Aisling Bea
Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Get Away as Susan
- 2024 · Alice & Jack as Lynn
- 2024 · LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland as Self - Contestant
- 2021 · The Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
- 2021 · Home Sweet Home Alone as Carol Mercer
- 2021 · Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
- 2021 · Riverdance: The Animated Adventure as Margot (voice)
- 2021 · Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains as Guest
- 2020 · Guessable as Self
- 2019 · Living with Yourself as Kate Elliot
- 2019 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- 2019 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Special Guest
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Amphibia as Captain Beatrix (voice)
- 2019 · The Ranganation as Self
- 2019 · State of the Union as Anna
- 2018 · I Feel Bad as Simone
- 2018 · The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- 2017 · The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- 2017 · Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant
- 2017 · The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
- 2016 · Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist
- 2015 · Taskmaster as Self
- 2015 · Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2014 · Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Duck Quacks Don't Echo as
- 2013 · Have You Been Paying Attention? as Self - Panellist
- 2013 · The Fall as Nurse Sheridan
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Contestant
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self
- 2013 · Plebs as Minerva
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Toddler Woman
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · Trollied as Charlie
- 2010 · A League of Their Own as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Lewis as Hotel Receptionist
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self - Team Captain
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · Live at the Apollo as Self
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · This Week as Self
- 1999 · Holby City as Amelia Warner
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self - Guest Host
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · And Mrs. as Gemma
- 2024 · Swede Caroline as Louise
- 2024 · The Traitors: Uncloaked as Self
- 2023 · Smothered as Gillian
- 2023 · Greatest Days as Rachel
- 2022 · Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois as Self
- 2022 · Avoidance as Megan
- 2022 · Chivalry as Tatiana
- 2021 · I Literally Just Told You as Self
- 2021 · One Night in… as Herself
- 2020 · Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- 2020 · Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Mrs. Snitch
- 2020 · Peter Crouch Save Our Summer as Self
- 2020 · Quiz as Claudia Rosencrantz
- 2020 · Love Wedding Repeat as Rebecca
- 2019 · This Way Up as Aine
- 2019 · The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan as Self
- 2019 · Six Nations Sin Bin as Self
- 2018 · Finding Joy as Amelia
- 2018 · Be Uncertain as Sam
- 2018 · The Comedy Lineup as Self
- 2018 · Hard Sun as Mari Butler
- 2017 · Bullet to the Heart as Jane
- 2017 · Our Friend Victoria as Self
- 2017 · Gap Year as Kendra
- 2016 · Damned as Anne-Marie
- 2015 · The Trap as Marie
- 2015 · Very British Problems as Self
- 2015 · The Delivery Man as Lisa
- 2015 · Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk as Self - Panelist
- 2015 · Funny Valentines as Sarah
- 2014 · Virtually Famous as Self - Panelist
- 2014 · The Assets as Kara Jensen
- 2013 · Tattooed as Eve
- 2013 · Very Few Fish as Grainne
- 2013 · Sweat the Small Stuff as Self
- 2013 · Gogglebox as Self
- 2013 · Fit as Various
- 2012 · The Town as Carly
- 2012 · BBC Comedy Feeds as Nic
- 2012 · Dead Boss as Laura
- 2012 · Cardinal Burns as Sally
- 2011 · In with the Flynns as Naimah
- 2011 · Trivia as Ruth
- 2010 · Come Fly with Me as Mary O'Mara
- 2010 · Inn Mates as Elf
- 2009 · Belonging to Laura as Leanne Thompson
- 2009 · The Savage Eye as Radio Presenter
- 2009 · The Savage Eye as Various
- 2009 · The Savage Eye as
- 2009 · Russell Howard's Good News as Self
- 2009 · Roy as Ticket Girl
- 2009 · We Are Klang as Inspector
- 1989 · Fair City as Cliodhna Norris