# Saoirse-Monica Jackson

Saoirse-Monica Jackson (/ˈsɪərʃə/; born November 24, 1993) is a Northern Irish actress. She portrayed Erin Quinn on the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls between 2018 and 2022.

## Early life

Jackson was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, on November 24, 1993. She split her time growing up in Derry and Greencastle, County Donegal, where her parents ran a village pub. After obtaining GCSEs and A-Levels at St Cecilia's College in Derry, she trained in acting at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester.

## Career

Jackson's television debut came in 2016 when she landed the role of Sasha in Harlan Coben's The Five, appearing in four episodes. In 2016, she also played Curley's wife in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre tour of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. She appeared briefly in the final episode of 2017 BBC One drama series Broken. In 2018, she portrayed Shena Carney in a West End production of The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre.
Jackson made her debut as Erin Quinn in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls in the show's first episode, airing on Channel 4 on 4 January 2018. Her performance was well received and, in turn, saw her nominated for the IFTA Gala Television Award for Best Female Performance. She portrayed the role for three seasons until the conclusion of the series in May 2022.
She appeared in an episode of The Great British Bake Off: Festive Specials.
On 26 June 2020, she and her fellow Derry Girls co stars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief. All proceeds from the night went towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Personal life

Jackson is engaged to Scottish DJ Hector Barbour, known professionally as Denis Sulta. Previously based in London and Germany respectively, the couple reside in Liverpool as of 2024.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Liverpool Ferry | Sarah | Short film |
| 2021 | Finding You | Emma Callaghan | |
| 2022 | Snuff | | Short film |
| 2023 | Coffee Wars | Roopa | |
| 2023 | The Flash | Patty Spivot | |
| 2024 | Upgraded | Amy | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | The Five | Sasha | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Broken | Young Woman | Episode: "Father Michael" |
| 2018 | The Crystal Maze | Herself | Episode: "The Derry Girls" |
| 2018–2022 | Derry Girls | Erin Quinn | Main character |
| 2019 | The One Show | Herself | |
| 2019 | Lorraine | Herself | |
| 2019 | Sunday Brunch | Herself | |
| 2019 | The Big Bang Theory of Everything | Herself | TV movie documentary |
| 2020 | Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation | Mia | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Urban Myths | Janet | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Great British Bake Off: Festive Special | Herself / Contestant | |
| 2020 | Pretty Single | Herself | |
| 2021 | Celebrity Gogglebox | Herself | |
| 2022 | Skint | Tara | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Murder in the Badlands | Narrator | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Doll Factory | Bluebell | Main role |
| 2023 | World's Most Dangerous Roads | Herself (with Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) | Travel Documentary |
| 2024 | The Decameron | Misia | |
| TBC | This City is Ours | Cheryl Crawford | Filming |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
| 2016 | Of Mice and Men | Curley’s Wife | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
| 2017-2018 | The Ferryman | Shena Carney | Gielgud Theatre (West End) |