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Louisa Clare Harland (born 1993 or 1994)[2] is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Orla McCool in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.

Louisa Harland
Harland in 2021
Born	Louisa Clare Harland[1] 1993/1994 (age 28–29) Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Notable work	Derry Girls

Early life

Born in Dublin[3] to a Northern Irish father,[1] Harland has two older sisters, Katie and Ellie. She was part of the Ann Kavanagh Youth Theatre in Rathfarnham.[4] She trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.[5]

Career

Television and film

Upon graduation, Harland landed a recurring role as Kayleigh in the RTÉ One series Love/Hate in 2011.[6] She later appeared in films Rob Burke's Standby (2014) and Woody Harrelson's Lost in London (2017).[7]

In 2017,[8] 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.[9][10][11]

On 26 June 2020, Harland and her fellow Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief, with proceeds from the night going towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Radio

In March 2021, Harland performed with Sam Otto in an adaptation of the play Endless Second, by Theo Toksvig-Stewart, for BBC Radio 4.[13] That May, she performed in an adaptation of the debut novel Snowflake, by Louise Nealon, for BBC Radio 4.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Standby	Julie
2017	Lost in London	Stella
2018	Sunday Tide	Violet	short film
2020	Boys from County Hell	Claire McCann

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Love/Hate	Kayleigh	4 episodes
2016	Doctors	Caz Ellison	Episode: "Peanut"
	Harley and the Davidsons	Secretary	Mini-series
2016–2017	Eden	Narrator	Reality show
2018	Finding Joy	Tara	Episode: "Letting Go"
2018–2022	Derry Girls	Orla McCool	Main Role
2019	Handy	Finnoula	Episode: "Pilot"
2020	The Deceived	Cloda O'Donnell	4 episodes

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Cotton Fingers	Aoife	Aberaeron Memorial Hall, Aberaeron[15]
2019	Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.	Niamh	Royal Court Theatre, London[16]

References

External links

• Louisa Harland at IMDb 

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