Introduction
Denise Gough 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.
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. In January 2014 she was Julia in The Duchess of Malfi, the inaugural production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London. At the National Theatre, London, in September 2015 she presented an "electrifying" performance as a recovering drug addict in Duncan Macmillan's People, Places and Things, directed by Jeremy Herrin.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Outlanders | Barmaid | |
| 2010 | The Kid | Patsy | |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Village Mother | |
| 2013 | Complicit | Lucy | TV movie |
| 2014 | The Quiet Roar | Research Assistant | |
| 2014 | Jimmy's Hall | Tess | |
| 2015 | The Duchess of Malfi | Julia | TV movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Casualty | Susan Parish | BBC One | Episode: "Three's a Crowd" |
| 2007 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Christine Faraday | BBC One | Episode: "Limbo" |
| 2008 | The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall | Michelle | Channel 4 | Documentary dramatization |
| 2009 | The Bill | Liz O'Halloran | ITV | Episode: "Lost Soul" |
| 2009 | Waking the Dead | Kathleen | BBC One | Episodes: "Magdalene: Part I" and "Magdalene: Part II" |
| 2010 | Silent Witness | Danielle Boyce | BBC One | Episodes: "Run: Part I" and "Run: Part II" |
| 2011 | Holby City | Mona Cadogan | BBC One | Episode: "Culture Shock" |
| 2012 | Titanic: Blood and Steel | Emily Hill | CBC | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | What Remains | Liz Fletcher | BBC One | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Stella | Collette Jensen | Sky 1 | Series 3 8 episodes |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Divinity: Dragon Commander | Catherine | Larian Studios | Voice |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Yennefer of Vengerberg | CD Projekt RED | Voice |
Awards
- 2015 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards Best Actress
- 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress