Sarah Greene

Sarah Greene (born 24 July 1984) is an Irish actress and singer. She won acclaim for portraying Helen McCormick in the West End and Broadway productions of The Cripple of Inishmaan.

For her performance in the role, she was nominated for the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and the 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress - Drama, as Hecate Poole in the Showtime and Sky series Penny Dreadful, as well as starring as Maxine in the CBS series Ransom.

Early life Greene was born in Cork, Ireland. When Greene was six years old she first appeared on stage. She played a twin in the theatre play The King and I at the Opera House in Cork. After leaving CADA Performing Arts she was trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, from which she graduated in 2006.

Career

In Greene's first film appearance, in 2008, she played Imelda Egan in Eden. In 2009, she appeared as the barmaid Cathleen in Love and Savagery. In 2010, she starred as Amber in the play Grimm at The Peacock theatre in Dublin. In 2011, she played Sinead Mulligan in the film The Guard.

In 2013 and 2014, she appeared with Daniel Radcliffe in the theatre play The Cripple of Inishmaan. For her performance as Helen McCormick she was nominated for the Tony Award and the Laurence Olivier Award as best actor in a supporting role. In 2014, she appeared in The Assets. In Noble, she played Christina Noble. In 2015, she played Hecate Poole in Penny Dreadful. In 2019, she began to play one of the leads on Dublin Murders, as Detective Cassie Maddox.

Personal life Greene is engaged to musician Nathan Connolly. They have one son together. Acting credits

Film Year Title RoleRef. 2008 Eden Imelda Egan 2009 Love and Savagery Cathleen 2010 My Brothers Rose 2011 The Guard Sinead Mulligan 2014 Noble Middle Christina Standby Hipster Girl 2015 Burnt Kaitlin 2018 Dublin Oldschool Lisa Black '47 Ellie 2018Rosie Rosie Davis 2023 In the Land of Saints and Sinners Sinead 2025 Father Mother Sister Brother Jeanette

Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 2006 Bachelors Walk Table Football Girl #1 Christmas special 2009 Psych Ward Jenny McArdle 2 episodes 2010 Raw Sarah 1 episode 2014 The Assets Laura Episode: "Avenger" 2015–2016 Penny Dreadful Hecate Poole Recurring role 2016 Rebellion May Lacey Miniseries 2017–2018 Ransom Maxine Carlson Main role 2019 Dublin Murders Cassie Maddox Main role 2020 Normal People Lorraine Waldron Recurring role 2020 Roadkill Charmian Pepper Miniseries 2021 Frank of Ireland Aine Miniseries 2022Bad Sisters Bibi Garvey Main role 2024 Sexy Beast Deedee Harrison Main cast 2025 The Death of Bunny Munro Libby Main cast

Theatre Year Title Role NotesRef. 2006 The Empress of India Kate Town Hall Theatre, Galway 2006 The Year of the Hiker Mary Lacey The Pavilion Theatre, Dublin 2007 Danti Dan Cactus Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford 2009 The Playboy of the Western World Honor Blake Druid Theatre Company 2010 Phaedra Ismene Project Arts Centre, Dublin 2010 Little Gem Amber Peacock Theatre, Dublin 2011 Between Foxrock and a Hard Place Sorcha Gaiety Theatre, Dublin 2011 Cork Opera House, Cork 2012 Alice in Funderland Alice Abbey Theatre, Dublin 2013 The Cripple of Inishmaan Helen McCormick Noël Coward Theatre, London 2014 Cort Theatre, New York 2017 Woyzeck Marie Old Vic, London 2017 The Ferryman Caitlin Carney Gielgud Theatre, London

Video games

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work ResultRef. 2014 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Cripple of Inishmaan Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards Rising Star Best Actress in a Supporting Role FilmNoble 2016 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Drama Penny Dreadful Best Actress in a Lead Role Drama Rebellion 2018 Irish Film Festival London Ros Hubbard Award for Acting Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards Best Actress Rosie 2020 Irish Film & Television Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Film Best Actress in a Lead Role Drama Dublin Murders Women's Image Network Awards Actress in a Television Movie / Limited Series 2021 Irish Film & Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Drama Normal People 2022Peabody AwardEntertainmentBad Sisters 2023 Irish Film & Television Awards Supporting Actress – Television Drama Bad Sisters