Máiréad Tyers

Máiréad Tyers
Born (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 27)
Ireland
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
TelevisionExtraordinary

Máiréad Tyers is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Jen in the Disney+ series Extraordinary (2023–), for which she received a British Academy Television Award nomination.

Early life

Growing up in Ballinhassig outside Cork city in Ireland,[1] Tyers had considered studying at University College Cork, but moved to London in 2017 following a successful audition for RADA.[2][3] Tyers took part in a variety of stage and screen productions while studying at RADA, before graduating with a BA in Acting in 2020.[4]

Tyers was working in a cinema prior to landing her role in Extraordinary.[2]

Personal life

Tyers speaks English, as well as being proficient in Irish and French. She plays camogie, ultimate frisbee, and football. She sings soprano and can play piano to an intermediate level.[4]

Career

Whilst at RADA, Tyers had a successful table read with the academy's president, Kenneth Branagh, and subsequently appeared in his 2021 film Belfast.[2] She appeared in the comedy play Changing the Sheets, at both Dublin Fringe Festival in 2021, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022.[2]

Tyers played a small role in ITVX teen drama Tell Me Everything, which premiered in December 2022.[3]

In 2023, Tyers appeared as Jen, the lead in Disney+ show Extraordinary, a role for which she was cast and started filming in late 2021.[5] Speaking of Tyers, Ed Power in The Irish Times called it a “breakout performance” of a “star in the making”.[6] For her role in season one of Extraordinary, she was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards in March 2024.[7] In March 2024, she was nominated in the “Female performance in a comedy programme” category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.[8] A second series aired on Disney+ on 7 March 2024.[9]

Tyers appeared in the 2023 action thriller Dead Shot[10][11] and in the period dramedy series My Lady Jane.[12]

Tyers appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch on 25 February 2024.[13]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Belfast Auntie Eileen
2023 Dead Shot Carol
2024 Meat Puppet Girlfriend

Television

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Tell Me Everything Orla Series
2023 - present Extraordinary Jen Lead role
2024 My Lady Jane Susannah Series

References

  1. ^ "Extraordinary: Disney Plus show starring Cork actress Máiréad Tyers already renewed for season two". Buzz.ie.
  2. ^ a b c d "Irish star Máiréad Tyers quit cinema job after landing role in Extraordinary on Disney+". The Times.
  3. ^ a b "Máiréad Tyers on 'Extraordinary': 'there's a lot of very filthy humour'". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ a b Fabrique. "Máiréad Tyers — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. ^ "'Belfast's' Máiréad Tyers Tapped for New U.K. Disney Plus Comedy Series 'Extraordinary'". Variety.
  6. ^ "Extraordinary: Never mind the, er, misfiring IRA gags. Watch it for star-in-the-making Máiréad Tyers". Irish Times.
  7. ^ "RTS PROGRAMME AWARDS 2024". RTS.org.uk. 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ Richardson, Hollie (20 March 2024). "Bafta TV awards 2024 nominations: full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ Power, Ed (6 March 2024). "Extraordinary review: Cork actor Máiréad Tyers excels as an Irish transplant in London navigating the trials of 20-something life". Irish Times. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ Guard, Charles; Guard, Thomas, Dead Shot (Action, Thriller), Upper Street, Piecrust Pictures, Rocket Science, retrieved 2023-02-11
  11. ^ "Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy". Radio Times.
  12. ^ "'My Lady Jane':Amazon Dramedy Series About Brit Monarch Jane Grey Adds 13 To Cast". Deadline.
  13. ^ "Sunday Brunch Sun 25 Feb, 9.30am". Channel 4. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.


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