Hilary Rose (actress)

Hilary Rose McKenzie is an Irish actress and writer. She is best known for her portrayal of Mairéad MacSweeney in The Young Offenders franchise, including the 2016 feature film and its subsequent television series, which commenced in 2018.

Hilary Rose
Born
Galway, Ireland
Occupation
  • Actress
  • writer
Years active2005–present
Known forThe Young Offenders
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2010)​

Early life

Rose was born in Galway, though was raised in Cork.[1]

Career

Her first credit was in the short film The Kings of Cork City in 2005.[2] The majority of Rose's earlier credits include minor roles in Fair City (2007), Apollo Music Club (2008), Zonad (2009), The Tudors (2010), Galactik Football (2010), Republic of Telly (2011), The Fear (2012), Vikings (2013), Beat Girl (2013), The Centre (2014) and Sacrifice (2016).[2]

In 2016, Rose was cast in the role of Máiréad MacSweeney in the 2016 feature film The Young Offenders, developed by her husband Peter Foott.[3][4][5] The film was a success, it had the biggest opening weekend at the Irish box office of any Irish film in 2016.[6] As a result of her critically acclaimed performance in the film, Rose was nominated for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role"[7] at the 2017 Irish Film and Television Awards, in which she lost out to Charleigh Bailey.[8]

The Young Offenders led to a television series, which commenced in 2018 on BBC Three and RTÉ2,.[9] which was aired between February and March 2018.[10][11] The success of the first led to a second being commissioned,[12] broadcast in November 2019.[13][14]

Personal life

Rose is married to award-winning director Peter Foott.[3] They have collaborated in The Young Offenders franchise.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Kings of Cork City Elvis sister Short film
2007 Fair City Dorothy 1 episode
2008 Apollo Music Club Susan
2009 Zonad Manicurist Uncredited
2010 The Tudors Queen's Maiden 1 episode, uncredited
2010 Galactik Football Lun-Zia 4 episodes
2011 Republic of Telly Handy Sadie 9 episodes
Trapattoni's Interpreter
Nuacht Reader
2012 The Fear
2013 Vikings Female Servant #4 1 episode
2013 Beat Girl Laila
2014 The Centre Maggie Brennan 6 episodes
2016 Sacrifice Janice Shaw
2016 The Young Offenders Mairéad MacSweeney
2018–2020 The Young Offenders Máiréad MacSweeney TV series

Awards and nominations

Hilary Rose won Comedian of the Year at the Stellar Magazine Shine Awards 2014.[15]

Year Work Award Result Notes
2017 The Young Offenders Best Supporting Actress – Film Nominated

References
  1. "Hilary Rose - Biography - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. "Hilary Rose - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. "Hilary Rose was determined to make Cork comedy The Young Offenders a family affair". Irish Examiner. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. "The Young Offenders to be released in September". Irish Film Board. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016.
  5. "The Young Offenders premieres at Galway Film Fleadh". Galway Advertiser. 7 July 2016.
  6. "The Young Offenders scores biggest Irish opening of the year". Irish Times. 19 September 2016.
  7. IFTA FILM & DRAMA NOMINEES 2017 www.ifta.ie, accessed 11 November 2020
  8. "Irish Film and Television Awards - 2017 Awards". imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. Clarke, Donald (9 May 2017). "The Young Offenders is to become a TV series". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. "The Young Offenders, Series 1: Episode 1". BBC iPlayer. 1 February 2018.
  11. "New Irish Sitcom Tipped To Be EVEN BIGGER Than Derry Girls". Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  12. Moore, Paul (8 February 2018). "OFFICIAL: Brilliant news because The Young Offenders will be getting a second season". Joe.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. BBC confirms The Young Offenders season 2 return date, MSN.com, 25 October 2019, retrieved 27 October 2019
  14. "The Young Offenders". BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  15. Female stars shine at Stellar awards Elaine McCahill 13 November 2014 www.herald.ie, accessed 11 November 2020
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