Máiréad Tyers
Máiréad Tyers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1998 |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA) |
| Television | Extraordinary |
Máiréad Tyers is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Jen in the Disney+ series Extraordinary (2023–), for which she received a British Academy Television Award nomination.
Early life
[edit]Growing up in Ballinhassig outside Cork city in Ireland,[1] Tyers had considered studying at University College Cork, but moved to London in 2017 following a successful audition for RADA.[2][3] Tyers took part in a variety of stage and screen productions while studying at RADA, before graduating with a BA in Acting in 2020.[4]
Tyers was working in a cinema prior to landing her role in Extraordinary.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Tyers speaks English, as well as being proficient in Irish and French. She plays camogie, ultimate frisbee, and football. She sings soprano and can play piano to an intermediate level.[4]
Career
[edit]Whilst at RADA, Tyers had a successful table read with the academy's president, Kenneth Branagh, and subsequently appeared in his 2021 film Belfast.[2] She appeared in the comedy play Changing the Sheets, at both Dublin Fringe Festival in 2021, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022.[2]
Tyers played a small role in ITVX teen drama Tell Me Everything, which premiered in December 2022.[3]
In 2023, Tyers appeared as Jen, the lead in Disney+ show Extraordinary, a role for which she was cast and started filming in late 2021.[5] Speaking of Tyers, Ed Power in The Irish Times called it a “breakout performance” of a “star in the making”.[6] For her role in season one of Extraordinary, she was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards in March 2024.[7] In March 2024, she was nominated in the “Female performance in a comedy programme” category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.[8] A second series aired on Disney+ on 7 March 2024.[9]
Tyers appeared in the 2023 action thriller Dead Shot[10][11] and in the period dramedy series My Lady Jane.[12]
Tyers appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch on 25 February 2024.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Belfast | Auntie Eileen | |
| 2023 | Dead Shot | Carol |
Television
[edit]| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tell Me Everything | Orla | Series |
| 2023 - present | Extraordinary | Jen | Lead role |
| 2024 | My Lady Jane | Susannah | Series |
References
[edit]- ^ "Extraordinary: Disney Plus show starring Cork actress Máiréad Tyers already renewed for season two". Buzz.ie.
- ^ a b c d "Irish star Máiréad Tyers quit cinema job after landing role in Extraordinary on Disney+". The Times.
- ^ a b "Máiréad Tyers on 'Extraordinary': 'there's a lot of very filthy humour'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b Fabrique. "Máiréad Tyers — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "'Belfast's' Máiréad Tyers Tapped for New U.K. Disney Plus Comedy Series 'Extraordinary'". Variety.
- ^ "Extraordinary: Never mind the, er, misfiring IRA gags. Watch it for star-in-the-making Máiréad Tyers". Irish Times.
- ^ "RTS PROGRAMME AWARDS 2024". RTS.org.uk. 7 March 2024.
- ^ Richardson, Hollie (20 March 2024). "Bafta TV awards 2024 nominations: full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Power, Ed (6 March 2024). "Extraordinary review: Cork actor Máiréad Tyers excels as an Irish transplant in London navigating the trials of 20-something life". Irish Times. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Guard, Charles; Guard, Thomas, Dead Shot (Action, Thriller), Upper Street, Piecrust Pictures, Rocket Science, retrieved 2023-02-11
- ^ "Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy". Radio Times.
- ^ "'My Lady Jane':Amazon Dramedy Series About Brit Monarch Jane Grey Adds 13 To Cast". Deadline.
- ^ "Sunday Brunch Sun 25 Feb, 9.30am". Channel 4. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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