Acting

Laura Hughes

Born January 15, 1976 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (age 50)

Laura is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast. Recent theatre credits include: Romeo and Juliet (Lyric Theatre Belfast), Department Store (Big Telly), Dear Arabella (Lyric Theatre Belfast), Women On The Verge of HRT (GBL Productions/Andrew’s Lane). Film and television credits include: In the Land of Saints and Sinners (Netflix), Blue Lights (BBC), As If There Were Trees (Black North Product…

Known For

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In the Land of Saints and Sinners · 2023

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

MovieActionThriller

In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.

Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special · 2020

Nowhere Special

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fifty Dead Men Walking · 2008

Fifty Dead Men Walking

MovieActionThriller

It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA. Guided by Special Forces officer 'Fergus', McGartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisation's dealings, providing his British handler with priceless, life-saving information. Based on a true story.

Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations · 2012

Good Vibrations

MovieMusicDrama

The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.

Doineann

Doineann · 2021

MovieDramaMystery

When Tomás returns to his remote island holiday home he discovers his reclusive wife and child have vanished. With nowhere to turn and a storm approaching, he is forced to place his trust in the small community's lone retired police officer, Labhaoise, to investigate. As the search takes an unexpected turn, some uncomfortable truths are revealed. Meanwhile the storm looms ever closer.

As If There Were Trees

As If There Were Trees

As If There Were Trees

A Belfast housing project simmers with resentment at an influx of Polish immigrants. But Iris is too busy for "them and us." She pulls pints and struggles to raise her nephew's baby. Jamie has turned to drugs and lost his job after his ex Anna went back to Poland. Now Anna wants her baby back. Jamie vents his rage on the Poles he once worked with, and Iris must choose a side as her family is ripped apart.

Line of Duty

Line of Duty · 2012

SeriesCrimeDrama

A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh · 2021

SeriesCrimeDrama

A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.

Filmography

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In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In the Land of Saints and Sinners · 2023

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

MovieActionThriller

In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.

Catherine O'Shea

Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special · 2020

Nowhere Special

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.

Mrs. Parkes

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fifty Dead Men Walking · 2008

Fifty Dead Men Walking

MovieActionThriller

It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA. Guided by Special Forces officer 'Fergus', McGartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisation's dealings, providing his British handler with priceless, life-saving information. Based on a true story.

Mary

Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations · 2012

Good Vibrations

MovieMusicDrama

The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.

Nurse

Doineann

Doineann · 2021

MovieDramaMystery

When Tomás returns to his remote island holiday home he discovers his reclusive wife and child have vanished. With nowhere to turn and a storm approaching, he is forced to place his trust in the small community's lone retired police officer, Labhaoise, to investigate. As the search takes an unexpected turn, some uncomfortable truths are revealed. Meanwhile the storm looms ever closer.

Dochtúir

As If There Were Trees

As If There Were Trees

As If There Were Trees

A Belfast housing project simmers with resentment at an influx of Polish immigrants. But Iris is too busy for "them and us." She pulls pints and struggles to raise her nephew's baby. Jamie has turned to drugs and lost his job after his ex Anna went back to Poland. Now Anna wants her baby back. Jamie vents his rage on the Poles he once worked with, and Iris must choose a side as her family is ripped apart.

Bernie

Line of Duty

Line of Duty · 2012

SeriesCrimeDrama

A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

Nurse

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh · 2021

SeriesCrimeDrama

A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.

Librarian

The Fall

The Fall · 2013

SeriesDramaCrime

When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

Head Teacher

Blue Lights

Blue Lights · 2023

SeriesCrimeDrama

Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.

Josephine Davies

The Frankenstein Chronicles

The Frankenstein Chronicles · 2015

The Frankenstein Chronicles

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.

Shelly's Neighbor

Three Families

Three Families · 2021

Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.

Sandra Cranford

Faithless

Faithless · 2024

After the tragic death of his wife, Sam struggles to raise his three young daughters by himself as they all cope with their loss. That is, until Sam's irresponsible and narcissistic half-brother, Zein, moves in "to help" and never leaves.

Nuala