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Dervla Kirwan
Actor

Dervla Kirwan

Born October 24, 1971 in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland

3 films

​ Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish actress famous for roles in British television shows such as Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart. She also appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special episode, "The Next Doctor" and provided the voiceovers for the well-known "this is not just food" television advertising campaign for UK retailer Marks & Spencer. Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland. Her father was an insurance broker, and her mother was a language teacher. She is the youngest of three daughters. Dervla is a great grand-daughter of Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll who was a sister of Michael Collins, one of the Irish leaders during the War of Independence. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 3

The Keeper (2018) movie poster
The Keeper2018
Ondine (2010) movie poster
Ondine2010
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008) movie poster
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor2008