Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Introduction '''Fiona O'Shaughnessy''' is an Irish film, stage, and television actress. She has appeared in ''Warlock III: The End of Innocence'' (1999), ''Goldfish Memory'' (2003), ''Alexander'' (2004), ''Until Death'' & ''Nightwatching'' (2007), ''Malice in Wonderland'' (2009), ''Outcast'' (2010), ''Utopia'' (2013-2015), ''Nina Forever'' (2015), ''The Living and The Dead'' (2017), ''Gretel & Hansel'' (2020), and ''Halo'' in 2022.
Early life O'Shaughnessy was born in Galway, Ireland, her father was an information technology consultant,  and her mother is a seamstress. Her family emigrated to Reading in England, when she was 9.She returned to Galway a decade later where she pursued a career in theatre, and at the age of 24 she moved to Dublin. She dated Irish comedian David McSavage for a period of time in 2012.
Career ===Stage===O'Shaughnessy's first notable stage role was playing Salome for the Gate Theatre in Dublin. Other stage work has included ''The Shaughraun'' for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, which transferred to the West End's Albery Theatre in 2005.In 2006 she appeared in the UK premiere of ''Blackwater Angel'' by Jim Nolan at the Finborough Theatre, London. Other work for the Gate Theatre includes ''Arms and the Man'', ''Oliver'', ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', ''Pride and Prejudice'', ''Blythe Spirit'', ''Present Laughter'' (which toured in Charleston, South Carolina), ''See You Next Tuesday'', and ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof''. She played Cate in the Irish debut of Sarah Kane's play ''Blasted''. Other theatre work includes playing Hilde Wangle in ''Lady from the Sea'' and Petra Stockman in ''Enemy of the People'' at the Arcola Theatre, London, and Amy in 'The Night Alive' at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. ===Film and television===Her film roles include Clara in ''Goldfish Memory'', ''The Halo Effect'', and ''The Stronger''.From 2013, she starred in a main role as Jessica Hyde in the television series ''Utopia'' (2013-2015), in a cast which included Adeel Akhtar, Neil Maskell, Alistair Petrie and James Fox. In 2015, she starred alongside David Troughton in the comedy romantic horror film ''Nina Forever'', for which she received a nomination for best supporting actress at the 2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.In 2020, she played Mother in the witch horror ''Gretel & Hansel'', and appeared as Maisy Joyce in the 2021 film ''The Forgiven'', with Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain and Matt Smith.In 2022, she starred as Laera in the fantasy sci-fi series ''Halo''.
Filmography ===Series======Film=== Year Title Role Notes 1999  ''Warlock III: The End of Innocence''  Kris' Friend  2000  ''Clubbing''  Femme Fatale  Short film 2001  ''Freaky Deaky 10 to 1''  Unknown  Short film 2003  ''Goldfish Memory''  Clara  2004  ''Belonging''  Stephanie  Television film 2004  ''The Halo Effect''  Suzie  2004  ''Alexander''  Nurse  2005  ''Still Life''  Woman  Short film 2005  ''Malice Aforethought''  Florence  Television film 2006  ''The Secret Language''  Máthair  2007  ''Until Death''  Lucy  2007  ''Nightwatching''  Marita  2009  ''Malice in Wonderland''  Hooker  2010  ''Outcast''  Niamh  2015  ''Nina Forever''  Nina  Nominated - Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress 2020  ''Gretel & Hansel''  Mother   2021  ''Don't Breathe 2'' The Mother (Josephine)  2021  ''The Forgiven''  Maisy Joyce ===Television=== Year Title Role Notes 2007  ''Trouble in Paradise'' Síofra McShane  2 episodes 2012  ''Vexed'' Sarah Stockwood  Series:2 Episode:5 2013  ''Agatha Christie's Poirot''  Katrina  Episode: "The Labours of Hercules" 2013–2014  ''Utopia''  Jessica Hyde  11 episodes2015 ''The Dovekeepers''  Channa  2 episodes2016 ''Musketeers'' Juliette  1 episode S3.E7. "Fool's Gold"2017 ''The Living and The Dead'' Martha Enderby  2 episodes2017 ''Striking Out'' Meg  10 episodes2018  ''Finding Joy''  Silvia  S1.E3. "Letting Go"2022–present ''Halo'' Laera  6 episodes2023 ''Foundation'' Dr. Tadj  1 episode=== Audio ===YearTitleRoleCompanyNotes2017-2018''Tracks''Rachel TurnerBBC Radio 4Main in series 2; guest in series 3
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