Nicola Coughlan
Acting
Born: 1987-01-09 · Galway, Ireland
Biography
Nicola Mary Coughlan is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls and Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton. 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). Coughlan was born on 9 January 1987 in Galway, Irel
🎬 Movies (13)
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026
Silky
GOAT
2026
Olivia Burke (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
2026
Pegeen Mike
Seize Them!
2024
Humble Joan
Barbie
2023
Barbie
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023
Playroom Fairy (voice)
An Audience with Kylie
2023
Self
Dodger Special: Coronation
2023
Queen Victoria
Svengali
2013
Club Girl
Ivan the Incredible
2012
Lottie -English (voice)
Summer of the Flying Saucer
2008
Janis Voice
The Phantom Cnut
2004
Katie
My Brother's War
1997
Little Girl
📺 TV Shows (19)
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
Self - Host
Big Mood
2024
Maggie
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
Self - Guest
The Netflix Afterparty
2021
Self
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
Guest
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
2021
Self
Bridgerton
2020
Penelope Bridgerton
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
Self - Guest Judge
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
Derry Girls
2018
Clare Devlin
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
Self
Harlots
2017
Hannah Dalton
Movies with Ali Plumb
2016
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self
The Fairytaler
2004
voice
Doctors
2000
Marie Callaghan