Orla Brady is an Irish theatre, television, and film actress born in Dublin. She has been nominated for several awards from the Irish Film & Television Academy for her work in televised programs, as well as starring in the RTÉ/BBC co-production A Love Divided where she portrayed Sheila Cloney, for which she won the 1999 Golden Nymph Best Actress Award.
She began her career with the Balloonatics Theatre Company as a touring performer, later gaining her first minor role in television as a bank clerk in the series Minder in 1993. Her first role in film was as Vanessa in Words Upon the Window Pane in 1994. Brady has starred in recurring roles in a number of US and UK series, and in a Doctor Who special. In 2020, she was listed as number 43 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The South Westerlies (2020)
Starring as Kate Ryan
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Windswept (Oct 11, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Home Truths (Oct 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Out in the Open (Sep 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Surf's Up (Sep 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: No Word of a Lie (Sep 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Little White Lie (Sep 6, 2020)
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Starring as Laris
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Farewell (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: The Star Gazer (Mar 3, 2022)
Starring as Tallinn
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Farewell (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x09: Hide and Seek (Apr 28, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Monsters (Apr 14, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Two of One (Apr 7, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Fly Me to the Moon (Mar 31, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Watcher (Mar 24, 2022)
Guest starring as Laris
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x01: Part One: "The Next Generation" (Feb 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: The End Is the Beginning (Feb 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Maps and Legends (Jan 30, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Remembrance (Jan 23, 2020)
Into the Badlands (2015)
Starring as Lydia
(25 episodes)
- Episode 3x15: Requiem for the Fallen (Apr 29, 2019)
- Episode 3x14: Curse of the Red Rain (Apr 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x11: The Boar and the Butterfly (Apr 1, 2019)
- Episode 3x10: Raven's Feather, Phoenix Blood (Mar 25, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Chamber of the Scorpion (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: Leopard Catches Cloud (Jun 17, 2018)
- Episode 3x07: Dragonfly's Last Dance (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Black Wind Howls (Jun 3, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Carry Tiger to Mountain (May 20, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: Blind Cannibal Assassins (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 3x03: Leopard Snares Rabbit (May 6, 2018)
- Episode 3x02: Moon Rises, Raven Seeks (Apr 29, 2018)
- Episode 3x01: Enter the Phoenix (Apr 22, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Wolf's Breath, Dragon Fire (May 21, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Sting of the Scorpion's Tail (May 7, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Leopard Stalks in Snow (Apr 23, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Monkey Leaps Through Mist (Apr 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Red Sun, Silver Moon (Apr 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Force of Eagle's Claws (Mar 26, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Hand of Five Poisons (Dec 20, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Snake Creeps Down (Dec 13, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Two Tigers Subdue Dragons (Dec 6, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: White Stork Spreads Wings (Nov 29, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Fist Like a Bullet (Nov 22, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: The Fort (Nov 15, 2015)
American Odyssey (2015)
Guest starring as Sofia Tsaldari
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Real World (Jun 28, 2015)
- Episode 1x12: Bug Out (Jun 21, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: Fubar Bundy (Jun 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Figmo (May 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Kmag Yoyo (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Soup Sandwich (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Wingman (May 10, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Drop King (Apr 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Oscar Mike (Apr 12, 2015)
Jo (2013)
Starring as Dormont
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Catacombes (May 16, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: The Opéra (May 16, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Le Marais (May 9, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Place Vendôme (May 9, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Les Invalides (May 2, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Place De La Concorde (May 2, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Pigalle (Apr 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Notre Dame (Apr 25, 2013)
Sinbad (2012)
Starring as Taryn
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Land of the Dead (Sep 23, 2012)
- Episode 1x11: Fiend or Friend? (Sep 16, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Homecoming (Aug 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: The Siren (Aug 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Hunted (Aug 5, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Old Man of the Sea (Jul 29, 2012)
American Horror Story (2011)
Guest starring as Dr. Karen Hopple
(4 episodes)
- Episode 9x04: True Killers (Oct 9, 2019)
- Episode 9x03: Slashdance (Oct 2, 2019)
- Episode 9x02: Mr. Jingles (Sep 25, 2019)
- Episode 9x01: Camp Redwood (Sep 18, 2019)
The Deep (2010)
Guest starring as Catherine
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Last Breath (Aug 31, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Everything Put Together Falls Apart (Aug 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Ghosts of the Deep (Aug 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Into the Belly of the Beast (Aug 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: To the Furthest Place (Aug 3, 2010)
Strike Back (2010)
Starring as Katie Dartmouth
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Iraq: Part 2 (May 5, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Iraq: Part 1 (May 5, 2010)
Fringe (2008)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Bishop
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x15: Subject 13 (Feb 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x16: Peter (Apr 1, 2010)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Bishop (Alt Universe)
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Enemy of My Enemy (Jan 20, 2012)
- Episode 4x08: Back to Where You've Never Been (Jan 13, 2012)
- Episode 3x15: Subject 13 (Feb 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x22: Over There: Part 1 (May 13, 2010)
- Episode 2x16: Peter (Apr 1, 2010)
Mistresses (2008)
Starring as Siobhan
(16 episodes)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Aug 26, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Aug 19, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Aug 12, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Aug 5, 2010)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Mar 24, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Mar 17, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Mar 10, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Mar 3, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Feb 24, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Feb 17, 2009)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Feb 12, 2008)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 5, 2008)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Jan 29, 2008)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jan 22, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jan 15, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: Men Behaving Badly (Jan 8, 2008)
Shark (2006)
Guest starring as Claire Stark
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Bar Fight (Apr 29, 2008)
- Episode 2x06: No Holds Barred (Oct 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x05: Student Body (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: Dr. Laura (Oct 14, 2007)
Doctor Who (2005)
Guest starring as Tasha Lem
- Episode S07 Special: The Time of the Doctor (Dec 25, 2013)
Proof (2004)
Starring as Maureen Boland
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Series 2 Episode 4 (Apr 25, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: Series 2 Episode 3 (Apr 18, 2005)
- Episode 2x02: Series 2 Episode 2 (Apr 11, 2005)
- Episode 2x01: Series 2 Episode 1 (Apr 4, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Jan 26, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jan 19, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jan 12, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 5, 2004)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Orla Brady
- Episode 14x04: Morrissey, Britt Ekland, Naveen Andrews, Sarah Parish, Sharon Small, Shelley Conn, Orla Brady (Feb 1, 2008)
Family Law (1999)
Starring as Naoise O'Neill
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x17: Big Brother (Mar 18, 2002)
- Episode 3x05: Against All Odds (Oct 22, 2001)
- Episode 3x01: Irreparable Harm (Sep 24, 2001)
- Episode 2x17: Soul Custody (Mar 12, 2001)
- Episode 2x16: Liar's Club (2) (Feb 26, 2001)
- Episode 2x15: Liar's Club (1) (Feb 19, 2001)
The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
Guest starring as Aoife
- Episode S01 Special: The Christmas Lunch Incident (Dec 25, 1996)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Guest starring as Countess Vera Rossakoff
- Episode 13x04: The Labours of Hercules (Nov 6, 2013)