Photo: Shane O’Connor
Kate Finegan is an actor, aerialist, playwright and theatre maker.
She graduated with a first class honours degree in Drama Studies and Modern Irish from Trinity College, Dublin.
Kate’s debut play Gammy premiered this year at Project Arts Centre, Cairde Arts Festival and Galway Theatre Festival. Gammy is directed by Laura Sheeran and has received dramaturgical support from Wayne Jordan.
As an actor, feature film credits include Cine 4 Feature Tarrac and Joyride; TV credits include Northern Lights; Fair City — RTÉ 2 (dir. Mia Murray) 2017 – 2020; Ros na Rún — TG4 (dir. Janice Ní Churraoin) 2014 – 2016; Klondike (Netflix).
Kate has toured nationally and internationally with companies such as Fidget Feet, THISISPOPBABY, Fíbín and Añu Productions.
Kate is co-director of award-winning theatre company FemmeBizarre. Along with Jade O’Connor, Kate has co-created Dublin Fringe sell-out shows including Haus of Fash Hun directed by Eoghan Carrick and Caged directed by Jenny Jennings.
Kate has voiced national TV and radio campaigns such as AIB Future Sparks, FlyeFit, ESB Networks, Enterprise Ireland, Avondale, PTSB and An Post Mobile, among many others.
Kate is also a fluent Irish speaker and has been voicing Irish animations for TG4 since 2015.
Kate has recently returned from an artist residency at The Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris where she has begun writing her next play, Dolly.
Kate has co-created the short film Venous Returns (with glass sculptor Alison Lowry, musician Jess Kavanagh & DOP Laura Sheeran), commissioned by The National Museum. The short film premiered at Belfast International Arts Festival 2023 and is currently touring the international short film festival circuit.
Kate is a recipient of the Next Generation Artists Award, The Arts Council, Ireland in 2019.
Kate is one of this year’s associate artists with THISISPOPBABY.
