TARA MCCARTHY
Tara is originally from Cork, based in Dublin and is 5’ 11” (180cm) tall.
April saw her wrap filming in Offaly on Mixed Bag Media’s new short film “WRECKER” written by Aoife Bradshaw and directed by Martina McGlynn. The film is funded by Screen Ireland’s Focus Short Funding strand.
Also in post-production is ‘WE WILL BELIEVE YOU’ (post-production) directed by Lia Campbell of My Media which filmed in Tralee, Co. Kerry last month.
Tara’s screen credits include ‘Foster Mother’ in ‘HYPHEN’ directed by Benjamin Rupprecht, which premiered at the 67th Cork International Film Festival (Lord David Puttnam/UCC), ‘Emily’ in ‘WHISPERS WE SHARE’ directed by Sam O’Neill (IADT), ‘The Void’ in ‘LIFE ONCE MORE’ directed by Scott O’Keeffe, and Season 3 of ‘BLOODLINES DETECTIVES’ (Peninsula Television).
Tara’s stage credits include new works by James MacDonald, ‘Hazel’ in ‘TIKKUM OLAM’ and ‘Alida Dooling/Mother Mercy’ in ‘IN THE TIBER’, both directed by Martin Harvey.
Stage credits while training at the University of Exeter include ‘Carol’ in Mamet’s ‘OLEANNA’, ‘Phaedra’ in Cane’s ‘PHAEDRA’S LOVE’, and ‘Patricia’ in Miller’s ‘THE LAST YANKEE’.
Following her training at the University of Exeter, with a BA in Drama (Performance, Writing and Directing), she completed the 1-year Full Time Programme for screen acting at Bow Street Academy in Dublin.
CV available on request.