Barbara Bergin is an Irish actress, writer and director. She is the creator of The Darkest Hour, a darkly comic satire podcast about disappointment.
Among her acting credits are comedy sketch show Stew, Fair City , The Snapper , The Van and Intermission. [1] Theatre credits include Cell by Paula Meehan, for which she won an Irish Times Irish Theatre Award [2] and the Corn Exchange's adaptation of Dubliners by James Joyce. [3]
Her writing credits include The Clinic and the IFTA award-winning Love Is the Drug . [1] She directed On the Couch , a six-part comedy drama she created and wrote with Gary Cooke. [4] Her debut play Dublin Gothic premiered in The Abbey Theatre, Ireland's National Theatre on 27th November 2025 and is a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn prize 2026.