Leah McNamara

Leah McNamara is an Irish actress. She starred in the film Metal Heart and the Sky Max thriller Then You Run (2023). She also appeared in the History series Vikings (2017–2019), the BBC One–RTÉ crime drama Dublin Murders (2019), and the BBC Three–Hulu miniseries Normal People (2020).

Early life and education McNamara is from Castletroy, a suburb of Limerick. Her uncle is opera singer Paul McNamara.

McNamara attended Castletroy College. She went on to study Drama and Theatre at University College Cork and train at Bow Street Academy.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Cherry Tree Caroline St. John 2016 Lily Violet Short film 2017 Nails Gemma Milgrom 2018 Cellar Door Flo 2018 Metal Heart Chantal 2021 Danny Boy Lucy Wood 2024 Hellboy: The Crooked Man Effie Kolb

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Jack Taylor Waitress Episode: "Purgatory" 2017–2019 Vikings Aud Recurring role; 12 episodes 2019 Dublin Murders Rosalind Devlin Main role 2020 Normal People Rachel Recurring role 2023 Then You Run Tara Main role2024 The GentlemenKellie Ann WardRecurring role