I didn't start auditioning until my 10th birthday when I auditioned for 'Matilda' The Musical in London! It was actually the first time I realized that it was a career I could pursue.
Humans can be cruel - kids and adults alike. That doesn't mean they have to be forced to a specific stereotype.
I had done quite a bit of stage when I was younger, local stuff, musicals. Then I started professionally, I suppose, when I was 11, in London, in the West End, which was already huge for me.
There are so many people out there struggling with racism, or their sexuality or where they're brought up or how wealthy their family was ans these issues are not hidden, they were in the late 19 century and they're still important today.
I'd been lucky to do radio drama and RTE things. Having the opportunity to work with Netflix was wild to me but I'm still just a wee girl from Donegal.
I've grown not only as an actor but as a young woman. I find myself to be more confident and being more open about self-love. I'm still learning how to take up space and speak out when needed, but that's a new thing for me and I'm loving it.
I think it's dependent on where life takes me. For sure, I absolutely adore acting. It has been my passion from a very young age. But at the same time I am very intrigued by the camera, and also very intrigued by props.
Sadly, I'm not a natural redhead. But, I prefer my red hair to my blonde hair.
My great grandmother, Martha, was hired at 11 years old to be a worker to people.
I began acting when I was very young, maybe 5 or so? Just by going to acting classes and that sort of thing.
In the end I'm just doing my job, I'm working hard, I'm putting my best foot forward and the criticism is not going to change anything I've done or will do in the future.
I've never been to school.
When I'm 18 I don't get any more school time on set, so you only have a limited time to do it. You learn every day, and so I don't think of it as a chore.
I love coming home, sleeping in my own bed, seeing my own family and friends again. It feels like a big comfort for me.
I live in the middle of nowhere. I'm a country bumpkin in Ireland, in Donegal, and to go from that to Toronto, huge city, massive buildings just stretching so tall.
Canadians are so different and so lovely.
Social media is a scary world but I've also found it to be such a gift being able to connect with so many different humans in different countries.
I have such a wonderful support system, I really do.
I started off doing stuff in theatre in Letterkenny from quite a young age. It was just a hobby, something I enjoyed. Some kids like tennis or guitar. I just enjoyed musical theatre so my parents got me into classes.
I'm very political and I'm not ashamed of it, and I think having the platform I have, I want to take advantage of that.
