Roisin Conaty | |
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Born | London, England | 26 March 1979
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actress, writer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Website | roisinconaty.com |
Roisin Conaty (/ˈroʊʃiːn ˈkɒnəti/ ROH-sheen KON-ə-tee; born 26 March 1979) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010 for her show Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar. She played Jo in the Channel 4 sitcom Man Down from 2013 to 2017. In early 2014, the pilot of the sitcom GameFace, of which she is the writer, lead actress and executive producer, aired on Channel 4. The first full series aired in 2017 on both E4 and Hulu in the US. The second series aired on Channel 4 and Hulu in July 2019. Conaty won the Heat magazine's "Unmissables Comedian of the Year" award in 2019. She played Roxy in the first two series of the Netflix comedy-drama series After Life.