Actor profile

Siobhán McSweeney

27th December 1979 County Cork, Ireland Acting

Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in Derry Girls. McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherla. Before acting, she earned a science degree at the University College Cork. In 2001, she moved to London when she secured a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

14 Movies 20 TV Shows 34 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Madfabulous poster

Madfabulous 5th June 2026 as Blanche

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World poster

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World 28th May 2026 as Widow Quin

Spud poster

Spud 29th February 2024 as Spud

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman poster

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman 6th January 2022 as Self

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain poster

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 21st October 2021 as Dr Cooke

Happy Days poster

Happy Days 30th January 2021 as Winnie

Nowhere Special poster

Nowhere Special 10th September 2020 as Pam

Scrubber poster

Scrubber 1st September 2020 as Scrubber

Anthony poster

Anthony 27th July 2020 as Luighsearch Kelly

The Widow poster

The Widow 1st January 2020 as Eileen

Extra Ordinary poster

Extra Ordinary 13th September 2019 as Boring Noreen

Derry Girls poster

Derry Girls 4th January 2018 as Sister Michael

Alice Through the Looking Glass poster

Alice Through the Looking Glass 25th May 2016 as Witzender

The Wind That Shakes the Barley poster

The Wind That Shakes the Barley 23rd June 2006 as Julia (uncredited)

Celebrity Sabotage poster

Celebrity Sabotage 21st March 2026 as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Traitors Ireland poster

The Traitors Ireland 31st August 2025 as Self - Host

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue poster

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue 2nd March 2025 as Lisa Davies

Amandaland poster

Amandaland 5th February 2025 as Della

Maddie + Triggs poster

Maddie + Triggs 21st October 2024 as Narrator (voice)

Extraordinary poster

Extraordinary 25th January 2023 as Mary

Redemption poster

Redemption 18th April 2022 as Jane Connolly

Holding poster

Holding 14th March 2022 as as Bríd Riordan

Exploring Northern Ireland With Siobhán McSweeney poster

Exploring Northern Ireland With Siobhán McSweeney 12th August 2021 as Self - Presenter

Tom Allen’s Quizness 14th May 2021 as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK 3rd October 2019 as Self - Guest Judge

Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase 17th June 2018

Derry Girls poster

Derry Girls 4th January 2018 as Sister Michael

Porters poster

Porters 20th September 2017 as Alice

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 31st August 2017 as Self

The Great Pottery Throw Down poster

The Great Pottery Throw Down 3rd November 2015 as Self - Host

No Offence poster

No Offence 5th May 2015 as Ruth Cheetham

London Irish poster

London Irish 24th September 2013 as Aoife

The Fall poster

The Fall 12th May 2013 as Mary McCurdy

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self