Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy (born December 31, 1979) is an Irish actress best known for Harper's Island, Felicia's Journey, Disco Pigs and The Others.

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The Others (2001)

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Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Amenábar
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Alakina Mann  •  James Bentley

Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Amenábar
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Alakina Mann  •  James Bentley

Disco Pigs (2001)

Pig and Runt born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by bloodline. Inseparable from birth, they are almost telepathic. They are one, needing no one else, inhabiting a delicate, insular and dangerous world where they make their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirsten Sheridan
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Cillian Murphy  •  Brían F. O'Byrne  •  Eleanor Methven

Pig and Runt born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by bloodline. Inseparable from birth, they are almost telepathic. They are one, needing no one else, inhabiting a delicate, insular and dangerous world where they make their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirsten Sheridan
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Cillian Murphy  •  Brían F. O'Byrne  •  Eleanor Methven

Felicia's Journey (1999)

Seventeen and pregnant, Felicia travels to England in search of her lover and is found instead by Joseph Ambrose Hilditch, a helpful catering manager whose kindness masks unsettling secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atom Egoyan
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  Arsinée Khanjian  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  Sheila Reid

Seventeen and pregnant, Felicia travels to England in search of her lover and is found instead by Joseph Ambrose Hilditch, a helpful catering manager whose kindness masks unsettling secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atom Egoyan
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  Arsinée Khanjian  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  Sheila Reid

Just Henry (2011)

Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Moore
CAST:  Dean Andrews  •  Josh Bolt  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Elaine Cassidy

Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Moore
CAST:  Dean Andrews  •  Josh Bolt  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Elaine Cassidy

Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion (2012)

A spirited 7-year-old, growing up in Dublin in the 1970's, can't wait to make her Catholic Holy Communion. The only problem is - she's a Jew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimmy Marcus
CAST:  Lucy Sky Dunne  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  Jim Sheridan  •  Susie Power

A spirited 7-year-old, growing up in Dublin in the 1970's, can't wait to make her Catholic Holy Communion. The only problem is - she's a Jew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimmy Marcus
CAST:  Lucy Sky Dunne  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  Jim Sheridan  •  Susie Power

The Loft (2014)

For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be one of their group, the men are gripped by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Van Looy
CAST:  Karl Urban  •  Rhona Mitra  •  James Marsden  •  Rachael Taylor

For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be one of their group, the men are gripped by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Van Looy
CAST:  Karl Urban  •  Rhona Mitra  •  James Marsden  •  Rachael Taylor

Uncle Adolf (2005)

A young girl becomes the great love of the Nazi leader's life. It spans the years between 1929 and 1945, and focuses on Hitler's obsessive relationship with his niece Geli Raubal, which eventually led to the girl's suicide, then goes on to tell the story of how Eva ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Renton
CAST:  Ken Stott  •  Christine Tremarco  •  Ron Donachie  •  Stacy Hart

A young girl becomes the great love of the Nazi leader's life. It spans the years between 1929 and 1945, and focuses on Hitler's obsessive relationship with his niece Geli Raubal, which eventually led to the girl's suicide, then goes on to tell the story of how Eva ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Renton
CAST:  Ken Stott  •  Christine Tremarco  •  Ron Donachie  •  Stacy Hart

The Bay of Love and Sorrows (2002)

The Bay of Love and Sorrows is a haunting modern tragedy set on the rural shores of New Brunswick's Bay of Miramichi. In late summer 1973, Michael Skid, the son of a well-to-do judge, returns home and rents a dilapidated farm. He begins to spread the gospel of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Southam
CAST:  Peter Outerbridge  •  Jonathan Scarfe  •  Joanne Kelly  •  Christopher Jacot

The Bay of Love and Sorrows is a haunting modern tragedy set on the rural shores of New Brunswick's Bay of Miramichi. In late summer 1973, Michael Skid, the son of a well-to-do judge, returns home and rents a dilapidated farm. He begins to spread the gospel of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Southam
CAST:  Peter Outerbridge  •  Jonathan Scarfe  •  Joanne Kelly  •  Christopher Jacot

Little White Lie (2008)

Follows the story of a luckless actor named Barry who has recently split from his girlfriend. He is seen wallowing at home in his pyjamas, where he becomes fixated on a children's television presenter who he sees on daytime television. The two accidentally collide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Renton
CAST:  Andrew Scott  •  David Murray  •  David Pearse  •  Elaine Cassidy

Follows the story of a luckless actor named Barry who has recently split from his girlfriend. He is seen wallowing at home in his pyjamas, where he becomes fixated on a children's television presenter who he sees on daytime television. The two accidentally collide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Renton
CAST:  Andrew Scott  •  David Murray  •  David Pearse  •  Elaine Cassidy

When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anand Tucker
CAST:  Jim Broadbent  •  Colin Firth  •  Juliet Stevenson  •  Bradley Johnson

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anand Tucker
CAST:  Jim Broadbent  •  Colin Firth  •  Juliet Stevenson  •  Bradley Johnson

Watermelon (2003)

A tangled web of deciet pitches three lovers together with the added proposition of a baby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieron J. Walsh
CAST:  Anna Friel  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Sean McGinley  •  Jamie Draven

A tangled web of deciet pitches three lovers together with the added proposition of a baby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieron J. Walsh
CAST:  Anna Friel  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Sean McGinley  •  Jamie Draven

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016)

Marquise de Merteuil, former lover of Vicomte de Valmont, incites him to corrupt the innocent Cécile de Volanges before her wedding night, but Valmont has targeted the peerlessly virtuous and beautiful Madame de Tourvel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josie Rourke  •  Tony Grech-Smith
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Dominic West  •  Janet McTeer  •  Adjoa Andoh

Marquise de Merteuil, former lover of Vicomte de Valmont, incites him to corrupt the innocent Cécile de Volanges before her wedding night, but Valmont has targeted the peerlessly virtuous and beautiful Madame de Tourvel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josie Rourke  •  Tony Grech-Smith
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Dominic West  •  Janet McTeer  •  Adjoa Andoh

The Program (2015)

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Ben Foster  •  Chris O'Dowd  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jesse Plemons

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Ben Foster  •  Chris O'Dowd  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jesse Plemons

A Room with a View (2007)

Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characters — socialist Mr. Emerson and his working-class son George, in particular — who both surprise and intrigue her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Renton
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Laurence Fox  •  Rafe Spall  •  Sophie Thompson

Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characters — socialist Mr. Emerson and his working-class son George, in particular — who both surprise and intrigue her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Renton
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Laurence Fox  •  Rafe Spall  •  Sophie Thompson

The Lost World (2001)

This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Orme
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  James Fox  •  Tom Ward  •  Matthew Rhys

This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Orme
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  James Fox  •  Tom Ward  •  Matthew Rhys

Mum's List (2016)

The story of Singe and Kate, a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer. Over her last few days, she created her list: writing her thoughts and memories down, to help the man she loved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niall Johnson
CAST:  Rafe Spall  •  Emilia Fox  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  William Stagg

The story of Singe and Kate, a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer. Over her last few days, she created her list: writing her thoughts and memories down, to help the man she loved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niall Johnson
CAST:  Rafe Spall  •  Emilia Fox  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  William Stagg

Property of the State (2016)

A woman must deal with the devastating effects of having a murderer for a brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kit Ryan
CAST:  Aisling Loftus  •  Patrick Gibson  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  David Rawle

A woman must deal with the devastating effects of having a murderer for a brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kit Ryan
CAST:  Aisling Loftus  •  Patrick Gibson  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  David Rawle

Strangeways Here We Come (2018)

A comedy in which the tenants of a high rise work together to defeat a cruel loan shark.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Green
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Michelle Keegan  •  Lauren Socha  •  Stephen Lord

A comedy in which the tenants of a high rise work together to defeat a cruel loan shark.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Green
CAST:  Elaine Cassidy  •  Michelle Keegan  •  Lauren Socha  •  Stephen Lord

The Truth (2006)

An outrageous murder-mystery for the 'Me Generation'. Seven young strangers go to a spiritual retreat for a journey of personal growth, taking in jealousy, hatred, sexual perversion and a little murder on the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Milton
CAST:  William Beck  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  Stephen Lord

An outrageous murder-mystery for the 'Me Generation'. Seven young strangers go to a spiritual retreat for a journey of personal growth, taking in jealousy, hatred, sexual perversion and a little murder on the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Milton
CAST:  William Beck  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Elaine Cassidy  •  Stephen Lord

The Wonder (2022)

Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Lelio
CAST:  Florence Pugh  •  Tom Burke  •  Niamh Algar  •  Elaine Cassidy

Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Lelio
CAST:  Florence Pugh  •  Tom Burke  •  Niamh Algar  •  Elaine Cassidy
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