Bronagh Waugh ( ; born 6 October 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She played
Cheryl Brady
Cheryl Brady is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Bronagh Waugh. The character first appeared on-screen on 24 November 2008, during the first series of the ''Hollyoaks'' spin-off ''Hollyoaks La ...
in the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
soap opera ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...
'' from 2009 to 2013.
At the 2010
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV (TV network), ITV. The trophies given to the winners are made from metal a ...
, Waugh was nominated for awards for
Best Newcomer,
Best Actress and Best Comedy Performance for her portrayal of Cheryl. She was also nominated for two
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and begun in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted o ...
.
Since leaving ''Hollyoaks'', Waugh has appeared in dramas including ''
The Fall'', ''
Unforgotten
''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Ca ...
'' and the crime dramas ''
Ridley'' and ''
Strike
Strike may refer to:
People
*Strike (surname)
* Hobart Huson, author of several drug related books
Physical confrontation or removal
*Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm
* Airstrike, ...
''.
Personal life
Waugh's father is Canadian; she has Canadian citizenship.
On 5 May 2021, Waugh gave birth to a son, her first child.
Politics
She has been an advocate for
same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1982 births
21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland
Film actresses from Northern Ireland
Television actresses from Northern Ireland
Soap opera actresses from Northern Ireland
People from Limavady
People from Coleraine, County Londonderry
LGBTQ rights activists from Northern Ireland
People from Northern Ireland of Canadian descent
Actresses from County Londonderry