30 Dec 25
Press Pack Article
Siobhán McSweeney - Host
Actress Siobhán McSweeney is best known as Sister Michael in the sitcom Derry Girls, a role for which she won the 2023 BAFTA for Best Female Comedy Performance. She starred in the Disney+ superhero comedy Extraordinary, as well as hit dramas such as Holding, Death in Paradise, Murdoch Mysteries, The Fall, No Offence and Collateral. Her stage career includes: As You Like It and Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre and The Alchemist at the RSC. She was Witzender in the film Alice Through the Looking Glass, presented Exploring Northern Ireland and competed in the Derry Girls edition of Bake Off. She also wrote, directed and starred in the 2024 BBC comedy short, Spud. In 2025, she hosted the first ever season of The Traitors Ireland. Siobhán lives in London.
