Denise Gough

Denise Gough
Born (1980-02-28) 28 February 1980[1]
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Actress

Denise Gough (born 28 February 1980)[2] is an Irish actress. She was born in Ennis, County Clare and is the elder sister of the actress Kelly Gough. She graduated from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in 2003. She is notable for her work in theatre and television, including the play The Painter (2011) and Messiah V: The Rapture. Gough is a two time Olivier Award winner.

Theatre

In 2012, she was nominated for the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her performances in Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms at the Lyric Hammersmith and Nancy Harris's Our New Girl at the Bush Theatre.[3] In January 2014 she was Julia in The Duchess of Malfi, the inaugural production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London.[4] At the National Theatre, London, in September 2015 she presented an "electrifying" performance as a recovering substance user in Duncan Macmillan's People, Places and Things, directed by Jeremy Herrin.[5] She reprised the role when the production transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in March 2016, and subsequently won the Olivier Award for Best Actress. She returned to the National Theatre in April 2017 playing the role of Harper in Marianne Elliot's revival of Tony Kushner's play Angels in America, for which she won the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Gough then returned to People, Places & Things for its New York transfer. Gough returned to the role of Harper in the Broadway transfer of the National Theatre's production of Angels in America, alongside the majority of the London cast, in February 2018.

Year Title Character Theatre
2004By the Bog of CatsCaroline CassidyWyndham's Theatre, London
The Kindness of StrangersCherylLiverpool Everyman, Liverpool
2006Everything is IlluminatedBrodHampstead Theatre, London
O Go My ManElsaRoyal Court Theatre, London
2007Someone Else's ShoesMarySoho Theatre, London
2009The GrouchCeliaWest Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Six Characters In Search Of An AuthorStepdaughterChichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
Six Characters In Search Of An AuthorStepdaughterGielgud Theatre, London
2009The BirdsJuliaGate Theatre , Dublin
2010The Plough and the StarsNora ClitheroeAbbey Theatre, London
Jesus Hopped The A TrainHanrahanTrafalgar Studios, London
2011The PainterJennyArcola Theatre, London
2012Our New GirlAnnieBush Theatre, London
Desire Under the ElmsAnna PutnamLyric Hammersmith, London
2014Adler and GibbLouiseRoyal Court Theatre, London
The Duchess of MalfiJulia Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2015People, Places and ThingsEmmaDorfman Theatre, National Theatre, London
2016Wyndham's Theatre, London
2017Angels in AmericaHarperLyttleton Theatre, National Theatre, London
People, Places and ThingsEmmaSt. Ann's Warehouse, New York
2018Angels in AmericaHarperNeil Simon Theatre, Broadway

Filmography

Film

Year Title Character Notes
2007OutlandersBarmaid
2010The KidPatsy
Robin HoodVillage Mother
2014The Quiet RoarResearch Assistant
Jimmy's HallTess
2018Colette[6] Mathilde de Morny

Television

Year Title Character Production Notes
2004CasualtySusan ParishBBC OneEpisode: "Three's a Crowd"
2007The Inspector Lynley MysteriesChristine FaradayBBC OneEpisode: "Limbo"
2008The Shooting of Thomas HurndallMichelleChannel 4Documentary dramatization
2009The BillLiz O'HalloranITVEpisode: "Lost Soul"
Waking the DeadKathleenBBC OneEpisodes: "Magdalene: Part I" and "Magdalene: Part II"
2010Silent WitnessDanielle BoyceBBC OneEpisodes: "Run: Part I" and "Run: Part II"
2011Holby CityMona CadoganBBC OneEpisode: "Culture Shock"
2012Titanic: Blood and SteelEmily HillCBC11 episodes
2013What RemainsLiz FletcherBBC One4 episodes
ComplicitLucyTV movie
2014StellaCollette JensenSky 1Series 3
8 episodes
2015The Duchess of MalfiJuliaTV movie
2016Apple Tree YardDS JohnsBBC OneEpisode 4
2017GuerrillaFallonShowtime, Sky6 episodes
PaulaPaulaBBC Two3 episodes

Video games

Year Title Character Production Notes
2013Divinity: Dragon CommanderCatherineLarian StudiosVoice
2015The Witcher 3: Wild HuntYennefer of VengerbergCD Projekt RedVoice

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2015 Critics' Circle Theatre Award Best Actress People, Places and Things Won
2016 Whatsonstage.com Awards Best Actress in a Play Nominated
Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress Won
2018 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play Nominated
Obie Award Distinguished Performance by an Actress Won
Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Angels in America Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominated
Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated

References

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BREM8uxjGf_/?taken-by=jamestay1or
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BREM8uxjGf_/?taken-by=jamestay1or
  3. ↑ "London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2012 - Longlist revealed". London Evening Standard. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Coveney, Michael (16 January 2014). "The Duchess of Malfi (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)". What's On Stage. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Clapp, Sussannah (6 September 2015). "People, Places & Things review — a career-changing performance". The Observer. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Orlova-Alvarez, Tamara; Alvarez, Joe (October 6, 2018). "Denise Gough on Toxic and Progressive Masculinity at Toronto Film Festival". Ikon London Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
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