Agnes Eustacia Kenig (born 1995/1996), known professionally as Agnes O'Casey, is an English actor. She is known for her onscreen debut as Vivien Epstein in the 2021 BBC One drama Ridley Road.[1][2]
Agnes O'Casey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Agnes Eustacia Kenig[1] 1995/1996 Finsbury Park, London, England |
| Alma mater | The Lir Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Family | Sean O'Casey (great-grandfather) |
O'Casey is from Finsbury Park, the eldest of three daughters of hospitality and retail workers.[3] She is of Irish and a quarter Jewish descent; the playwright Sean O'Casey was her great-grandfather.[2] O'Casey has dyslexia and attended a Steiner School. Her family moved to Newton Abbot, Devon, when she was 11. She studied art history and English literature at Edinburgh University for a year[1] before being accepted to The Lir Academy in Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in acting in 2020.[4][5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Uncle Silas | Maud | Upcoming[6] |
| TBA | Longbourn | Sarah | Upcoming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ridley Road | Vivien Epstein | Main role |
| 2022 | Dangerous Liaisons | Emilie | |
| Song | Year | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Holy Show" | 2020 | Pillow Queens | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Seagull | Lily | Druid Theatre Company |