Rebecca O'Mara | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse | Ciaran Hope |
Relatives | Jason O'Mara (brother) |
Rebecca O'Mara (born 15 March 1977) is an Irish actress. The Dublin-born actress grew up by the sea in Sandycove and is the voice actor for Caitlin in the children's television series Thomas & Friends .
O'Mara attended Holy Child Killiney before completing a degree in Drama and Theatre at Trinity College Dublin. [1] On graduating, she moved to London and worked in film production for some years. In 2004, she began her acting training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). [2]
She has also worked extensively in theatre in the UK and Ireland since graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). [3] She played Minnie Larkins in The History of Mr Polly, Mrs. O Keefe in the 2014 Ken Loach film Jimmy's Hall and has guest starred in various television programmes including Line of Duty and Doctors , but is probably best known for her role as scene of crime officer, Frankie Hynes, in TV3's Red Rock. [4] In 2018, at the Mick Lally Theatre in Galway, she starred in Druid Theatre's production of Furniture, a "wickedly insightful comedy" [5] from Sonya Kelly. In March 2019, she won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the performance. [6]
She is married to Irish composer Ciaran Hope and is the younger sister of actor, Jason O'Mara. [7]
Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes |
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2007 | Doctors | Cleo Tucker | BBC One | Episode: "Background Noise" |
2013–2015 | Thomas & Friends | Caitlin and a Slip Coach | HIT Entertainment | Episodes: "Calm Down Caitlin", "Not So Slow Coaches", "Duck and the Slip Coaches", "Last Train for Christmas", "The Truth About Toby", "Best Engine Ever" |
2016 | Line of Duty | Rachel O' Connor | BBC | Episode #3.1 |
2016 | Line of Duty | Rachel O' Connor | BBC | Episode #3.2 |
2017 | Red Rock | Frankie Hynes | TV3 | Episode #4.29 |
2017 | Red Rock | Frankie Hynes | TV3 | Episode #4.30 - Season Finale |
2019 | Bump | Colette | Blue Ink Films in association with RTE | Full Season |
2020 | Doctors | Bethany Hastings | BBC One | Episode: "Peccata Mundi" [8] |
2022 | Smother | Sheahan | RTE | Season 3 episodes 1,2 & 6 |
Year | Title | Character | Notes |
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2007 | The History of Mr. Polly | Minnie Larkins | TV movie |
2010 | Laika | Laikia (voice) | Short |
2013 | Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway | Caitlin | |
2014 | Jimmy's Hall | Nora O' Keefe | Director: Ken Loach |
2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Caitlin | |
2020 | Herself | Grainne | Director: Phyllida Lloyd |
2022 | The Toxic Avenger | Shelly Gooze | Director: Macon Blair |
Year | Title | Character | Production | Director |
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2006 | 06/07/05 | Arcola | Hamish Pirie | |
2007 | Salt Meets Wound | Various | Theatre 503 | Paul Robinson |
2007 | Minsk | Minsk | Bush Theatre at Latitude | Josie Rourke |
2008 | Deep Blue Sea | Ann | Theatre Royal Bath/ West End | Edward Hall |
2008 | Far From the Madding Crowd | Bathsheba | English Touring Theatre (ETT) | Kate Saxon |
2009 | The Yalta Game | Anna | Gate Theatre, Dublin & Edinburgh International Theatre Festivals | Patrick Mason |
2010 | Danton's Death | Lucille | Royal National Theatre, London | Michael Grandage |
2011 | Moment | Ruth Pigeon | The Bush Theatre | David Horan |
2012 | Hayfever | Sorel Bliss | Gate Theatre, Dublin | Patrick Mason |
2013 | Mrs Warren's Profession | Vivie Warren | Gate Theatre, Dublin | Patrick Mason |
2014 | Pride and Prejudice | Caroline Bingley | Gate Theatre, Dublin | Alan Stanford |
2014 | The Vortex | Clara Hibbert | Gate Theatre, Dublin | Annabelle Comyn |
2014 | Aristocrats | Alice | Abbey Theatre, Dublin | Patrick Mason |
2014 | Wuthering Heights | Isabella Linton | Gate Theatre, Dublin | Michael Barker Cavan |
2015 | Chekhov's First Play | Sasha | Dublin Theatre Festival | Bush Moukarzel/Ben Kidd |
2016 | Othello | Desdemona | Abbey Theatre, Dublin | Joe Dowling |
2016 | Helen and I | Lynn | Druid Theatre, Dublin | Annabelle Comyn |
2017 | Private Lives | Amanda | Gate Theatre, Dublin | Patrick Mason |
2018 | Describe the Night | Yevgenia | Hampstead Theatre, London | Lisa Spirling |
2018 | Furniture | Dee | Gate Theatre, Dublin | Cathal Cleary |
2021 | All the Angels | Susannah | Smock Alley Theatre & The Everyman Theatre | Lynn Parker |
2022 | The Last Return | Umbrella Woman | Gate Theatre & Druid Theatre Company Production, Dublin | Sara Joyce |
2023 | The Quare Fellow | Lifer & Governor | Abbey Theatre, Dublin | Tom Creed |
2024 | Children of the Sun | Lisa | Abbey Theatre, Dublin | Lynne Parker |
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Irish Times Theatre Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Furniture | Won |
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