Aisling Franciosi (/ˈæʃlɪŋ frænˈtʃoʊzi/ ASH-ling fran-CHOH-zee, Italian: [ˈɛʃliŋɡ franˈtʃoːzi]; born 6 June 1993)[1][2][3] is an Irish actress. She won an AACTA Award for her leading role in the film The Nightingale (2018). On television, she is known for her roles in the RTÉ-BBC Two crime drama The Fall (2013–2016), season 2 of the TNT series Legends (2015), and the BBC One miniseries Black Narcissus (2020).
Aisling Franciosi | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Franciosi in 2019 | |
| Born | 6 June 1993 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Early life
editFranciosi was born in Dublin on 6 June 1993, the daughter of an Irish mother and Italian father.[3] She has two older brothers and a younger sister. She attended Trinity College Dublin.[4]
Career
editFrom 2013 to 2016, Franciosi starred as Katie Benedetto in the RTÉ and BBC Two crime drama series The Fall.[5] She made her feature film debut in 2014 in Jimmy's Hall. The following year, she starred in the second season of the TNT series Legends as Kate Crawford.[6]
In 2016, Franciosi appeared in the HBO series Game of Thrones in the sixth season as Lyanna Stark and reprised her role in the seventh season.[7] She landed the lead role of Clare Carroll in The Nightingale, a 2018 period drama set in Tasmania and directed by Jennifer Kent.[8] For The Nightingale, Francioisi received critical acclaim and a number of accolades including an AACTA. She also had supporting and recurring roles season 1 of the BBC thriller Clique as Georgia Cunningham and the Picasso instalment of the National Geographic television anthology Genius as Fernande Olivier.
Franciosi played Sister Ruth in the 2020 miniseries Black Narcissus opposite Gemma Arterton. Since then, she has appeared in films Home, The Unforgivable, God's Creatures, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Stopmotion and Speak No Evil. She has upcoming film roles in the biographical-drama film Rothko, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson,[9] and in the thriller Turn Up The Sun!, directed by Jamie Adams.[10]
Personal life
editFranciosi is fluent in English, Irish, and Italian. She also studied French and Spanish at university.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jimmy's Hall | Marie | |
| 2014 | Ambition | Apprentice | Short film for the European Space Agency Rosetta mission |
| 2016 | Ambition – Epilogue | Master | Short film for the ESA Rosetta mission |
| The Sticks | Sarah | Short film | |
| 2018 | The Nightingale | Clare Carroll | |
| 2020 | Home | Delta | |
| 2021 | The Unforgivable | Katherine Malcolm | |
| 2022 | God's Creatures | Sarah Murphy | |
| 2023 | The Last Voyage of the Demeter | Anna | |
| 2023 | Stopmotion | Ella Blake | |
| 2024 | Speak No Evil | Ciara | |
| TBA | Turn Up The Sun! | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | Twinless | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Trivia | Trish | Episode 2.5 |
| 2013–2016 | The Fall | Katie Benedetto | Main role |
| 2014 | Quirke | Phoebe Griffin | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Vera | Sigourney O'Brien | Episode: "Muddy Waters" |
| 2015 | Legends | Kate Crawford | Main role (season 2) |
| 2016–2017 | Game of Thrones | Lyanna Stark | Episodes: "The Winds of Winter", "The Dragon and the Wolf" |
| 2017 | Clique | Georgia Cunningham | Season 1 (6 episodes) |
| 2018 | Genius: Picasso | Fernande Olivier | Season 2 (6 episodes) |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Young Dessa Constantine | Miniseries |
| Black Narcissus | Sister Ruth | Miniseries | |
| 2023–2024 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Kaylie (voice) | Season 2 (4 episodes), Season 3 (6 episodes) |
| TBA | The Abandons | Trisha Van Ness | Main role |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Irish Film & Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama | The Fall | Won | [11] |
| 2019 | Gotham Awards | Breakthrough Performer | The Nightingale | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | |||
| AACTA Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won | [12] | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Performer | Won | |||
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Breakthrough Performance | Won | [13] | ||
| 2020 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Most Daring Performance | Won | ||
| Irish Film & Television Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role – Film | Nominated | [14] | ||
| Rising Star | Won | ||||
| 2021 | Irish Film & Television Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role – Drama | Black Narcissus | Nominated | |
| 2022 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Performance | God's Creatures | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Irish Film & Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film | Nominated | [15] | |
References
edit- ^ "Aisling Franciosi". Filmow.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Franciosi, Aisling [@AisFranciosi] (6 June 2014). "Another year older and no wiser?!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Ian Wylie (24 May 2014). "Quirke". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b Greco, Patti. ""The Fall" Star Aisling Franciosi on Getting Tied Up by Jamie Dornan" Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Cosmopolitan, 26 January 2016. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
- ^ Morgan Jeffery (5 January 2016). "The Fall will wrap up with a third and final series". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Legends: Sean Bean Returns in Season Two of TNT Series". TVSeriesFinale. October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ White, James. "Game Of Thrones: the Jon Snow revelation and what it all means" Archived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Empire Online, 28 June 2016. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (14 March 2017). "'The Nightingale': Jennifer Kent Begins Production on Her Follow-up to 'The Babadook'" Archived 10 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, IndieWire. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (5 March 2021). "'Rothko': Sam Taylor-Johnson To Direct Art-World Drama With Russell Crowe, Aisling Franciosi, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, More — EFM Hot Package". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Adams, Jamie, Turn Up the Sun! (Thriller), James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi, Leila Farzad, Good Pals, SSS Entertainment, SSS Film Capital, retrieved 26 February 2024
- ^ "IFTA 2015 Nominees". The Irish Film & Television Academy. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees". Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "The 2019 Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Winners". 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "IFTA 2020 Film and Drama Nominees". The Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "IFTA 2023 Film and Drama Nominees". The Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
