Aisling Bea

Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ASH-ling BEE), is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series This Way Up on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she won the So You Think You're Funny award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012, being only the second woman to win the award in its then-25-year history. She also appears regularly on light entertainment comedy panel shows such as QI and 8 Out of 10 Cats and was a contestant on series 5 of Taskmaster.

Infobox

Born

Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (1984-03-16) 16 March 1984 Kildare, Ireland

Alma mater

Trinity College, Dublin (B .) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

Occupations

Comedian actress screenwriter

Years active

2009–present

Known for

This Way Up Eve of the Daleks

Partner

Jack Freeman (2022–present)

Children

Website

aislingbea

Tables

· Filmography › Acting › Television

2009

Fair City

Role(s)

RTÉ One

Notes

Cliodhna Norris

We Are Klang

Role(s)

BBC Three

Notes

Inspector

The Roy Files

Role(s)

TRTÉ and RTÉ TWO (Ireland), CBBC (UK)

Notes

Ticket girl (voice)

Belonging to Laura

Role(s)

TV3/BAI

Notes

Leanne Thompson

2009–2014

Role(s)

The Savage Eye

Notes

RTE

2010

Inn Mates

Role(s)

BBC Three

Notes

Elf

Role(s)

BBC

Notes

Various

Freedom

Role(s)

BBC Two

Notes

Aisling

Come Fly with Me

Role(s)

BBC One

Notes

Mary O'Mara

2011

Lewis

Role(s)

ITV

Notes

Hotel receptionist

Holby City

Role(s)

BBC One

Notes

Amelia Warner

2012

Cardinal Burns

Role(s)

Notes

Sally

Dead Boss

Role(s)

BBC Three

Notes

Laura Stephens

In with the Flynns

Role(s)

BBC One

Notes

Naimah

The Town

Role(s)

ITV

Notes

Carly

Trivia

Notes

Ruth

2013

Fit

Role(s)

CBBC

Notes

Various

Quick Cuts

Role(s)

BBC Four

Notes

Customer

2014

Playhouse Presents

Role(s)

Sky Arts

Notes

Toddler Woman

The Assets

Role(s)

ABC

Notes

Kara Jensen

Vodka Diaries

Role(s)

BBC Three

Notes

Nic

The Sunny

Role(s)

BBC Two

Notes

Emma

2014–2015

Role(s)

Trollied

Notes

Sky One

2015

Funny Valentines

Role(s)

BBC iPlayer

Notes

Sarah

The Delivery Man

Role(s)

ITV

Notes

Lisa

The Trap

Notes

Marie

Nish Kumar's Christmas

Role(s)

Sky Arts

Notes

Agent

2016

Damned

Role(s)

Channel 4

Notes

Anne-Marie

The Fall

Role(s)

ZDFneo (Germany), RTÉ One (Ireland), BBC Two (UK)

Notes

Kiera Sheridan

2017

Drunk History

Role(s)

Comedy Central

Notes

Guinevere

Gap Year

Role(s)

Notes

Kendra

Taskmaster

Role(s)

Dave

Notes

Series 5 contestant

2018

Hard Sun

Role(s)

BBC One (UK), Hulu (US)

Notes

Mari Butler

Plebs

Role(s)

ITV2

Notes

Minerva

I Feel Bad

Role(s)

NBC

Notes

Simone

Finding Joy

Role(s)

ITV

Notes

Amelia

2019

State of the Union

Role(s)

BBC (UK), Sundance TV (US)

Notes

Anna

Living with Yourself

Role(s)

Netflix

Notes

Kate Elliot

2019–2021

Role(s)

This Way Up

Notes

Channel 4

2020

Quiz

Role(s)

ITV

Notes

Claudia Rosencrantz

2021–2022

Role(s)

Amphibia

Notes

Disney Channel (US)

2022

Doctor Who

Role(s)

BBC

Notes

Sarah

2023–2024

Role(s)

Avoidance

Notes

BBC One

2024

Alice & Jack

Role(s)

Channel 4 (UK), PBS (US)

Notes

Lynn

Upcoming

Role(s)

Grown Ups

Notes

Netflix

Year	Title	Channel	Role	Other roles	Notes	Ref.
2009	Fair City	RTÉ One	Cliodhna Norris		3 episodes
	We Are Klang	BBC Three	Inspector		1 episode
	The Roy Files	TRTÉ and RTÉ TWO (Ireland), CBBC (UK)	Ticket girl (voice)		Episode: "Truth and Lies"
	Belonging to Laura	TV3/BAI	Leanne Thompson		Television film
2009–2014	The Savage Eye	RTE	Various		4 episodes
2010	Inn Mates	BBC Three	Elf		Pilot
	L	BBC	Various	Writer	Pilot
	Freedom	BBC Two	Aisling		Pilot
	Come Fly with Me	BBC One	Mary O'Mara		1 episode
2011	Lewis	ITV	Hotel receptionist		1 episode
2011	Holby City	BBC One	Amelia Warner		1 episode
2012	Cardinal Burns	E4	Sally		5 episodes
	Dead Boss	BBC Three	Laura Stephens		6 episodes
	In with the Flynns	BBC One	Naimah		1 episode
	The Town	ITV	Carly		3 episodes
	Trivia		Ruth		6 episodes
2013	Fit	CBBC	Various		13 episodes
2013	Quick Cuts	BBC Four	Customer		1 episode
2014	Playhouse Presents	Sky Arts	Toddler Woman		1 episode
	The Assets	ABC	Kara Jensen		1 episode
	Vodka Diaries	BBC Three	Nic		Pilot
	The Sunny	BBC Two	Emma		Pilot
2014–2015	Trollied	Sky One	Charlie		13 episodes
2015	Funny Valentines	BBC iPlayer	Sarah		2 episodes
	The Delivery Man	ITV	Lisa		6 episodes
	The Trap		Marie
	Nish Kumar's Christmas	Sky Arts	Agent		Comedy short
	The Cloud
2016	Damned	Channel 4	Anne-Marie		1 episode
2016	The Fall	ZDFneo (Germany), RTÉ One (Ireland), BBC Two (UK)	Kiera Sheridan		4 episodes
2017	Drunk History	Comedy Central	Guinevere		1 episode
	Gap Year	E4	Kendra		2 episodes
	Taskmaster	Dave	Series 5 contestant		8 episodes
2018	Hard Sun	BBC One (UK), Hulu (US)	Mari Butler		5 episodes
	Plebs	ITV2	Minerva		1 episode
	I Feel Bad	NBC	Simone		1 episode
	Finding Joy	ITV	Amelia		6 episodes
2019	State of the Union	BBC (UK), Sundance TV (US)	Anna		Episode: "Plaster Cast"
2019	Living with Yourself	Netflix	Kate Elliot		8 episodes
2019–2021	This Way Up	Channel 4	Aine	Writer, executive producer	12 episodes
2020	Quiz	ITV	Claudia Rosencrantz		3 episodes
2021–2022	Amphibia	Disney Channel (US)	Captain Beatrix (voice)		3 episodes
2022	Doctor Who	BBC	Sarah		Episode: "Eve of the Daleks"
2023–2024	Avoidance	BBC One	Megan		Season 2
2024	Alice & Jack	Channel 4 (UK), PBS (US)	Lynn		Miniseries
Upcoming	Grown Ups	Netflix	Cara

· Filmography › Acting › Film

2013

Tattooed

Notes

Eve

Very Few Fish

Notes

Gráinne

2016

Bullet to the Heart

Role(s)

Grain Media

Notes

Jane

2020

Love Wedding Repeat

Role(s)

Netflix

Notes

Rebecca

2021

Home Sweet Home Alone

Notes

Carol Mercer

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Notes

Margot (voice)

2023

Greatest Days

Notes

Rachel

2024

Swede Caroline

Notes

Louise

And Mrs

Notes

Gemma

Get Away

Notes

Susan

Year	Title	Production	Role	Other roles	Notes	Ref
2013	Tattooed		Eve		Short film
2013	Very Few Fish		Gráinne		Short film
2016	Bullet to the Heart	Grain Media	Jane	Co-writer	Short film
2020	Love Wedding Repeat	Netflix	Rebecca		Rom-com
2021	Home Sweet Home Alone		Carol Mercer
2021	Riverdance: The Animated Adventure		Margot (voice)		Animated film
2023	Greatest Days		Rachel
2024	Swede Caroline		Louise
	And Mrs		Gemma
	Get Away		Susan

· Filmography › Acting › Radio

2014

The Architects

Role(s)

BBC Radio 4

Notes

Hayley (voice)

Year	Title	Station	Role	Other role	Notes	Ref
2012, 2015	Micks and Legends	BBC Radio 4	Co-host	Co-writer	with Yasmine Akram
2014	The Architects	BBC Radio 4	Hayley (voice)		4 episodes

· Filmography › Acting › Video Games

2012

Assassin's Creed III

Role(s)

Ubisoft

Notes

Emily Burke (voice)

2013

Soul Sacrifice

Role(s)

Sony Computer Entertainment

Notes

Similia (voice)

Year	Title	Publisher	Role	Ref
2012	Assassin's Creed III	Ubisoft	Emily Burke (voice)
2013	Soul Sacrifice	Sony Computer Entertainment	Similia (voice)

· Filmography › Stand-up comedy

2009

Sabotage

Role(s)

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Notes

Live at Hoxton Hall

Fresh From the Fringe

Role(s)

BBC Radio 4

Notes

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2013

C'est La Bea

Notes

Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Galway

Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular

Role(s)

BBC Three

Notes

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Russell Howard's Good News

Role(s)

BBC Three

Notes

Riverside Studios

Set List

Role(s)

Nerdist Channel

2014

C'est La Bea

Notes

Soho Theatre, London

Live at the Apollo

Role(s)

BBC One

Notes

Hammersmith Apollo

2014–2016

Role(s)

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Notes

Channel 4

2015

Plan Bea

Notes

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2018

Netflix Comedy Lineup

Role(s)

Netflix

2026

Older Than Jesus

Notes

UK and Ireland tour

Year	Title	Channel	Venue	Ref.
2009	Sabotage	BBC Radio 4 Extra	Live at Hoxton Hall
2009	Fresh From the Fringe	BBC Radio 4	Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2013	C'est La Bea		Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
	C'est La Bea		Galway
	Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular	BBC Three	Edinburgh Festival Fringe
	Russell Howard's Good News	BBC Three	Riverside Studios
	Set List	Nerdist Channel
2014	C'est La Bea		Soho Theatre, London
2014	Live at the Apollo	BBC One	Hammersmith Apollo
2014–2016	Channel 4's Comedy Gala	Channel 4	O2 Arena
2015	Plan Bea		Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2018	Netflix Comedy Lineup	Netflix
2026	Older Than Jesus		UK and Ireland tour