Laura Donnelly

Laura Donnelly (born 24 June 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is known for her lead role as Amalia True in HBO’s The Nevers (2021). In April 2018 she won the Best Actress award at the Olivier Awards for her performance in The Ferryman.[1] In 2019 she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress for the same role on Broadway. She made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. She is also known for appearing in Outlander, Britannia, The Fall, and as a main character in the Irish film Insatiable (2008). She also starred in Best: His Mother’s Son, a BBC drama on the life of George Best, playing Best’s sister, Barbara. She starred in Jez Butterworth’s play, The River at the Royal Court Theatre, alongside Dominic West and Miranda Raison. She reprised her role in the Broadway production alongside Hugh Jackman.

Donnelly grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004. She won Best Actress at the 2018 Olivier Awards for her portrayal of Caitlin Carney in The Ferryman and in 2019 she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress for the Broadway production of the same play. Donnelly’s credits include The Nevers (HBO), Outlander (Starz) Tolkien (Fox Searchlight), Britannia (Sky Group), The River (Royal Court Theatre/Circle In The Square) and The Ferryman (Royal Court Theatre/Gielgud Theatre).

She lives in London with her partner Jez Butterworth and their two daughter