Susan Loughnane

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Susan Loughnane
Born
Susan Patricia Loughnane

(1987-02-16) 16 February 1987 (age 36)
Malahide, Dublin, Ireland [1]
Occupation(s)Actress, Writer
Years active2007–2016
Spouse
David Doyle
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(m. 2016)​

Susan Patricia Loughnane (born 16 February 1987) is an Irish actress and author. She is known for playing Debbie in drama Love/Hate , for which she won the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her first novel The Art of Scandal was published in October 2014.

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Career

Loughnane trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. [2] Loughnane's first role was on the Irish hidden-camera comedy TV series Anonymous [3] as the daughter of Pamela Flood's character Doreen. She then appeared as Elaine in Single-Handed . [4]

Loughnane was also a contestant on the sixth series of Britain's Next Top Model in 2010. She auditioned for the show as "a challenge" to herself and because she was struggling to find work in Ireland due to the recession. She was the last contestant selected for the final fourteen, which she described as "painful". [5] She was eliminated early in the series, but continued to model, and was employed by Morgan the Agency. [1]

Loughnane appeared as Debbie in seasons 2, 3, and 4 of Love/Hate between 2011 and 2013. During this time, she retained her job as a cashier in an Abercrombie & Fitch store, stating she kept the job in case acting "doesn't work out". [2] Initially introduced as the girlfriend of Aidan Gillen's character John Boy, Debbie spiraled into heroin abuse and prostitution before ultimately dying of an overdose in the fourth season. [2] [4] Loughnane won the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role. [6]

She also played the guest role of Chloe in Hollyoaks in August 2013, and returned for a longer stint in November of that year. [7] She went on to appear in Loving Miss Hatto and The Food Guide to Love in 2010 and 2013 respectively. [4] In 2014, she appeared in Poison Pen alongside Lochlann O'Mearain, before completing a course in standup comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. [8] [9] The following year, Loughnane joined the Hardy Bucks television show as Patty. [10]

Loughnane's first novel, The Art of Scandal, was published in October 2014. [4] [8]

Personal life

Loughnane got engaged to her long-term boyfriend, David Doyle, in February 2015, and they married in August 2016. [11] The couple had been dating since they met in secondary school. [8] Loughnane announced her pregnancy on her second wedding anniversary in August 2018. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007The Martyr's CrownYoung WomanShort film
2007Hardly HartleyThe CreativityShort film
2008 Anton Beautiful French girl
2009Hotel DarklightDerval
2013The Food Guide to LoveFiona
2014 Poison Pen Shona
2014Out of ReachFemale leadShort film
2016 A Dark Song Victoria

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Anonymous Susan
2010 Britain's Next Top Model Herself
2010MaruJane ReynoldsEpisode: "The Murder of Rosa Di Lucia"
2010 Single-Handed Elaine2 episodes
2010The GuardsSarahEpisode: "Brothers"
2010Loving Miss HattoPublishing girlTV film
2011–2013 Love/Hate Debbie
2013–2014 Hollyoaks Chloe
2015 Hardy Bucks Patty

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