Alisha Weir

Alisha Weir (born 26 September 2009) is an Irish actress, best known for her leading roles in the films Matilda the Musical and Abigail (2024); for the latter, she received a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer nomination. In April 2024, Weir was named in Forbes 30 Under 30.

Early life Alisha Weir was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. She attended Our Lady's School and has two older sisters, both of whom participated in drama classes, inspiring her to pursue acting at a young age.

Her father manages a car dealership. She sat her Junior Cert exams in 2025.

Career Weir began her career in theatre, debuting as Ivanka in the musical Once at Dublin's Olympia Theatre in 2017. She gained attention for her singing talent on The Late Late Toy Show, where she performed Justin Timberlake's cover of "True Colors".

Her feature film debut was in the 2018 thriller Don't Leave Home, and she made her television debut as Laura in the 2019 crime drama Darklands. Weir has also appeared in stage productions of Annie, The Wizard of Oz, and Oliver!.

Weir is also set to voice the lead role in the animated feature The Land of Sometimes, alongside Jessica Henwick and Ewan McGregor.

Weir returned to theatre in September 2025 in a London production of Mary Page Marlowe in the title role, which she shared with four other actresses, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Rosy McEwen, Andrea Riseborough and Susan Sarandon, at The Old Vic. She previously starred alongside Riseborough in the Matilda the Musical film adaptation, while Eleanor originated Matilda in the original West End production and won a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance.

Personal life Weir resides with her parents in Knocklyon, South Dublin, and they have a pet dog. Ivanka Olympia Theatre, Dublin Annie Molly

2018 The Wizard of Oz Mary Page Marlowe The Old Vic, London

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