Zara Devlin (born 1995 or 1996) is an actress from

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

. For her performance as Ann Lovett in the film ''

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'' (2022), she was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Film. She was also nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Small Things Like These'' (2024).

Early life

Devlin was born to father Michael and mother Michelle and grew up in Kildress, a suburb of

Cookstown Cookstown (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth-largest town in the county and had a population of 12,546 in the 2021 census. It, along with Magherafelt and Dungannon, is one of the main towns in the Mid-Ulster ...

, County Tyrone. She has a brother, Shane, and a sister, Emily. Devlin studied at

The Lir Academy The Lir - National Academy of Dramatic Art is an Irish drama school that offers conservatory training for theatre, film and television from industry professionals. The Lir is located in Dublin, Ireland, and is a part of Trinity College Dublin. It ...

, graduating in 2018 with a

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(BA) in Acting.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Devlin, Zara Living people 1990s births 21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland Actors from County Tyrone Film actresses from Northern Ireland People from Cookstown Year of birth missing (living people)