Ger Ryan
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Ger Ryan a veteran actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Work has kept arriving for 38 years, which is its own kind of achievement. 'Love, Rosie' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Alice Dunne. Viewers may also know her from 'Hummingbird'.
Ger Ryan
20 Movies
12 Series
Time and sheer volume of work have made Ger Ryan a veteran actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Work has kept arriving for 38 years, which is its own kind of achievement. 'Love, Rosie' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Alice Dunne. Viewers may also know her from 'Hummingbird'.
Movies
Plays Mother Superior
Hummingbird
2013
Plays Alice Dunne
Love, Rosie
2014
Plays Orphanage Woman
Moll Flanders
1996
Plays Eileen McMahon
Dorothy Mills
2008
Plays Mrs. Dickens
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
Plays Pawnbroker
The Commitments
1991
Plays Ruth O'Neil
Forgive and Forget
2000
Plays Elsie
Frozen
2005
Plays Maura
Intermission
2003
Plays Fergus' Mum
War of the Buttons
1994
Plays Maggie
The Return
2003
Plays Maggie
The Van
1996
Plays Kathleen
Rialto
2020
Plays Niamh
Sinners
2002
Plays Paula Spencer
Family
1994
Plays Assistant in Jewellers
The Courier
1988
Plays Mary Carroll
The Callback Queen
2013
TV Shows
Plays Margie McEvoy
The Street
2006
Plays Sylvia Ross
Little Dog
2018
Plays Grainne Mulligan
Plotlands
1997
Plays Paula Spencer
Family
1994
Plays Rose
Amongst Women
1998
Plays Siobhan Cassidy
No Tears
2002
Plays Mrs. Sowerberry
Oliver Twist
1999
Plays Aisling Rymer
Fat Friends
2000
Plays Kathleen Nolan
Three Families
2021
Plays Margaret Jones
Queer as Folk
1999
Plays Noreen
The South Westerlies
2020
Plays Teresa Quinn
The Body Farm
2011
Latest Trailers
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Chasing Millions
Full Filmography
Chasing Millions
Daisy
2026
Film
Three Families
Kathleen Nolan · 2 episodes
2021–
TV
The South Westerlies
Noreen · 1 episode
2020–
TV
Rialto
Kathleen
2020
Film
Little Dog
Sylvia Ross · 15 episodes
2018–
TV
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Mrs. Dickens
2017
Film
Love, Rosie
Alice Dunne
2014
Film
The Callback Queen
Mary Carroll
2013
Film
Hummingbird
Mother Superior
2013
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most famous roles of Ger Ryan?
Ger Ryan is best known for roles in Love, Rosie, Hummingbird, The Man Who Invented Christmas.
How many movies has Ger Ryan been in?
Over a 38-year career (since 1988), Ger Ryan has appeared in 20 movies and 12 TV shows.
What was Ger Ryan's first movie?
The career of Ger Ryan began with The Courier (1988).
What is Ger Ryan's most recent movie or series?
Ger Ryan's most recent release is Chasing Millions, which premiered on October 9, 2026.
What TV shows has Ger Ryan appeared in?
On television, Ger Ryan has appeared in Queer as Folk, Oliver Twist, The Street, Three Families.
Ger Ryan
Ger Ryan is an Irish film and television actress, whose credits include Queer as Folk, The War of the Buttons, The Van, Moll Flanders, Driftwood, A Love Divided and Intermission.
Ryan has worked extensively in theatre, television and film. She has been twice nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Family and Amongst Women, and three times nominated by IFTA for Amongst Women, Intermission and The Return. She is also a recipient of a Belfast Telegraph EMA Award in for her work on A Place with the Pigs and Song of the Yellow Bittern. In 2007, she received an IFTA for her work on the two-part docu-drama, Stardust, by RTÉ. She also played Margie McEvoy in all three series of the award-winning BBC drama series, The Street, with Timothy Spall. Most recently, she has played the role of Maeve Harte in RTÉ's popular drama series, Raw.Ger Ryan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.