Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea

b. 1984 (age 42) County Kildare, Ireland
Actress Writer

Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)

Known For

Filmography

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Me, Myself and Mary
2026 Actress
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Go Get Arty
2025 Self
Get Away
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★ 5.3
Get Away
2024 Actress
And Mrs
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★ 5.8
And Mrs
2024 Actress
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
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★ 6.1
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
2024 Self
Swede Caroline
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★ 5.1
Swede Caroline
2024 Actress
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Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making
2024 Self
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Our Father
2024 Director
Alice & Jack
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★ 6.9
Alice & Jack
2023 Actress
Greatest Days
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★ 5.7
Greatest Days
2023 Actress
Smothered
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★ 6.9
Smothered
2023 Actress
The National Comedy Awards 2023
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★ 4.5
The National Comedy Awards 2023
2023 Self
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★ 5.3
Laura Whitmore's Breakfast Show
2023 Self
Avoidance
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★ 6.6
Avoidance
2022 Actress
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★ 7.3
Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois
2022 Self
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BandLab NME Awards 2022
2022 Actress
Home Sweet Home Alone
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★ 3.6
Home Sweet Home Alone
2021 Actress
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
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★ 5.6
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021 Actress
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
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★ 6.5
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021 Self
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Will Sliney's Storytellers
2021 Actress
Love Wedding Repeat
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★ 5.6
Love Wedding Repeat
2020 Actress
Quiz
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★ 7.3
Quiz
2020 Actress
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
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★ 6.6
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020 Actress
One Night in...
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★ 7.1
One Night in...
2020 Self
Billy Connolly: It's Been a Pleasure
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★ 7.6
Billy Connolly: It's Been a Pleasure
2020 Self
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Delilah
2020 Writer
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NHS Virtual Pride
2020 Self
Living with Yourself
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★ 7.1
Living with Yourself
2019 Actress
This Way Up
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★ 7.8
This Way Up
2019 Actress Writer
State of the Union
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★ 7.7
State of the Union
2019 Actress
Finding Joy
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★ 6.4
Finding Joy
2018 Actress
The Comedy Lineup
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★ 6.0
The Comedy Lineup
2018 Self Writer
Be Uncertain
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★ 7.6
Be Uncertain
2018 Actress
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NHS Heroes Awards with Paul O Grady
2018 Self
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The 13th Annual Oscar Wilde Awards
2018 Self
Gap Year
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★ 7.0
Gap Year
2017 Actress
The Russell Howard Hour
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★ 7.9
The Russell Howard Hour
2017 Self
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★ 7.7
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
2017 Self
Bullet to the Heart
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★ 6.8
Bullet to the Heart
2017 Actress Writer
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Word of the Year 2017
2017 Self
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Comic Relief: Graham Norton's Big Chat Live
2017 Self
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Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2016
2016 Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
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★ 8.1
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 Self
The Delivery Man
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★ 7.0
The Delivery Man
2015 Actress
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★ 5.4
Funny Valentines
2015 Actress
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Alternative Election Night
2015 Self
Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk
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Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk
2015 Self
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Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2015
2015 Self
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The 15 Second Interview with Joe Lycett
2015 Self
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Frank Skinner on Demand with...
2015 Self
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★ 5.2
Celebrity Squares
2014 Self
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★ 8.9
The Savage Eye: An Irish Guide to Failure
2014 Actress
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★ 7.6
The Sunny
2014 Actress
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Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2014
2014 Self
Fit
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★ 7.5
Fit
2013 Actress
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★ 7.0
Tattooed
2013 Actress
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★ 6.8
Monumental
2013 Self
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Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular
2013 Self
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Very Few Fish
2013 Actress
The Last Leg
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★ 7.1
The Last Leg
2012 Self
The Town
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★ 6.7
The Town
2012 Actress
Dead Boss
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★ 6.4
Dead Boss
2012 Actress
Cardinal Burns
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★ 7.6
Cardinal Burns
2012 Actress
Trivia
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★ 7.5
Trivia
2011 Actress
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★ 3.6
L.O.L
2010 Actress Writer
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★ 5.1
Inn Mates
2010 Actress
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Freedom
2010 Actress
We Are Klang
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★ 6.6
We Are Klang
2009 Actress
Belonging to Laura
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★ 7.8
Belonging to Laura
2009 Actress
8 Out of 10 Cats
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★ 7.7
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 Self
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Grown Ups
Actress