Máiréad Tyers
Máiréad Tyers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1998 |
| Education | |
| Television | Extraordinary |
Máiréad Tyers is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Jen in the Disney+ series Extraordinary (2023–).
Early life
Growing up in Ballinhassig in Cork, Ireland,[1] Tyers had considered studying at UCC, 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 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 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] Tyers said of the character "I love Jen, she's an eejit".[6] Speaking of Tyers, Ed Power in The Irish Times called it a “breakout performance” of a “star in the making”.[7] In an interview with Collider, Tyers noted that show creator Emma Moran's writing attracted her to the project:
The writing of it is just so brilliant and it feels quite unique in that I think it's the humor of it is quite current. It's quite our age group, very current, but somehow Emma has written it that I feel like it's going to be relatable for loads of different age groups, whether you've been through this period of your life or whether it's ahead for you. And I mean, the characters are so funny. The first scene that I read was the interview scene at the very start. And I was just like, this is absolutely hilarious. The idea that this girl has to, she can't help but be completely honest and everything just completely blurts out and it's kind of unapologetically honest, and not sugar-coated.[8]
Tyers has upcoming appearances in the period dramedy series My Lady Jane,[9] and action thriller Dead Shot.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Belfast | Auntie Eileen | |
| 2023 | Dead Shot | Carol |
Television
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| 2022 | Tell Me Everything | Orla | Series |
| 2023 - present | Extraordinary | Jen | Lead role |
| TBA | My Lady Jane† | Series |
References
- ^ "Extraordinary: Disney Plus show starring Cork actress Máiréad Tyers already renewed for season two". Buzz.ie.
- ^ a b c d "Irish star Máiréad Tyers quit cinema job after landing role in Extraordinary on Disney+". The Times.
- ^ a b "Máiréad Tyers on 'Extraordinary': 'there's a lot of very filthy humour'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b Fabrique. "Máiréad Tyers — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "'Belfast's' Máiréad Tyers Tapped for New U.K. Disney Plus Comedy Series 'Extraordinary'". Variety.
- ^ "VIP meets Irish actress Máiréad Tyers ahead of her starring role in Extraordinary". VIPMagazine.ie.
- ^ "Extraordinary: Never mind the, er, misfiring IRA gags. Watch it for star-in-the-making Máiréad Tyers". Irish Times.
- ^ "Extraordinary' Cast Talks Superpowers and What Drew Them to the Series". Collider.
- ^ "'My Lady Jane':Amazon Dramedy Series About Brit Monarch Jane Grey Adds 13 To Cast". Deadline.
- ^ Guard, Charles; Guard, Thomas, Dead Shot (Action, Thriller), Upper Street, Piecrust Pictures, Rocket Science, retrieved 2023-02-11
- ^ "Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy". Radio Times.
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