Agnes Eustacia Kenig (born 1995/1996), known professionally as Agnes O'Casey, is an English actor. She is known for her onscreen debut as Vivien Epstein in the BBC One drama Ridley Road (2021).

Early life
O'Casey is from Finsbury Park, the eldest of three daughters of hospitality and retail workers. She is of Irish and a quarter Jewish descent; the playwright Seán O'Casey was her great-grandfather.

O'Casey has dyslexia and attended a Steiner School. Her family
moved to Newton Abbot, Devon when she was 11. She studied art history and English literature at Edinburgh University for a year before being accepted to The Lir Academy in Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in acting in 2020.

Career
After appearing in the music video for "Holy Show" by the Pillow Queens in 2020 and the Druid Theatre Company production of The Seagull in 2021, O'Casey made her television debut in the 1960s-set BBC One drama Ridley Road, starring as the lead character Vivien Epstein. This was followed by a supporting role as Emilie in the Starz adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons the next year.

In 2023, O'Casey will make her feature film debut in The Miracle Club directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. She also has upcoming roles in the films Lies We Tell and Longbourn.

Filmography

Film

Music videos

Stage

References

External links
 

1996 births
Living people
21st-century English actresses
Actresses from Devon
Actresses from London
English people of Irish descent
English people of Jewish descent
People from Finsbury Park
People from Newton Abbot
Actors with dyslexia
English people with disabilities
British actors with disabilities