Louisa Harland Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Louisa Harland

Louisa Harland

Acting

Biography

Louisa Clare Harland is an Irish actress best known for her role as Orla McCool in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls and the titular character of the Disney+ series Renegade Nell. Brought up in Dundrum, South Dublin, Harland has two older sisters, Katie and Ellie. She was part of the Ann Kavanagh Youth Theatre in Rathfarnham. She trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Upon graduation, Harland landed a recurring role as Kayleigh in season two of the RTÉ One series Love/Hate in 2011. She later appeared in films Rob Burke's Standby (2014) and Woody Harrelson's Lost in London (2017). In 2017, it was announced Harland had been cast as Orla McCool, the eccentric cousin of Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls. The first series aired in January 2018, receiving critical and commercial acclaim, and the second in March 2019. A final third series, as well as a special, aired in 2022.

Filmography Movies

Acting

BabyDolls movie poster
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BabyDolls

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BabyDolls
Barbara
Lost in London movie poster
MOVIE

Lost in London

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Lost in London
Stella
Sunday TideMOVIE
MOVIE

Sunday Tide

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Sunday Tide
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Boys from County Hell movie poster
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Boys from County Hell

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Boys from County Hell
Claire McCann
Joy movie poster
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Joy

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Joy
Rachel
Odd Socks movie poster
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Odd Socks

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Odd Socks
McBride (voice)
Hamnet movie poster
MOVIE

Hamnet

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Hamnet
Rowan
The Custom of the CountryMOVIE
MOVIE

The Custom of the Country

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The Custom of the Country

Gallery

Louisa Harland portrait
Louisa Harland portrait
Louisa Harland portrait