
2009
Comedy Showcase
Wendy
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Amazing Dermot
2009–2011
Being Human
Nina Pickering
Series One, Episodes 2–6, Series Two, Episodes 1–4, 7, 8. Series Three, Episodes 1–8
2009
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Nora Brent
Series 12, Episode 1 - "The Clocks"
2009–2010
Doctor Who
Addams
"The End of Time"
2009
Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas
Delia Smith's secretary
2010
Victoria Wood's Little Cracker
Mrs Whitefield
Short for Sky1
2011
Silent Witness
Naomi Silverlake
Series 14, Episode 1–2 - A Guilty Mind
2012
Lip Service
Nora
Series 2
2013
London Irish
Bronagh
Channel 4
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Doctor Who fan
BBC Red Button
2015
Uncle
Maggie
Series 2, Episode 5 - A Guilty Mind
2017
Little Boy Blue
Melanie Jones
2018
Care
Claire
90-minute drama by Jimmy McGovern and Gillian Juckes
2019
Porters
Dr. Bartholomew
Series 2, 5 episodes
2019
Deep Water
Roz
ITV
2020
My Left Nut
Patricia Campbell
BBC
2021
Three Families
Theresa Ryan
Two-part drama for BBC One
2021
Showtrial
Detective Inspector Paula Cassidy
Five-part drama for BBC One
2022
Derry Girls
Aideen
Series 3, episode 3
2023–present
Unforgotten
Detective Chief Inspector Jessica James
Series 5. Six-part crime drama for ITV
· Filmography › Television › Personal appearances
2009
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Lords and Masters, Allons-y!
2011
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Series 5, Episode 7
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009
Doctor Who Confidential
Herself
Lords and Masters, Allons-y!
2011
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Herself
Series 5, Episode 7
· Filmography › Film
1999
Role(s)
Margaret
Notes
Keenan's first role
2001
Role(s)
Sinead Delaney
2003
Role(s)
Majella
2004
Mind Of the Crime
Role(s)
Carrie
Notes
TV movie
2006
Role(s)
Kathy
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999
Sunburn
Margaret
Keenan's first role
2001
On The Nose
Sinead Delaney
2003
Conspiracy of Silence
Majella
2004
Mind Of the Crime
Carrie
TV movie
2006
Trouble With Sex
Kathy
· Filmography › Radio and CD audio drama
2011
Crimes Of Mancunia
Role(s)
DCI Lise Lazard
Notes
BBC Radio 4
2014
Role(s)
Aoife
Notes
Big Finish Productions
2025
Discretion
Role(s)
Maria Kossecka
Notes
Hat Trick Productions for BBC Radio 4
Year
Title
Role
Radio station / production company
2011
Crimes Of Mancunia
DCI Lise Lazard
BBC Radio 4
2014
Doctor Who: Iterations of I
Aoife
Big Finish Productions
2025
Discretion
Maria Kossecka
Hat Trick Productions for BBC Radio 4
· Filmography › Theatre
2003
Loyal Women
Role(s)
Adele
Notes
Royal Court Theatre
2005
The American Pilot
Role(s)
Evie
Notes
The Other Place
Role(s)
Luciana
Notes
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2006
Role(s)
Hermia
Notes
Novello Theatre
Year
Title
Role
Theatre / notes
2003
Loyal Women
Adele
Royal Court Theatre
2005
The American Pilot
Evie
The Other Place
2005
Comedy of Errors
Luciana
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2006
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermia
Novello Theatre
· Awards and nominations
2018
Role(s)
Actor (Female)
Notes
Little Boy Blue
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Little Boy Blue
Year
Organisation
Award
Work
Result
Ref.
2018
Royal Television Society Programme Awards
Actor (Female)
Little Boy Blue
Won
BAFTA TV Awards
Best Actress
Little Boy Blue
Nominated

References

  1. "BBC Three, Being Human character profile and actress biography"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3WGxZ1pJmDdMKCR4P5W9GS6/nina
  2. "Interview: Sinead Keenan, actress"
    http://www.scotsman.com/news/interview_sinead_keenan_actress_1_472924
  3. "We Chat To Sinead Keenan"
    http://www.company.co.uk/celebrity/tv/we-chat-to-being-humans-sinead-keenan-33714
  4. "Farrah and Away; Fair City actress has sights on Hollywood"
    http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FARRAH+AND+AWAY%3B+Fair+City+actress+has+sights+on+Hollywood.-a061768075
  5. "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
    http://www.onlinereviewlondon.com/a-midsummer-nights-dream-feb-2006
  6. London Theatre
    https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/a-midsummer-nights-dream-rsc-2006
  7. "Nina"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110116042844/https://www.bbc.co.uk/beinghuman/series3/characters/nina.shtml
  8. "The Comedy of Errors"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20060104003738/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/8922/the-comedy-of-errors
  9. BBC Radio 4
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011zzhn
  10. "Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures Volume 01"
    https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-fifth-doctor-adventures-volume-01-1014
  11. BBC Radio 4
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029rr4
  12. "I'd return to Fair City..as someone ELSE"
    http://www.thefreelibrary.com/I'd+return+to+Fair+City..as+someone+ELSE%3b+EXCLUSIVE+Role+change+might...-a0174583046
  13. "Sexy Sinead swaps pub life for a bit of a laugh"
    http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SEXY+SINEAD+SWAPS+PUB+LIFE+FOR+BIT+OF+A+LAUGH.-a078770492
  14. "RTS Programme Awards 2018"
    https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2018-partnership-audio-network
  15. "Bafta TV Awards 2018: All the nominees"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43639338
  16. "Care"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/50/care
  17. "Cast confirmed for BBC One drama Three Families, from the producers of Three Girls"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/three-families-cast
  18. "Sinéad Keenan joins Sanjeev Bhaskar for Unforgotten series 5"
    https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2022/sinead-keenan-joins-sanjeev-bhaskar-for-unforgotten-series-five/
  19. Hello!
    https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20230320167254/unforgotten-sinead-keenan-family-connections-famous-siblings-revealed/
  20. Entertainment Daily
    https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/sinead-keenan-unforgotten-famous-family-rory-keenan-gemma-arterton-husband-kids-career/
  21. Royal Television Society
    https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2018-partnership-audio-network
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