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Simone Kirby

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Simone Kirby
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Simone plays Mary Malone in the BBC/HBO series, 'His Dark Materials,' and Bibi in the RTE/Acorn series, 'Hidden Assets.'

Simone's film credits include BAFTA nominated feature 'Notes On Blindness' (Archers Mark), playing the female lead, Marilyn, and Ken Loach's feature Jimmy's Hall, playing the female lead, Oonagh.

Other film credits are: Dating Amber (Tilted Pictures), The Hole In The Ground (Savage Productions), Calm With Horses (DMC), Mothers Day (BBC), Alice Through The Looking Glass (Disney), Artemis Fowl (Disney), The Truth Commissioner (BBC), The Flag (Treasure Ent.), England Is Mine (Honlodge), and Season Of The Witch (Lionsgate).

Television credits include 'The One' (Netflix), Resistance/Rebellion 2 (RTE/Netflix), Peaky Blinders (BBC), Silent Witness (BBC), Houdini & Doyle (ITV), Dark Heart (ITV), Clean Break (RTE), Love Hate (RTE), Pure Mule (RTE), Single Handed (RTE/ITV), and as writer and performer in Meet Your Neighbours (RTE), with PJ Gallagher.

For theatre Simone has performed extensively with The Old Vic, Shakespeare's Globe, The Irish Rep in New York, The Abbey Theatre and The Gate Theatre in Ireland, and with Druid, Corn Exchange, and Rough Magic, amongst many others.

Awards and nominations include Best Supporting Actress Drama Nomination (IFTA 2022), Best Supporting Actress Film Nomination (IFTA 2017), Best Actress Film nomination (IFTA 2015), Best actress nomination (Irish Theatre Awards 2004) and winner of The Jayne Snow Award, (Dublin Fringe Festival 2005).
BornOctober 28, 1976
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    Known for

    Michael Fassbender, Jessica Reynolds, Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí in Kneecap (2024)
    Kneecap
    7.6
    • Dolores
    • 2024
    James McAvoy, Helen McCrory, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Brian Fisher, Kit Connor, and Dafne Keen in His Dark Materials (2019)
    His Dark Materials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mary Malone
    Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders (2013)
    Peaky Blinders
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Irene O'Donnell
    Jimmy's Hall (2014)
    Jimmy's Hall
    6.7
    • Oonagh
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Irish Blood
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
      • Rosaleen
      • Post-production
    • Whitetail
      • Mona
      • Post-production
    • A Place of Safety
      • TV Series



    • Leia Murphy, Justin Daniels Anene, and Cal O'Driscoll in Video Nasty (2025)
      Video Nasty
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ethel Greaves
      • 2025
    • Michael Fassbender, Jessica Reynolds, Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí in Kneecap (2024)
      Kneecap
      7.6
      • Dolores
      • 2024
    • The Buccaneers (2023)
      The Buccaneers
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Miss Laura Testvalley
      • 2023
    • Kneecap feat. Grian Chatten: Better Way to Live (2023)
      Kneecap feat. Grian Chatten: Better Way to Live
      Music Video
      • Brid
      • 2023
    • Hidden Assets (2021)
      Hidden Assets
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Bibi Melnick
      • 2021–2023
    • James McAvoy, Helen McCrory, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Brian Fisher, Kit Connor, and Dafne Keen in His Dark Materials (2019)
      His Dark Materials
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Mary Malone
      • 2020–2022
    • The One (2021)
      The One
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Charlotte Driscoll
      • 2021
    • Barry Ward, Sharon Horgan, Fionn O'Shea, and Lola Petticrew in Dating Amber (2020)
      Dating Amber
      7.0
      • Jill
      • 2020
    • Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
      Artemis Fowl
      4.3
      • Miss Byrne (Teacher)
      • 2020
    • Joel James Davison and Harris Dickinson in Oats & Barley (2019)
      Oats & Barley
      5.0
      Short
      • Natalie
      • 2019
    • Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan in Calm with Horses (2019)
      Calm with Horses
      6.8
      • June
      • 2019
    • Brian Gleeson in Resistance (2019)
      Resistance
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Ursula Sweeney
      • 2019
    • Barry Ward, Ruth Bradley, Brian Gleeson, Sarah Greene, and Charlie Murphy in Rebellion (2016)
      Rebellion
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Ursula Sweeney
      • 2019
    • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
      Silent Witness
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Geraldine Lawson
      • 2019
    • James Quinn Markey in The Hole in the Ground (2019)
      The Hole in the Ground
      5.6
      • Louise
      • 2019

    Producer



    • Clean (2019)
      Clean
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2019

    Writer



    • P.J. Gallagher, James Akpotor, Simone Kirby, and Gearoid Farrelly in Meet Your Neighbours (2011)
      Meet Your Neighbours
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011

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      • October 28, 1976
      • Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
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      Played Rose in "Dancing at Lughnasa" play by Brian Friel (Old Vic Theater, London, England, UK).
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