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Nicola Coughlan

1987 - Today

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Nicola Mary Coughlan (; born 9 January 1987) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in Channel 4's sitcom Derry Girls (2018–2022) and Penelope Featherington in Netflix's Bridgerton (2020–present). She earned a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for playing the lead role of Penelope Featherington in the third season of Bridgerton. Coughlan earned a British Academy Television Awards nomination for her role as Maggie Donovan in Big Mood (2024–present). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicola Coughlan is the 10,330th most popular actor (up from 11,424th in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 447th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Irish Actor.

Nicola Coughlan is an Irish actress best known for her role as Penelope Featherington on the hit Netflix period drama Bridgerton. She has gained widespread recognition and acclaim for her comedic timing and lovable portrayal of the witty and gossipy Penelope in the popular Shondaland series.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nicola Coughlan ranks 10,330 out of 13,578. Before her are Hal Linden, Rene Liu, Lucille Bremer, Natasha O'Keeffe, Neus Asensi, and Sushant Singh Rajput. After her are Lee Tracy, Minori Chihara, Pascal Elbé, Gabriel Basso, Kathleen Beller, and Xochitl Gomez.

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Among people born in 1987, Nicola Coughlan ranks 418. Before her are Max Gradel, Yekaterina Lisina, Charlotte Wessels, Jesse McCartney, Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, and Luigi Datome. After her are Ersan İlyasova, Hillal Soudani, Yevhen Khacheridi, Marija Šestić, Ivan Franjic, and Damiano Caruso.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Nicola Coughlan ranks 433 out of 549. Before her are Pat Condell (1949), Devon Murray (1988), Tommy Byrne (1958), Mary Black (1955), John Moore (1970), and Ronnie Whelan (1961). After her are Francis Magee (1959), Angela Farrell (1952), Emma Donoghue (1969), Eve Hewson (1991), Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), and Mary Lou McDonald (1969).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Nicola Coughlan ranks 68. Before her are A. J. Buckley (1977), Dominique McElligott (1986), Allen Leech (1981), Creighton Hale (1882), Dylan Moran (1971), and Devon Murray (1988). After her are Francis Magee (1959), Eve Hewson (1991), Sarah Bolger (1991), Eoin Macken (1983), Elaine Cassidy (1979), and Frank Kelly (1938).

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