---
name: "Bríd Brennan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brid-brennan"
fi1m_id: "brid-brennan"
imdb_id: "nm0107261"
tmdb_id: 42601
wikidata_id: "Q913526"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-22T02:36:32.070019+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bríd Brennan

## Identity

Bríd Brennan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brid-brennan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brid-brennan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0107261
- **TMDB ID:** 42601
- **Wikidata ID:** Q913526
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Brennan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913526, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107261/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42601

Actor. Born 1 January 1955 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1955, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Active:** 1981–present
- **Also known as:** Brid Brennan, 브리드 브레넌
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (2), 1990s 88 (1), 2010s 70 (3), 2020s 74 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 74 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Comedy 2, History 2, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $154m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Brennan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913526, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107261/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42601

## Coming up

- *Tender Loving Care* (2026-12-04), as Woman in Park

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Calm with Horses*](https://film.one/film/calm-with-horses.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bríd Brennan is an Irish actress born in 1955 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She began her career in Dublin, performing at the Abbey and Gate theatres, and has worked extensively in theatre, film and television.

She originated the role of Agnes in Brian Friel's *Dancing at Lughnasa*, winning the 1992 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and reprised it in the 1998 film adaptation. She received Olivier Award nominations for *Rutherford and Son* (1995), *The Little Foxes* (2002) and *The Ferryman* (2018).

Brennan's screen credits include *Excalibur* (1981), *Shadow Dancer* (2012), *Brooklyn* (2015) as Miss Kelly, *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), *Calm with Horses* (2020) and *A Talent for Murder* (2026) as Kathryn Grierson. She has appeared in series such as *Peaky Blinders*, *Unforgotten* and *Hope Street*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *A Talent for Murder* (2026), Fi1m 68, as Kathryn Grierson — [page](https://film.one/film/a-talent-for-murder.md)
- *Trespasses* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Older Cushla — [page](https://film.one/tv/trespasses.md)
- *Calm with Horses* (2020), Fi1m 74, as Maire Mirkin — [page](https://film.one/film/calm-with-horses.md)
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), Fi1m 64, as Kitty — [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *Brooklyn* (2015), Fi1m 83, as Miss Kelly — [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md)
- *Unforgotten* (2015), Fi1m 64, as Suzanna Reid — [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)
- *Topsy-Turvy* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Mad Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/topsy-turvy.md)
- *She's Been Away* (1989), Fi1m 76, as Lillian's Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/shes-been-away.md)
- *Excalibur* (1981), Fi1m 79, as Lady in Waiting — [page](https://film.one/film/excalibur.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tender Loving Care* (2026), as Woman in Park
- *A Talent for Murder* (2026), as Kathryn Grierson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/a-talent-for-murder.md)
- *Aontas* (2026), as Cáit
- *Trespasses* (2025), series, as Older Cushla — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/trespasses.md)
- *Room Taken* (2023), as Victoria
- *National Theatre Live: Dixon and Daughters* (2023), as Mary
- *My Sailor, My Love* (2022), as Annie
- *Hope Street* (2021), series, as Concepta O'Hare
- *Dalgliesh* (2021), series, as Mrs. Dettinger
- *Doineann* (2021), as Labhaoise
- *Calm with Horses* (2020), as Maire Mirkin — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/calm-with-horses.md)
- *Phoenix* (2020), Actor
- *Stalker* (2019), as Diane
- *Come Home* (2018), series, as Niamh Keening
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), as Kitty — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *The Truth Commissioner* (2016), as Catherine Gilroy
- *Brooklyn* (2015), as Miss Kelly — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md)
- *Unforgotten* (2015), series, as Suzanna Reid — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)
- *Quirke* (2014), series, as Dolly Moran
- *The Escape Artist* (2013), series, as Mary
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), series, as Audrey Changretta — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2012), as Queen Isabel
- *Shadow Dancer* (2012), as Ma
- *South Riding* (2011), series, as Mrs Sigglesthwaite
- *Upstairs Downstairs* (2010), series, as Miss Poulson
- *Little Crackers* (2010), series, as Sister Mary Bernadette
- *Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne* (2009), as Theresa Byrne
- *Sunday* (2002), as Mrs Young
- *Topsy-Turvy* (1999), as Mad Woman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/topsy-turvy.md)
- *Felicia's Journey* (1999), as Mrs Lysaght
- *Dancing at Lughnasa* (1998), as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy
- *Trojan Eddie* (1996), as Betty
- *Words Upon the Window Pane* (1994), as Stella
- *Guinevere* (1994), as Morgan L'Fei
- *Cracker* (1993), series, as Maggie Harvey — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *Hedda Gabler* (1993), as Thea Elvsted
- *Tell Tale Hearts* (1992), as Sally McCann
- *Ghostwatch* (1992), as Pamela Early
- *Performance* (1991), series, as Thea Elvsted
- *'Itch* (1991), as Susan Turnbull
- *Who Bombed Birmingham?* (1990), as Sister of IRA man
- *She's Been Away* (1989), as Lillian's Nurse — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/shes-been-away.md)
- *South of the Border* (1988), series, as Irene
- *Hidden City* (1987), Actor
- *Lorna* (1987), as Lorna Martin
- *Up Line* (1987), as Grace O'Brien
- *The Playboy of the Western World* (1985), as Pegeen Mike
- *Four Days in July* (1984), as Colette
- *Anne Devlin* (1984), as Anne Devlin
- *A Coming to Terms for Billy* (1984), as Lorna Martin
- *A Matter of Choice for Billy* (1983), as Lorna Martin
- *Too Late to Talk to Billy* (1982), as Lorna Martin
- *The Ballroom of Romance* (1982), as Patty Byrne
- *Maeve* (1981), as Roisin
- *Excalibur* (1981), as Lady in Waiting — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/excalibur.md)
- *The Galley*, as Helen

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1992: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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