
Siobhán McSweeney
Acting
Born: 1979-12-27 · County Cork, Ireland
Biography
Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in Derry Girls. McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherla. Before acting, she earned a science degree at the University College Cork. In 2001, she moved to London when she secured a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
🎬 Movies (13)

Madfabulous
2026
Blanche

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
2026
Widow Quin

Spud
2024
Spud

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022
Self

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
Dr Cooke

Happy Days
2021
Winnie

Nowhere Special
2020
Pam

Scrubber
2020
Scrubber

Anthony
2020
Luighsearch Kelly

The Widow
2020
Eileen

Extra Ordinary
2019
Boring Noreen

Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
Witzender

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006
Julia (uncredited)
📺 TV Shows (20)

Celebrity Sabotage
2026
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Traitors Ireland
2025
Self - Host

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
2025
Lisa Davies

Amandaland
2025
Della

Maddie + Triggs
2024
Narrator (voice)

Extraordinary
2023
Mary

Redemption
2022
Jane Connolly

Holding
2022
as Bríd Riordan

Exploring Northern Ireland With Siobhán McSweeney
2021
Self - Presenter
Tom Allen’s Quizness
2021
Self

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
Self - Guest Judge

Celebrity Catchphrase
2018

Derry Girls
2018
Sister Michael

Porters
2017
Alice

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
Self

The Great Pottery Throw Down
2015
Self - Host

The Great Pottery Throw Down
2015
Self

No Offence
2015
Ruth Cheetham

London Irish
2013
Aoife

The Fall
2013
Mary McCurdy