Aislín McGuckin
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Aislín McGuckin is a Northern-Irish actress.
McGuckin was born in Newry
, County Down
, Northern Ireland
. Since 2004 Aislin McGuckin is married to Aidan McArdle
. She is best known from her role as Dr. Liz Merrick in Heartbeat and being one of the two doctors to survive alive. She has appeared also in theatre and various minor roles in TV and movies including The Nephew
and The White Countess
.
, south-east London.
May 2011: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
McGuckin was born in Newry
Newry
Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Since 2004 Aislin McGuckin is married to Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle is an Irish actor.McArdle was born in Dublin. He studied for an Arts degree at University College Dublin before going on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England....
. She is best known from her role as Dr. Liz Merrick in Heartbeat and being one of the two doctors to survive alive. She has appeared also in theatre and various minor roles in TV and movies including The Nephew
The Nephew
The Nephew is a 1998 film directed by Eugene Brady, which tells the story of a young biracial American man, Chad Egan-Washington .-Plot:...
and The White Countess
The White Countess
The White Countess is a 2005 British/American/Chinese drama film directed by James Ivory. The screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro focuses on a disparate group of displaced persons attempting to survive in Shanghai in the late 1930s.-Plot:...
.
Training
Rose Bruford College of Theatre & PerformanceRose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance is a British drama school, offering university-level and professional vocational training for theatre and performance and the BA and MA degrees, based in Sidcup, Southeast London.-History:Founded in 1950, Rose Bruford "pioneered the first acting degree...
, south-east London.
Selected stage appearances
- April 2005: Olivia in Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
- February 2009: The Home PlaceThe Home PlaceThe Home Place is a play written by Brian Friel that first premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin on 1 February 2005. After a sold-out season at the Gate it transferred to London's West End on 25 May 2005, where it won the 2005 Evening Standard Award for Best Play, and made its American premiere at...
, Grand Opera House, Belfast - March 2010: Title rôle in The Duchess of MalfiThe Duchess of MalfiThe Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play written by the English dramatist John Webster in 1612–13. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14...
, Greenwich Theatre, London
May 2011: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Filmography
- 1996: Trojan EddieTrojan EddieTrojan Eddie is a 1996 British-Irish crime drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. The film won an award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 1996....
- 1998: The NephewThe NephewThe Nephew is a 1998 film directed by Eugene Brady, which tells the story of a young biracial American man, Chad Egan-Washington .-Plot:...
- 1998: The Unknown Soldier (TV)
- 1998: "The Creatives" (TV series)
- 1999: David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield (1999 film)David Copperfield is a two part BBC television drama adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, adapted by Adrian Hodges. The first part was shown on Christmas Day and the second on Boxing Day in 1999...
(TV) - 2003-04: Heartbeat (TV series)
- 2005: The White CountessThe White CountessThe White Countess is a 2005 British/American/Chinese drama film directed by James Ivory. The screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro focuses on a disparate group of displaced persons attempting to survive in Shanghai in the late 1930s.-Plot:...
- 2008-09: Holby CityHolby CityHolby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(TV series)