India Mullen (born 8 November 1993) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles in the Virgin Media One series Red Rock (2015–2017) and The Vanishing Triangle (2023), the BBC Three and Hulu miniseries Normal People (2020), and the third series of the Sky Max comedy-drama Brassic (2021).[1][2]
India Mullen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 November 1993 |
| Alma mater | Gaiety School of Acting |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Early life and education
editMullen is from Sandycove, a suburb of Dublin.[3] Her mother is a nurse, and her father is an architect, and she has three siblings. Mullen took drama classes at the National Performing Arts School as a child. She attended Holy Child Killiney before going on to train at the Gaiety School of Acting, graduating in 2014.[4]
Career
editUpon graduating from the Gaiety, Mullen made her television debut in an episode of the Damo and Ivor comedy show before being cast as Katie Kiely in the Virgin Media One crime drama series Red Rock, a main character Mullen played for the first two series from 2015 to 2017.[5] She then had recurring roles as Maryanne in the AMC series Into the Badlands,[6] Sevi in the Syfy series Krypton, and the RTÉ One comedy-drama Women on the Verge.[7]
In 2020, Mullen made her London stage debut in Meat at Theatre503 and played Peggy, Marianne's (Daisy Edgar-Jones) friend from Trinity College Dublin, in the BBC Three and Hulu miniseries adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People.[8] It was around this time that Mullen got into photography.[9] She then joined the main cast of the Sky Max comedy-drama Brassic for its third series as Samantha.[10] She had a recurring role as Mary Pickett in the 2022 Amazon Prime science fiction series The Peripheral. Mullen is set to star opposite Allen Leech in the true crime drama The Vanishing Triangle.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Damo and Ivor | Rachel | 1 episode |
| 2015–2017 | Red Rock | Katie Kiely | Main role (series 1—2) |
| 2016 | Deirdre | Deirdre | Short film |
| 2017–2019 | Into the Badlands | Maryanne | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Vikings | Aethegyth | Episode: "The Fisher King" |
| Little Women | Belle Moffat | Miniseries; 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Krypton | Sevi | 4 episodes |
| Women on the Verge | Jen | 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | HALO | Katie | Short film |
| Normal People | Peggy | Miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| 2021 | Brassic | Samantha | Main role (series 3) |
| 2022 | The Peripheral | Mary Pickett | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Vanishing Triangle | Lisa Wallace | Main role |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Wise Wound | Olivia | Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin |
| 2017 | The Eurydice Project | Eurydice | Project Arts Centre, Dublin |
| 2019 | Light a Penny Candle | Elizabeth White | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
| 2020 | Meat | Max | Theatre503, London |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Richard Harris International Film Festival | Best Actor in a Female Role | Deirdre | Nominated | [12] |
References
edit- ^ "India Mullen: Normal person, extraordinary times". You Magazine. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Sam (6 October 2021). "India Mullen". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ O'Mahony, Claire (23 December 2014). "Meet India Mullen and Jane McGrath, stars of new TV3 soap Red Rock". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "The sweet smell of success - the stars of Red Rock on the perils of acting". Independent.ie. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Doyle, Pippa (24 October 2016). "WHAT? Katie Kiely is leaving Red Rock". VIP. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Prahl, Amanda (28 April 2020). "If You Don't Know the Cast of Hulu's Normal People Yet, You Definitely Will Soon: India Mullen as Peggy". PopSugar. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Palmer, Katie (1 June 2020). "Normal People cast: Who is India Mullen? Meet the star behind Peggy". Daily Express. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Ganatra, Shilpa (24 September 2021). "Normal People star India Mullen: 'When people ask me about my dating life or make-up, I find it quite reductive'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Shots on the Heath by India Mullen". Mary Claire Kirwan. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Miraglia, Vanessa (October 2021). "India Mullen" (PDF). Viewties. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (1 September 2022). "'The Vanishing Triangle': 'Downton Abbey's Allen Leech & 'Normal People's India Mullen To Lead Sundance Now, Virgin Media & Eccho's Irish Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Propes, Richard. ""Deirdre" a Beautiful and Moving Short Film". The Independent Critic. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
External links
edit- India Mullen at IMDb
- India Mullen at Hamilton Hodell