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Kerry Condon
Kerry Condon The Last Station (Cropped).jpg
Condon in 2010
Born (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983 (age 41)
Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present

Kerry Condon (born 9 January 1983) is an Irish actress. She was the youngest actress to play Ophelia in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet (2001–2002). She played Octavia of the Julii in Rome (2005–2007), Stacey Ehrmantraut in Better Call Saul (2015–2022), and was the voice of the artificial intelligence entity F.R.I.D.A.Y. in various films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Condon has collaborated with Martin McDonagh in the plays The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) and The Cripple of Inishmaan (2009), as well as the films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). For her performance in the last of these, she received several accolades, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Career

In 2001 at the age of 18, Condon landed the role of Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh which she performed at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in 2006 at the Lyceum Theatre in New York. For the production she recorded the song "The Patriot Game" with The Pogues. That same year, Condon played the role of Ophelia in Hamlet, making her the youngest actress to ever play that role for the RSC. In 2009, she appeared in another play by Martin McDonagh, The Cripple of Inishmaan, for which she won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance.

Condon's movie roles include Kate Kelly, Ned Kelly's outlaw sister, in 2003's Ned Kelly and an appearance in the 2003 Irish independent film Intermission with Cillian Murphy, Kelly Macdonald, and Colin Farrell. She was in the 2005 Jet Li action-thriller Unleashed. In 2005, Condon co-starred as Octavia of the Julii, sister of the Roman Emperor Augustus, in the HBO/BBC series Rome.

She then appeared as Masha, a Tolstoian, in The Last Station, a film about the last months of Leo Tolstoy's life with Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer, before playing jockey Rosie Shanahan in the 2012 TV series Luck. Condon appeared in the season 4 premiere of the post-apocalyptic zombie drama The Walking Dead playing the role of the character Clara, which aired 13 October 2013. She voiced the artificial intelligence F.R.I.D.A.Y., Iron Man's replacement for J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Studios films Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.

After reuniting with Martin McDonagh in the 2017 film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Condon played a major role in McDonagh's 2022 film The Banshees of Inisherin as the long-suffering sister of Colin Farrell's character. Condon's performance in the film earned her immense critical praise, garnering several accolades, including a win for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress–Motion Picture and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

Filmography

Kerry Condon during an interview in 2022 (cropped)
Condon promoting The Banshees of Inisherin in 2022

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Angela's Ashes Theresa Carmody
2000 Rat Marietta
2001 How Harry Became a Tree Eileen
2003 Ned Kelly Kate Kelly
Intermission Café Waitress
2005 Unleashed Victoria
2009 The Last Station Masha
2011 This Must Be the Place Rachel
The Shore Pat Short film
2013 Dom Hemingway Melody
2014 Gold Alice
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron F.R.I.D.A.Y. Voice role
2016 Captain America: Civil War
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Pamela
2018 Bad Samaritan Katie Hopgood
Avengers: Infinity War F.R.I.D.A.Y. Voice role
2019 Avengers: Endgame
Dreamland Olivia Evans
2022 The Banshees of Inisherin Siobhán Súilleabháin
2023 In the Land of Saints and Sinners Doireann McCann
2024 Night Swim Eve Waller
2025 F1 Not yet released Kate Post-production
Pressure Not yet released Kay Summersby Filming
TBA Train Dreams Not yet released TBA Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Ballykissangel Mairead Reilly 2 episodes
2004 Born and Bred Niamh Copper Episode: "Something Old"
2005–2007 Rome Octavia of the Julii Main cast
2008 Anatomy of Hope Jenna TV movie, unsuccessful pilot
2010 Five Days Sister Siobhan Doole 3 episodes
2011–2012 Luck Rosie Shanahan Main cast
2013–2014 The Walking Dead Clara 4 episodes
2014 Believe Dr. Zoe Boyle Recurring role
2015–2022 Better Call Saul Stacey Ehrmantraut Recurring role
2016 Brace for Impact Sofia Gilchrist TV movie
2017 Gypsy Melissa Saugraves Episode: "Black Barn"
2018 Women on the Verge Laura Main cast
2019–2020 Ray Donovan Molly Sullivan Recurring role (season 7)
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Television film
2024 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Upcoming series

Theme park attractions

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Avengers: Quantum Encounter F.R.I.D.A.Y. (voice) Disney Wish

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
AACTA International Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress The Banshees of Inisherin Won
Academy Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Ensemble Nominated
BAFTA Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won
Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
Chlotrudis Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Won
Columbus Film Critics Association Awards 2023 Best Supporting Performance Runner-up
Best Ensemble Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
Drama Desk Awards 2009 Outstanding Ensemble Performance The Cripple of Inishmaan Won
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards 2022 Best Actress The Banshees of Inisherin Nominated
EDA Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Ensemble Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Ensemble Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
Hollywood Critics Association Awards 2023 Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Won
Best Ensemble Cast Nominated
IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2011 Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Film The Runway Nominated
2015 Gold Nominated
2023 The Banshees of Inisherin Won
International Cinephile Society Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Ensemble Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2023 Supporting Actress of the Year Won
Lucille Lortel Awards 2009 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play The Cripple of Inishmaan Won
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance 2023 Best Supporting Actress The Banshees of Inisherin Runner-up
Best Ensemble Runner-up
National Society of Film Critics Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Won
North Carolina Film Critics Association 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Won
Phoenix Critics Circle Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Won
Best Ensemble Runner-up
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards 2022 Virtuoso Award Won
Satellite Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
Best Ensemble Nominated
UK Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated
Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Runner-up
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Won
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated

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