Gina Costigan
Gina Costigan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 40–41)[1] |
| Education | Queens University Belfast (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | Early 2000s – present |
Gina Costigan is an Irish actress, best known for her work on stage. She appeared in the original Broadway companies of Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman and Martin McDonagh's Hangmen.[1]
Early life
[edit]Costigan was born in Dublin, Ireland. She is the daughter of former Gaiety Theatre Director, John Costigan, and Irish actress Maria McDermottroe.[2][3][4][5][6]
She holds a BA (Hons) from Queens University Belfast, and an AA from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.[2]
Career
[edit]Costigan made her screen debut as crime figure John Traynor's girlfriend in 2003's Veronica Guerin, appearing opposite Cate Blanchett.[7] She would go on to have supporting roles as Caroline in 2007's Becoming Jane, and Jocelyn in 2024’s The Friend.[8][9]
In 2016 Costigan made her New York stage debut in Honor Molloy's Crackskull Row at the Irish Repertory Theatre.[10][11]
In 2017 she appeared in The Suitcase Under the Bed, a combined bill of four plays by Teresa Deevy at the Mint Theater Company.[12]
In 2018 Costigan starred opposite Hayley Mills in Isobel Mahon’s Party Face at New York City Center. For their respective performances, Costigan and Mills were both nominated for Best Actress at the 2018 1st Irish Awards.[13] Later that year Costigan joined the original Broadway company of Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, understudying the roles Caitlin and Mary Carney.[14]
In 2019 she appeared opposite her mother Maria McDermottroe in Michael Scott's adaptation of The Valley of the Squinting Windows at the Mullingar Arts Centre.[15] Later that year she starred in the critically acclaimed revival of Joe Crilly's On McQuillan's Hill at the Finborough Theatre in London.
In 2022 Costigan appeared in the original Broadway company of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen, understudying the roles of Alice and Shirley.
From 2023-2024 she appeared as Grace in London Classic Theatre's UK tour of Brian Friel's Faith Healer.[16][17]
In addition to her work on stage, Costigan has had recurring roles on Vikings, Fair City, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.[18]
Accolades
[edit]The Irish Echo's "40 under 40,” Class of 2019.[19]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Veronica Guerin | Traynor's Girlfriend | |
| 2006 | The Front Line | Garda | |
| 2007 | Becoming Jane | Caroline | |
| 2009 | Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne | Nurse | |
| 2013 | A Terrible Beauty | Bridget Grace | |
| 2013 | Black Ice | Sister | |
| 2016 | Gender Bender | Katie | |
| 2016 | The Board | Siobhann | Short film |
| 2017 | Halal Daddy | Magda | |
| 2018 | Kryptonights | Beth | |
| 2019 | Brittany Runs a Marathon | Drunk Woman | |
| 2020 | Flesh Is Heir To | Agent Kerrigan | |
| 2022 | The Ulysses Project | Molly Bloom | |
| 2022 | My Sailor, My Love | Joyce | |
| 2023 | Suspicious Minds | Lola | Short film |
| 2024 | TWIG | Ange's Mother | |
| 2024 | The Friend | Jocelyn |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fair City | Diane Sutton | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Officer Judy | 2 episodes |
| 2019-2020 | Vikings | Runa | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Mrs. O'Meara | Episode: "Five" |
| 2021 | Halston | Doctor | Episode: "Critics" |
| 2022 | Harry Wild | Jenny Doyle | Episode: "A Corpse in My Soup" |
| 2023 | Kin | Betty Duggan | Episode: "2.8" |
| 2024 | Say Nothing | Lily | Episode: "Evil Little Maniacs" |
| 2024-2025 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Virginia Becker | 2 episodes |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Seedbed | Hanna | New Jersey Repertory Company |
| 2016-2017 | Crackskull Row | Dollie | Irish Repertory Theatre |
| 2017 | The Suitcase Under the Bed | Jil/Mrs. Stims | Mint Theater Company |
| 2018 | Party Face | Mollie Mae | New York City Center |
| 2018-2019 | The Ferryman | Caitlin/Mary Carney (u/s) | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre |
| 2019 | The Valley Of The Squinting Windows | Brigid Byrne/Mary Essie/Mrs.McGoldrick/Miss Mckeon | Mullingar Arts Centre |
| 2019 | On McQuillan's Hill | Loretta Maline | Finborough Theatre |
| 2022 | Hangmen | Alice/Shirley (u/s) | John Golden Theatre |
| 2023-2024 | Faith Healer | Grace | London Classic Theatre |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Another act in family drama". Independent.ie. 3 September 2012.
- ^ a b Smith, Andrea (13 January 2014). "Bondings: Beyond the curtain call at the Gaiety". Independent.ie.
- ^ Jackson, Joe (25 December 2005). "Happy? Oh, yes he is!". Independent.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "The Blackwater Lightship". IFI.ie.
- ^ "John Costigan The CV". Independent.ie. 14 December 2003.
- ^ McDermott, Peter (11 January 2018). "Women's time to shine in 'Party Face'". IrishEcho.com.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Anne (21 March 2018). "Actress Maria McDermottroe on pursuing her passion". FarmersJournal.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Gina Costigan". TVGuide.com. 13 May 2008.
- ^ Jackson, Joe. "Markievicz park". Hotpress.com.
- ^ Webster, Andy (16 September 2016). "Review: 'Crackskull Row,' an Irish Gothic With Masher, Basher and Rasher". The New York Times.
- ^ "Crackskull Row". IrishRep.org.
- ^ Webster, Andy (25 August 2017). "Review: Ireland in Four Dimensions, by a Pioneering Playwright". The New York Times.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (25 January 2018). "Women Beyond the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown". New York Times. Gale A524722009 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ "Complete Casting of The Ferryman Is Announced". BroadwayDirect.com. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Michael D to attend 'Valley' premiere". WestmeathExaminer.ie. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Review: Faith Healer". WinchesterToday.co.uk. 15 November 2023.
- ^ "'One of the greatest plays of the 20th century - Brian Friel's 'Faith Healer' - for Millennium Forum stage this week". DerryJournal.com. 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Gina Costigan | Actress". IMDb.
- ^ "Costigan, Ruddy for radio version". IrishEcho.com. 19 August 2021.
