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name: "Leah O'Rourke"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leah-orourke"
roles: []
born: "12 November 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T14:58:16.235744+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."
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# Leah O'Rourke

Actor. Born 12 November 1988 in Newry, Northern Ireland.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 November 1988, Newry, Northern Ireland
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1865576

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Derry Girls*](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls.md) (83)

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## Biography

Leah O'Rourke is a Northern Irish actress. She is best known for playing Jenny Joyce in the Channel 4 comedy series *Derry Girls* (2018–2022).

O'Rourke was born in Newry, County Down. She completed a degree in English and Drama at Queen's University Belfast and trained at the Guildford School of Acting in London. She is the niece of actors John Lynch and Susan Lynch. Other credits include the film *Half Brothers* (2016) and a contestant appearance on *Dancing with the Stars* (2023).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Derry Girls* (2018), Fi1m 83, as Jenny Joyce — [page](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

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

- *The Spin* (2026), as Tracey
- *The Knife* (2025), as Nurse Siobhan
- *Derry Girls* (2018), series, as Jenny Joyce — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls.md)
- *Half Brothers* (2016), as Siobhán
- *Wasted* (2013), as Girl at Party
- *The Vicar's Wife*, as Effie

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