Marin Ireland

Following a series of guest roles in the Law & Order franchise (2003–2008), Ireland earned praise when she starred in Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Pretty (2008), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. After parts in films such as The Understudy and Rachel Getting Married (both 2008), Ireland's role in Glass Chin (2014) earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Her other film credits include The Family Fang (2015), Hell or High Water (2016), Piercing, The Miseducation of Cameron Post (both 2018), The Irishman (2019), The Dark and the Wicked (2020), and Eileen (2023). On television, Ireland played Julia Bowman in the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), Sissy Cooper in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (2020–2022), and Nora Brady in Hulu's Y: The Last Man (2021).

• Name — Marin Ireland • Born — 30 August 1979 • Birthplace — Camarillo, California, U.S. • Education — University of Hartford (BFA) • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2000–present

A native of Camarillo, California, Ireland was born on August 30, 1979. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Hartt School, the performing-arts conservatory at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Ireland made her off-Broadway theatre debut in Nocturne (2001), a play written by Adam Rapp, which ran at the New York Theatre Workshop. She also appeared in the play during its run in the American Repertory Theatre New Stages presentation at the Hasty Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts in October 2000. Her other off-Broadway work includes Caryl Churchill's Far Away (2002) at the New York Theatre Workshop. She played the title role in Sabina (2005) by Willy Holtzman at Primary Stages. • Illustration — Ireland (left) and actor Tony Goldwyn (right) at the 2014 Peabody Awards Ireland was featured in the 2008 stage adaptation of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, a series of lesbian pulp fiction novels by Ann Bannon. She made her Broadway theatre debut in Reasons to Be Pretty (2009). For this performance, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and won the Theatre World Award. She then appeared in After Miss Julie in a Roundabout Theatre Company presentation of a Donmar Warehouse production at the American Airlines Theatre in September through December 2009. Ireland in the New Group revival of A Lie of the Mind in February and March 2010. Ireland's early film roles are the drama Rachel Getting Married (2008) and the comedy The Understudy (2008). In 2012, she played the female lead role in the Matt Ross debut film 28 Hotel Rooms. For playing Ellen Doyle in Glass Chin (2014), she earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. In November 2012, she starred in the title role of Marie Antoinette in the world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre. She starred in the Lincoln Center Theatre production of Abe Koogler's Kill Floor in 2015. She has also appeared in the films The Family Fang (2015), Hell or High Water (2016), Piercing (2018), The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018), and The Irishman (2019). In 2012, while working on a Wooster Group production of Troilus and Cressida in London, Ireland dated costar Scott Shepherd. During that period, the couple fought physically at home, with Ireland once appearing at rehearsals with a black eye. Ireland later expressed disappointment that the Wooster Group did not do more to support her, and has lobbied theater unions to create protocols for handling misconduct. After a meeting with civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel in 2017 at the Public Theater, where they discussed ways of combatting sexual harassment, they launched the Human Resources for the Arts in January 2018. It aims to be a pro bono mediation system where the victim and a perpetrator come to a resolution using a third party not working at a theater. Ireland has gained prominence in the television industry, notably for her roles as Julia in the Amazon series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), Sissy in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (2020–2022), and Nora Brady in the Hulu post-apocalyptic drama series Y: The Last Man (2021). Her leading role in the horror film The Dark and the Wicked (2020) earned her praise. Ireland has narrated several audiobooks, including bestsellers by Frederik Backman, Anthony Doerr, and Amor Towles. She was awarded an Audie Award for Best Female Narrator in 2020 for her recording of Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson. In 2024, a play she wrote, Pre-Existing Condition, was produced off-Broadway at the Connelly Theater Upstairs with a rotating cast of actresses (including Tatiana Maslany, Tavi Gevinson, Deirdre O’Connell, Edie Falco, and Julia Chan). In 2026, it was restaged at the Greenwich House Theatre; this time the rotating cast included Lupita Nyong'o, Phillipa Soo, Susannah Flood, Whitney White, Hari Nef, and Edie Falco (again). In 2026, Ireland has signed with the United Talent Agency for representation in all areas.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Anais Hutchinson — Episode: "Zoonotic" • 2006 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Laura Booth — Episode: "Dramma Giocoso" • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Gina Maylor — Episode: "Confrontation" • 2008 — Law & Order — Mila Hames Lingard — Episode: "Called Home" • 2011 — Mildred Pierce — Letty — Recurring role; 5 episodes • The — Marjorie Garnett — Episode: "In Sickness" • A — Elena — Episodes: "Pilot", "In Case of Discomfort", "In Case of Exposure" • Prime Suspect — Jodi Barrett — Episode: "Gone to Pieces" • 2011–2012 — Homeland — Aileen Morgan — Recurring role; 5 episodes • 2012 — Unforgettable — Sarah Green — Episode: "Heartbreak" • Boss — Claire Mann — Episodes: "The Conversation", "Consequence", "Clinch", "True Enough" • 2012–2014 — The — Liz Holder — Episode: "Off the Reservation" & "The Good Soldier" • 2013 — The Following — Amanda — Episode: "Love Hurts" • 2014 — The Divide — Christine Rosa — Recurring role; 8 episodes • Masters of Sex — Pauline Masters — 3 episodes • Madam Secretary — Gina Fisher — Episode: "The Operative" • 2015 — The Slap — Sandi Apostolou — 8 episodes • Girls — Logan — 3 episodes • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Bella Carisi — Episode: "Parole Violations" • Elementary — Alta Von See — Episode: "Evidence of Things Not Seen" • 2015–2019 — Sneaky Pete — Julia Bowman — Main role • 2017 — Flint — Melissa Mays — Television film • 2018 — Bull — Maya Whitbeck — Episode: "Survival Instincts" • 2020 — The Good Doctor — Vera — Episodes: "Hurt", "I Love You" • 2020–2022 — The Umbrella Academy — Sissy Cooper — 11 episodes • 2021 — Y: The Last Man — Nora Brady — Main role • 2022 — Gaslit — Judy Hoback — 2 episodes • 2023 — Justified: City Primeval — Maureen Downey — 8 episodes • 2024 — Feud: Capote vs. The Swans — Katharine Graham — Episode: "Masquerade 1966" • 2025 — Dope Thief — Mina — Miniseries • Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy — Elizabeth Piest — 8 episodes • 2026 — His & Hers — Zoe Harper — 6 episodes • The Bear — Sherri — Episode: "Gary" • The Terror: Devil in Silver — 'Dewey' — 3 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Playwright — Venue — Ref. • 2000 — Nocturne — Candice Brown — Adam Rapp — Hasty Pudding Theatre, (Cambridge, Massachusetts) • 2001 — Nocturne — Candice Brown — Adam Rapp — New York Theatre Workshop (New York City) • 2002 — Far Away — Joan — Caryl Churchill — New York Theatre Workshop (New York City) • 2005 — Sabina — Sabina — Willy Holtzman — Primary Stages (New York City) • 2008 — The — Laura Chapman — Kate Moira Ryan Linda S. Chapman — Fourth Street Theater (New York City) • Blasted — Cate — Sarah Kane — Soho Rep (New York City) • 2009 — Reasons to Be Pretty — Steph — Neil LaBute — Lyceum Theatre (New York City) • After Miss Julie — Christine — Patrick Marber — American Airlines Theatre (New York City) • 2010 — A — Beth — Sam Shepard — Acorn Theatre (New York City) • 2011 — Three Sisters — Natasha — Anton Chekhov — Classic Stage Company (New York City) • Margaret and Craig — Margaret Gibson — David Solomon — Powerhouse Theater (New York City) • Maple and Vine — Katha — Jordan Harrison — Playwrights Horizons (New York City) • 2012 — Marie Antoinette — Marie Antoinette — David Adjmi — Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, Connecticut) • Troilus and Cressida — Cressida — William Shakespeare — Swan Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK) • 2013 — The — Marion — Clifford Odets — American Airlines Theatre (New York City) • Marie Antoinette — Marie Antoinette — David Adjmi — Soho Rep (New York City) • 2015 — Kill Floor — Andy — Abe Koogler — Claire Tow Theater, Lincoln Center (New York City) • 2016 — Ironbound — Darja — Martyna Majok — Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (New York City) • 2017 — On the Exhale — Woman — Martín Zimmerman — Black Box Theater (New York City) • 2018 — Summer and Smoke — Alma Winemiller — Tennessee Williams — Classic Stage Company / Transport Group (New York City) • Blue Ridge — Alison — Abby Rosebrock — Atlantic Theater Company • 2019 — Happy Talk — Ljuba — Jesse Eisenberg — The New Group • 2021 — Morning Sun — Tessa — Simon Stephens — Manhattan Theatre Club • 2023 — Uncle Vanya — Sonya — Anton Chekov — A private loft in Flatiron (New York City) • 2023 — Spain — Helen — Jen Silverman — Second Stage / Tony Kiser Theater (New York City) • 2024 — Pre-Existing Condition — Marin Ireland — Connolly Theater (New York City) • 2025 — Queens — Renia — Martyna Majok — Manhattan Theatre Club / New York City Center Stage I • 2025 — Ironbound — Darja — Martyna Majok — Ojai Theatre Festival (Ojai, California)

• Year — Association — Category — Work — Result — Ref. • 2009 — Tony Awards — Best Featured Actress in a Play — Reasons to Be Pretty • Theatre World Award • 2010 — Outer Critics Circle Award — Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play — A Lie of the Mind • 2015 — Independent Spirit Awards — Best Supporting Female — Glass Chin • 2017 — Outer Critics Circle Award — Outstanding Solo Performance — On the Exhale • 2019 — Drama League Award — Distinguished Performance — Blue Ridge and Summer and Smoke • Lucille Lortel Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play — Blue Ridge • 2020 — Audie Awards — Best Female Narrator — Nothing to See Here • Florida Film Critics Circle Awards — Pauline Kael Breakout Award — The Dark and the Wicked • Sitges Film Festival Awards — Best Actress — Special Mention • 2021 — Fangoria Chainsaw Awards — Best Actress • 2022 — Drama League Award — Distinguished Performance — Morning Sun • 2023 — Audie Awards — Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year — Remarkably Bright Creatures • Independent Spirit Awards — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance — Eileen • 2025 — Outer Critics Circle Award — John Gassner Award — Pre-Existing Condition • 2026 — Critics' Choice Television Awards — Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television — Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy • Lucille Lortel Awards — Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play — Queens