List of Famous people born in Ireland

Sharon Ruth Bradley is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing Emily Merchant in Primeval (2011) and Karen Voss in Humans (2015–18). She has also had recurring roles in Legend, The Innocence Project, Plus One and Love/Hate. She won the IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 for Stardust. Afterward, Bradley won a Best Actress award at the Milan International Film Festival 2010 for her starring performance in the film In Her Skin.

Andrew Strong is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland,, and Naas, County Kildare. He starred as Deco Cuffe in the 1991 cult film The Commitments based on the book by Roddy Doyle. In 1992, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in The Commitments, and with the cast, received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Orla Brady is an Irish theatre, television, and film actress born in Dublin. She has been nominated for several awards from the Irish Film & Television Academy for her work in televised programs, as well as starring in the RTÉ/BBC co-production A Love Divided where she portrayed Sheila Cloney, for which she won the 1999 Golden Nymph Best Actress Award. She began her career with the Balloonatics Theatre Company as a touring performer, later gaining her first minor role in television as a bank clerk in the series Minder in 1993. Her first role in film was as Vanessa in Words Upon the Window Pane in 1994. Brady starred in recurring roles in a number of US and UK series, and in a Doctor Who special. In 2020, she was listed as number 43 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken is an English theatre director, teacher, actress, and writer.

Michael Collins is an Irish novelist and international ultra-distance runner. His novel The Keepers of Truth was shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize. He has also won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and the Lucien Barriere Literary Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival. The award honours the best American Fiction published in France. Collins is a graduate of Oxford University.

Maureen Jane Beattie is an Irish-born, Scottish actress of both stage and screen.

Devon Michael Murray is an Irish actor, best known for playing Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter film series.

Dermot Crowley is an Irish stage, film and television actor.

Rosie Fellner is an English/Irish actress and film producer. Fellner's first foray into the spotlight was on the cult TV show The Fast Show, which featured celebrity guest stars, such as Johnny Depp. Fellner also received attention for the popular British series, The Alan Clarke Diaries, for her portrayal of Joei Harkness, whose love affair with John Hurt's character causes a scandal. In addition, she notably appeared with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in the series, The Trip To Italy, as well as the movie version. Fellner has worked as an actress on TV, film, radio and on the stage, starring with Kate Beckinsale, Sean Bean, Robert De Niro, Geoffrey Rush, Heather Graham, and Jacqueline Bisset. Fellner co-founded the production company, Rosebud Pictures, with her husband, Adrian Vitoria.

Michael McElhatton is an Irish actor and writer best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He joined the series as a guest star in the second season, and continued to play this role until season 6, promoted to a regular cast member from the fifth season onwards.