Hilary Rose (born 16 August 1979) is an Irish actress and writer. She is best known for her portrayal of Mairéad MacSweeney in The Young Offenders franchise, including the 2016 feature film and its subsequent television series, which commenced in 2018.
Early life Rose was born in 1979 in Galway, and was raised in Cork.
Career Her first credit was in the short film The Kings of Cork City in 2005. The majority of Rose's earlier credits include minor roles in Fair City (2007), Apollo Music Club (2008), Zonad (2009), The Tudors (2010), Galactik Football (2010), Republic of Telly (2011), The Fear (2012), Vikings (2013), Beat Girl (2013), The Centre (2014) and Sacrifice (2016).
In 2016, Rose was cast in the role of Máiréad MacSweeney in the 2016 feature film The Young Offenders, developed by her husband Peter Foott. The film was a success, it had the biggest opening weekend at the Irish box office of any Irish film in 2016. As a result of her critically acclaimed performance in the film, Rose was nominated for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" at the 2017 Irish Film and Television Awards, in which she lost out to Charleigh Bailey.
The Young Offenders led to a television series, which commenced in 2018 on BBC Three and RTÉ2, which was aired between February and March 2018. The success of the first led to a second being commissioned, broadcast in November 2019.
Personal life Rose is married to award-winning director Peter Foott. They have collaborated in The Young Offenders franchise.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2005The Kings of Cork CityElvis sisterShort film2007Fair CityDorothy1 episode2008Apollo Music ClubSusan2009ZonadManicuristUncredited2010The TudorsQueen's Maiden1 episode, uncredited2010Galactik FootballLun-Zia4 episodes2011Republic of TellyHandie Sandie9 episodesTrapattoni's InterpreterNuacht Reader2012The Fear2013VikingsFemale Servant #41 episode2013Beat GirlLaila2014The CentreMaggie Brennan6 episodes2016SacrificeJanice Shaw 2016The Young OffendersMairéad MacSweeney 2018–PresentThe Young OffendersMáiréad MacSweeney TV series
Awards and nominations Hilary Rose won Comedian of the Year at the Stellar Magazine Shine Awards 2014.
YearWorkAwardResultNotes2017The Young OffendersBest Supporting Actress – Film
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