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| 3 | Nicola Mary Coughlan (born 9 January 1987) is an Irish actress best known for her portrayals of Claire Devlin in the Creator/Channel4 sitcom ''Series/DerryGirls'' and Penelope Featherington in the Creator/{{Netflix}} drama ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}''. |
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| 5 | !!Television |
| 6 | * ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'' as Penelope Featherington |
| 7 | * ''Series/DerryGirls'' as Claire Devlin |
| 8 | * ''Series/{{Harlots}}'' as Hannah Dalton |
| 9 | * ''Film/SeizeThem2024'' as Humble Joan |
| 10 | * ''Series/{{Taskmaster}}'' AsHerself ([[Recap/TaskmasterNewYearTreat2020 New Year Treat: "The Fastest Duck"]]) |
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| 12 | !!Film |
| 13 | * ''Film/{{Barbie}}'' as Diplomat Barbie |
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| 15 | !!Tropes that can be found in Nicola Coughlin's work: |
| 16 | * ActorSharedBackground: Claire is a bit of a SoapboxSadie, and Nicola herself is known for her activism. |
| 17 | * AdvertisedExtra: She was meant to have a slightly larger role in ''Barbie'', but a schedule conflict meant she almost wasn't able to be in it at all, so they managed a cameo. |
| 18 | * BeautyInversion: A plot point in ''Bridgerton'', where Penelope's mother is intentionally dressing her down. |
| 19 | * BerserkButton: She's said she dislikes having her weight or figure constantly brought up in interviews, preferring that they focus on her work itself. She also slammed a newspaper review of one of her plays that only discussed her weight rather than her performance. |
| 20 | * CostumeDrama: ''Harlots'' and ''Bridgerton''. |
| 21 | * DawsonCasting: Plays teenage characters well into her thirties. Unlike many examples of this trope, she's [[OlderThanTheyLook amazingly believable at it]], too. |
| 22 | * DyeHard: Naturally blonde and, although she wears a wig for ''Bridgerton'', she dyed her hair red shortly after. |
| 23 | * FakeNationality: The West of Ireland-born Coughlan plays a FakeBrit in ''Bridgerton'' and Northern Irish in ''Derry Girls''. |
| 24 | * PeriodPiece: All of her big roles to date have been in period-set historical dramas, RegencyEngland in ''Bridgerton'' and UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfHanover in ''Harlots'', but also UsefulNotes/TheNineties and UsefulNotes/TheTroubles in ''Derry Girls''. |
| 25 | * PintsizedPowerhouse: Her characters tend to be little balls of energy. |
| 26 | * StarMakingRole: ''Derry Girls'' of course put her on the map. It ended up affecting the third season, where Claire has a reduced role because Nicola was so busy. |
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