Nicola Coughlan

Birthday: 1987-01-09
Birthplace: Galway, Ireland
Gender: Female
Drafted: 878
Drafted By: Zac E. Chan
Owned By: Zac E. Chan
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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, Ireland, and grew up in Oranmore. The youngest of three siblings, her father served in the Irish Army before passing away in 2016, and her mother was a stay-at-home parent.

At the age of five, while watching her sister perform in a school play, Coughlan decided she wanted to become an actress. She attended Scoil Mhuire Primary School and Calasanctius College. She graduated with a degree in English and Classical Civilisation from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She then went on to train in England at the Oxford School of Drama and Birmingham School of Acting.

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Credits

Year Title Character
2025-12-19 The Magic Faraway Tree Silky
2024-04-05 Seize Them! Humble Joan
2023-11-29 Dodger Special: Coronation Queen Victoria
2023-11-21 The Velveteen Rabbit Playroom Fairy (voice)
2023-07-19 Barbie Barbie
2013-06-19 Svengali Club Girl
2012-04-16 Ivan the Incredible Lottie -English (voice)
2011-10-14 Legends of Valhalla: Thor Edda (voice)
2008-07-12 Summer of the Flying Saucer Janis Voice
2004-01-01 The Phantom Cnut Katie
1997-09-17 My Brother's War Little Girl