Laura Donnelly

Laura Donnelly is an actress from Northern Ireland. On television, she is best known for her role of Jenny Fraser in the Golden Globe-nominated drama "Outlander," and most recently starred as Hella in Amazon Studios’ fantasy drama production "Britannia." On film, she will next be seen as Mabel Tolkien, mother to the title character, in Tolkien, the biopic of author J.R.R. Tolkien, alongside Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins. She made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama "Sugar Rush," where she featured as a love interest of the female protagonist in two episodes. She is also known for appearing in "Casualty," "Hex," and as a main character in the Irish film "Insatiable" (2008). She also starred in "Best: His Mother's Son," a BBC drama on the life of George Best, playing Best's sister, Barbara. In April 2018, she won the Best Actress award at the Olivier Awards for her performance in Butterworth’s The Ferryman.

On stage, her credits include starring in Jez Butterworth's play, "The River" at the Royal Court Theatre and reprising the same role in the Broadway production alongside Hugh Jackman. Donnelly originated the role of Caitlin in London's West End, winning the Best Actress Award at the year’s Olivier Awards for her work in the critically acclaimed production of "The Ferryman."