{"id":13702,"date":"2022-04-12T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1624946"},"modified":"2022-04-12T10:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T08:29:41","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-derry-girls-season-3","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-the-cast-of-derry-girls-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the cast of Derry Girls season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The third and final season of Derry Girls<\/a> arrives on Channel 4 this week, reuniting viewers with the show\u2019s central quintet<\/a>: Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and James.<\/p>\n

The much-loved comedy\u2019s final outing will follow the gang as they anxiously await their GCSE results and take their first steps toward adulthood (you can read our five-star Derry Girls season 3 review<\/a> here).<\/p>\n

The new season also promises a brush with the law for our Derry Girls, and the introduction of an indecently handsome plumber who has the potential to wreak havoc within the Quinn family.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the cast and characters of Derry Girls season 3.<\/p>

Saoirse-Monica Jackson plays Erin Quinn<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Erin Quinn played by Saoirse Monica Jackson in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Erin Quinn?\u00a0<\/strong>An aspiring writer with buckets of bravado masking her teenage insecurity, Erin\u2019s family life grounds the series \u2013 while fans are convinced that a romance between Erin and James<\/a> is on the cards in season 3.<\/p>\n

Speaking to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a> about her final outing in the role, Saoirse-Monica Jackson promised a new maturity from her character Erin: \u201cShe\u2019s really found a bit more confidence in herself and who she is and trust[s] in her moral compass a bit more. Obviously there\u2019s still always madness, but I think that we see a lot more of a competence with her and a bit more of an understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Saoirse-Monica Jackson before? <\/strong>She recently starred in Skint and Finding You, and has previously appeared in Harlan Coben\u2019s The Five on Sky One, and starred in the West End run of Jez Butterworth\u2019s The Ferryman back in 2018.<\/p>\n

Nicola Coughlan plays Clare Devlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Clare Devlin, played by Nicola Coughlan in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Clare Devlin?\u00a0<\/strong>An anxious \u201cnervous wreck\u201d student who previously came out as gay to the gang.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Clare\u2019s journey in season 3, Coughlan told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cClare is still very much a nervous wreck. Doesn\u2019t know what to do with herself. She\u2019s just ticking along, just being really mega stressed. And also deeply involved about her exams and school and all of that kind of thing. But she definitely, definitely goes on a journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Nicola Coughlan before?\u00a0<\/strong>Outside of Derry Girls, she\u2019s best known for playing Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton<\/a> seasons 1 and 2, and Hannah Dalton in Harlots. She also co-created the comedy podcast Whistle Through the Shamrocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jamie-Lee O\u2019Donnell plays Michelle Mallon<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Michelle Mallon, played by Jamie-Lee O\u2019Donnell in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Michelle Mallon?\u00a0<\/strong>A brash, permed teenager with a heart of gold and saddled with a supremely annoying cousin (at least according to her): James, the \u2018wee English fella\u2019.<\/p>\n

Where have I see Jamie-Lee O\u2019Donnell before?\u00a0<\/strong>She played lead role Rose Gill in recent prison comedy-drama Screw, and has otherwise starred in shows like Doing Money and 6Degrees on BBC iPlayer, and also appeared in Urban and the Shed Crew alongside Richard Armitage.<\/p>\n

Louisa Harland plays Orla McCool<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Orla, played by Louisa Harland in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Orla McCool?\u00a0<\/strong>The kooky oddball of the group, she\u2019s Erin\u2019s cousin.<\/p>\n

Speaking to\u00a0R<\/strong>adioTimes.com\u00a0<\/strong>ahead of season 3, Louisa Harland said: \u201cI believe that Orla finds her voice even more. I think she speaks out loud a little bit more. Still very much [marching] to the sound of her own drum, but yeah, I think you get more of Orla this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Louisa Harland before?\u00a0<\/strong>She recently played Cloda O\u2019Donnell in The Deceived, and starred in her co-star Coughlan\u2019s podcast comedy Whistle Through the Shamrocks. You may also recognise her from\u00a0crime drama Love\/Hate or Woody Harrelson\u2019s Lost in London, or else seen her on BBC daytime favourite Doctors.<\/p>\n

Dylan Llewellyn plays James Maguire<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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James Maguire, played by Dylan Llewwllyn in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is James Maguire?\u00a0<\/strong>A\u00a0fish-out-of-water English schoolboy forced to attend the all-girls Our Lady Immaculate College while he stays with his cousin, Michelle.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Dylan Llewellyn before? <\/strong>The actor has starred in Call the Midwife<\/a>, Dodo, A Grand Romantic Gesture, and Holby City. He played Martin \u2018Jono\u2019 Johnson from 2011 to 2012.<\/p>\n

Siobhan McSweeney plays Sister Michael<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sister Michael, played by Siobhan McSweeney in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Sister Michael?\u00a0<\/strong>The strict, sarcastic headmistress of Our Lady Immaculate College, she speaks her mind and doesn\u2019t care who knows it. The only thorn in her side: the earnest Father Peter.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Siobhan McSweeney before?\u00a0<\/strong>Viewers may recognise her from the recent adaptation of Graham Norton\u2019s novel Holding<\/a>, in which she played Br\u00edd Riordan. She also starred in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain\u00a0 (as Dr Cooke), Porterrs, Collateral, The Fall, No Offence as Ruth Cheetham, and popped up in Alice Through the Looking Glass as Witzender.<\/p>\n

Tara Lynne O\u2019Neill plays Mary Quinn<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Mary Quinn and husband Gerry in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Mary Quinn?\u00a0<\/strong>The Quinn family matriarch, she\u2019s clever, no-nonsense and won\u2019t admit to her own foibles: namely, her need to pack everything but the kitchen sink on family holidays.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Tara Lynne O\u2019Neill before? <\/strong>She played Dean in The Fall, and starred in numerous Irish dramas including Omagh, Pure Mule, The Clinic and Stardust, in addition to\u00a0Line of Duty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tommy Tiernan plays Gerry Quinn<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Gerry Quinn, played by Tommy Tiernan in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Gerry Quinn? <\/strong>The long-suffering father of Erin and husband to Mary, he\u2019s bullied daily by his father-in-law\u00a0Joe, who finds fault with everything he does and remains\u00a0unapologetic about despising him.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Tommy Tiernan before?\u00a0<\/strong>The Irish comedian is better known for his stand-up routines and chat show, but he did previously star in the\u00a0Channel 4 sitcom Small Potatoes in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n

Ian McElhinney plays Granda Joe<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Granda Joe, played by Ian McElhinney in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Granda Joe?\u00a0<\/strong>Erin\u2019s grandad, whose new, homicidal cat Seamus causes even more tension between himself and son-in-law Gerry in season 3.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Ian McElhinney before? <\/strong>International\u00a0viewers may recognise him as the rather more\u00a0serious\u00a0Barristan Selmy, Lord Commander of the Queensguard of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) in Game of Thrones. He has also appeared in Cold Feet, New Tricks, Holby City, Doctors and Ripper Street, and played General Dodonna in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.<\/p>\n

Kathy Kiera Clarke plays Aunt Sarah McCool<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sarah McCool, played by Kathy Kiera Clarke in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Aunt Sarah? <\/strong>Orla\u2019s mum, she\u2019s as kooky and laid-back as her daughter.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Kathy Kiera Clarke before? <\/strong>She played Sybil Stamfordis in the Amazon adaptation of Agatha Christie\u2019s The Pale Horse, and has starred in Silent Witness<\/a>, Proof, Pulling Moves and Omagh among other projects.<\/p>\n

Leah O\u2019Rourke plays Jenny Joyce<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jenny Joyce (right) and Aisling in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Jenny Joyce?\u00a0<\/strong>The gang\u2019s nemesis, she\u2019s a goody-two-shoes whose school assembly dance routines continue to frustrate Sister Michael.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Leah O\u2019Rourke before?\u00a0<\/strong>She\u2019s best known for her role in Derry Girls, but she was previously a stand-in on Game of Thrones.<\/p>\n

Peter Campion plays Father Peter<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Father Peter and Sister Michael in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Father Peter?\u00a0<\/strong>An earnest, vain parish priest blessed with a thick head of hair \u2013 although this season he\u2019s sporting a ponytail, to Sister Michael\u2019s disgust.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Peter Campion before?\u00a0<\/strong>Viewers may recognise him from Domina (as Libo), Peaky Blinders (as Mickey Gibbs), the film Sing Street (as Evan), Brooklyn (as George Sheridan) opposite Saoirse Ronan, Raw, Dead Still, and Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope.<\/p>\n

Kevin McAleer plays Uncle Colm<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Uncle Colm (centre, front row) in Derry Girls<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who is Uncle Colm?\u00a0<\/strong>Granda Joe\u2019s brother, he has no self-awareness and can talk for Derry.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Kevin McAleer before?\u00a0<\/strong>Rising to fame on Irish comedy series Nighthawks, he\u2019s best known for his deadpan humour on the comedy circuit.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> Derry Girls creator on whether there could be a movie in the future<\/a><\/p>\n

Derry Girls season 3 airs on Channel 4 and All4<\/a> at 9:15pm on Tuesday 12th April. Looking for something else to watch? Visit our Drama<\/a> hub or check out our TV Guide<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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