Portrait of Orla Brady

Acting

Orla Brady

Career

Active from 1994 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Debt
The Debt
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Orla Brady Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Gritty Crime Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Psychological Suspense 3
  • British Drama 3
  • Procedural Elements 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

10 titles ยท average score 64
VisionQuest
VisionQuest (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as F.R.I.D.A.Y.

The Geography of Violence
The Geography of Violence (2026)

as Farmers Wife

St Pancras Sunrise
St Pancras Sunrise (2024)

as Susan

Freud's Last Session
Freud's Last Session (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

as Janie Moore

The Other Me
The Other Me (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Marina

Bosch: Legacy
Bosch: Legacy (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Siobhan Murphy

Rose Plays Julie
Rose Plays Julie (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ellen

Black Medicine
Black Medicine (2021)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bernadette

The South Westerlies
The South Westerlies (2020)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Kate Ryan

Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Tallinn / Laris

2010s

16 titles ยท average score 66
The Foreigner
The Foreigner (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mary Hennessy

Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Lydia

Banished
Banished (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Anne Meredith

The Price of Desire
The Price of Desire (2015)
GoodWatch score 26

as Eileen Gray

Jo
Jo (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Dormont

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

as Tasha Lem

Wayland's Song
Wayland's Song (2013)

as Grace

Eternal Law
Eternal Law (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mrs. Sheringham

Sinbad
Sinbad (2012)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Taryn

American Horror Story
American Horror Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Dr. Karen Hopple

Strike Back
Strike Back (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Katie Dartmouth

The Deep
The Deep (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Catherine

2000s

21 titles ยท average score 64
Mistresses
Mistresses (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Siobhan Dhillon

Fringe
Fringe (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Bishop

How About You...
How About You... (2007)
GoodWatch score 51

as Kate Harris

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lilly Summers

Last Night
Last Night (2006)

as Lucy

Proof
Proof (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Maureen Boland

Lawless
Lawless (2004)

TV show ยท as DC Liz Bird

Servants
Servants (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Flora Ryan

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr. Monica Jordan

Fogbound
Fogbound (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ann

Silent Grace
Silent Grace (2001)

as Eileen

The Luzhin Defence
The Luzhin Defence (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Anna

1990s

16 titles ยท average score 73
Pure Wickedness
Pure Wickedness (1999)

TV show ยท as Jenny Meadows

Family Law
Family Law (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Naoise O'Neill

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1998)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cathy

The Heart Surgeon
The Heart Surgeon (1997)

TV show ยท as Marcella Duggan

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1997)

TV show ยท as Clare Somers

The Heart Surgeon
The Heart Surgeon (1997)

as Marcella Duggan

Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (1995)

TV show ยท as DS Rebecca Bennett

Dangerfield
Dangerfield (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Diane Foster

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Kit Kelly de Goris

Words Upon the Window Pane
Words Upon the Window Pane (1994)

as Vanessa

Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Nurse Mary

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 74
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Countess Rossakoff

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Wendy

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Amy

1970s

1 title ยท average score 75
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Bank Teller