Louisa Harland
Louisa is best known for playing Orla McCool in the hit Channel 4 series DERRY GIRLS and more recently, Nell in Disney’s RENEGADE NELL.
Before commencing her training at Mountview, Louisa appeared as a series regular in LOVE/HATE for RTE alongside Aidan Gillen and Robert Sheehan. Further screen credits include Channel 5’s THE DECEIVED, Discovery’s mini-series HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS and Woody Harrelson’s feature film LOST IN LONDON. In 2022, the third and final season of DERRY GIRLS, aired to wide-spread critical acclaim.
On stage Louisa starred in the one woman show COTTON FINGERS with National Theatre Wales and performed in a sell-out run at the Royal Court of GLASS. KILL. BLUEBEARD. IMP; a collection of new plays by Caryl Churchill. Most recently she starred as Agnes in DANCING AT LUGHNASA at the National Theatre directed by Josie Rourke, as Ruth Davenport in David Ireland’s play ULSTER AMERICAN, opposite Woody Harrelson and Andy Serkis and as Cathleen opposite Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson in LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, directed by Jeremy Herrin.
Louisa played a leading role alongside Jack Rowan in the comedy/horror feature film BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL, and she has recently wrapped JOY directed by Ben Taylor, where she features alongside Bill Nighy and James Norton.
Louisa can currently be seen in the title role in Sally Wainwright’s highly-anticipated series, RENEGADE NELL on Disney+.