Laura Donnelly

Biography

Laura Donnelly (born 24 June 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. On television, she is known for her roles in the Starz series Outlander (2014–2017), the ITV series Beowulf (2016), and the HBO series The Nevers (2021–2023).

Donnelly grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004.

She made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. She is also known for her regular appearances in Outlander, and Britannia, and as a main character in the Irish film Insatiable (2008).

In 2013, Donnelly played a main role: that of Sarah Kay in The Fall.

In 2018, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Ferryman. In 2019 she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress for the same role on Broadway.

She played a lead role as Amalia True in HBO's The Nevers (2021).

Known For

The Bill

Jody MacMillan

Merlin

Freya

Outlander

Jenny Fraser Murray

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

Elvina

Britannia

Hella

Missing

Violet Heath

Sugar Rush

Beth

The Nevers

Amalia True

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	The Heist Before Christmas	Patricia Collins
2022	Werewolf by Night	Elsa Bloodstone
2022	Director by Night	Self
2019	Tolkien	Mabel Tolkien
2015	The Program	Emma O'Reilly
2014	Heart of Lightness	Elida
2014	Goldfrapp: Tales Of Us
2013	Hello Carter	Tara Stephens
2009	Dread	Abby
2009	Right Hand Drive	Ashley
2009	Best: His Mother's Son	Barbara Best
2009	Occupation	Katy Hibbs
2008	Insatiable	Rachel

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Say Nothing	Older Helen McConville
2021	The Nevers	Amalia True
2018	Britannia	Hella
2016	Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands	Elvina
2014	Outlander	Jenny Fraser Murray
2013	The Fall	Sarah Kay
2012	Missing	Violet Heath
2008	Merlin	Freya
2005	Sugar Rush	Beth
1984	The Bill	Jody MacMillan