Biography - Nicola Coughlan

Who is Nicola Coughlan?

Nicola Coughlan is an actress by profession and Irish by nationality. She is best known for her roles in the TV series Derry Girls as Clare Devlin and Bridgerton as Penelope Featherington.

Nicola Coughlan – Age, Parents, Siblings

Nicola Coughlan was born on 9 January 1987 in Galway, Ireland. Her full name is Nicola Mary Coughlan, her mother’s name is Beatrice Coughlan, and her father’s name is Martin Coughlan. He is not the only child of his parents and has two siblings- an older brother named Kieran Coughlan and an older sister named Clodagh Geraghty.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Nicola Coughlan attended the Scoil Mhuire, and for the secondary level, she went to Calasanctius College. She graduated from the National University of Ireland with a degree in English and Classical Civilisation. She also trained at the Oxford School of Drama and Birmingham School of Acting.

Her ethnicity is Irish.

Nicola Coughlan – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Nicola Coughlan was in a relationship with fellow Derry Girls cast member Laurie Kynaston. She and her now ex-boyfriend dated for a little while before breaking up.

Coughlan was first linked to actor Jake Dunn in August 2024, and they were spotted together for the first time in October 2024. They made their relationship Instagram official in February 2025.

Currently, she is believed to be single, unmarried, sans a husband or children. Moreover, as she has never been married, divorce is out of context.

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Nicola Coughlan – Career

Early Days

Coughlan decided to pursue a career in acting after watching her older sister perform at a school play. As a child actress, her debut role was in the 1997 film My Brother's War. She resumed her career with the 2004 short film The Phantom C**t.

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Films, TV Series

Nicola Coughlan continued to work as a voice actress in the TV series The Fairytales (2003-2005), SimsalaGrimm II: The Adventures of Yoyo and Doc Croc (2010), Simsala Grimm - Die Märchen der Brüder Grimm (2010), Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer (2011), and in the films Summer of the Flying Saucer (2008), Ivan the Incredible (2012), etc.

As an actress, she has starred in the films Svengali (2013), Seize Them! (2023), Barbie (2023), Seize Them! (2024), etc. Moreover, Nicola Coughlan has also portrayed characters in the episodes of the TV series Doctors (2012), Harlots (2018), Derry Girls (2018-2022), Bridgerton (2020-2024), and Big Mood.

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Co-stars

On the set of Barbie, Nicola Coughlan has starred alongside Marisa Abela, Ana Cruz Kayne, Luke Mullen, Oliver Vaquer, and Deb Hiett.

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Nicola Coughlan – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary of Nicola Coughlan is under review.

Nicola Coughlan – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Coughlan is active on Instagram but seems to be absent from Twitter and Facebook.

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