Aisling Franciosi

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Aisling stars in independent feature GOD’S CREATURES opposite Emily Watson and Paul Mescal, which had its premiere in the Directors Fortnight at Cannes 2022 and was nominated for several BIFA awards – including Aisling herself for Best Supporting Performance.  Her latest independent venture, STOPMOTION, in which she plays the lead, recently screened at the London Film Festival to great reception.

Aisling shot the lead in THE LAST VOYAGE OF DEMETER for Amblin, which was released in the UK and US earlier this year. She stars opposite Sandra Bullock in THE UNFORGIVABLE written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Nora Fingscheidt – the film based on the British three-part series - which premiered on Netflix. She also had a leading role opposite Gemma Arterton in the BBC drama limited series BLACK NARCISSUS, and alongside Mark Ruffalo in HBO limited series I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, directed by Derek Cianfrance.

Aisling starred in JENNIFER KENT’S film THE NIGHTINGALE, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019 and won two awards at the Venice Film Festival in 2018. Her breakout performance as ‘Clare’—an Irish convict indentured to a British lieutenant in Tasmania in the 1820s—caught the attention of many critics, including one who claimed “Franciosi’s virtuosic performance [hit] every emotional note: tenderness, terror, resolve, resentment, and rage.” In turn, she was nominated for a Gotham award in the category of “Breakthrough Actor”.

In 2019 Aisling won the EFP Shooting Star Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Originally best known for her role as ‘Katie Benedetto’ in the BBC drama series THE FALL opposite Jamie Dorman, Aisling won ‘Best Actress in a Supporting Role’ at the Irish Film and Television Awards for her performance. She has also appeared as ‘Lyanna Stark’ in the sixth and seventh seasons of GAMES OF THRONES.