Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve OReilly is an Irish actress known for her versatility having earned recognition for her performances across stage and screen Most recently Genevieve reprised her groundbreaking and legacy role of Mon Mothma in the second and final season of Andor 2022 the Star Wars series on Disney described in 2025 by Vanity Fair as the best television of the year so far Her performance has been widely acclaimed Variety praised her excellent supporting turn The Playlist highlighted her portrayal as one of the finest seen from any actor on any screen and Screen Rant called it essentially flawless eloquence and vulnerability The second season has become the highestrated liveaction Star Wars series on Rotten Tomatoes to date The first season was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2024 Emmy Awards won a Peabody Award for Entertainment and Genevieve was nominated for Supporting Actress Drama at the 2023 IFTA Awards For film Genevieve was nominated as Best Lead Actress in Film at the AACTA Awards for her role in The Dry 2020 the adaptation of Jane Harpers multiawardwinning novel The film opened at the top of the Australian box office on New Years Day and achieved the fifthhighest opening day for a local film in history Released by IFC Films in the US The Dry 2020 garnered similar acclaim and was announced as runnerup for Best Narrative Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival Her other notable film appearances include Tolkien 2019 the biopic of the iconic author JRR Tolkien The film explored Tolkiens formative years against the brutal backdrop of the First World War Additionally Genevieve appeared in the acclaimed films The Legend of Tarzan 2016 and The Young Victoria 2009 Genevieve is also known for her leading role in Tin Star 2017 Her portrayal of Angela Worth earned her an Irish Film and Television Award nomination The series a significant success for the channel accumulated more than 17 million downloads and views during its first season Genevieves further television credits include Episodes with Matt LeBlanc the Peabody Awardwinning drama The Honorable Woman 2014 alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal the BAFTAnominated The Secret for ITV BBCs Spooks and The Snowman with Michael Fassbender On stage Genevieve delivered a powerful performance as Mary Carney in Jez Butterworths The Ferryman first at the Royal Court Theatre and later in Londons West End She reprised the role on Broadway following the productions recordbreaking soldout run Directed by Sam Mendes the play won three Olivier Awards Evening Standard Awards and a UK Critics Circle Award for Best New Play The New York Times called the production fiercely gripping and The Hollywood Reporter praised Genevieves performance noting her gorgeous speech which spills out full of conflicting impulses of hurt and compassion Genevieves additional theatre credits include Ibsens epic Emperor and Galilean as Helena wife to Andrew Scotts emperor Julian and Mike Bartletts 13 at the National Theatre Splendour by Abi Morgan at the Donmar Warehouse Richard II at the Old Vic The Way of the World with the Sydney Theatre Company and The Weir at the Gate Theatre Dublin