Hazel Doupe

Screen International "Star of Tomorrow" and IFTA-nominated Irish actress leads as the unflinching and charismatic "Kathleen" in Eva Birthistle's KATHLEEN IS HERE. The film won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the 2024 Galway film festival. Hot Press said she was "phenomenal in the role, bringing a complex blend of volatility and childlike innocence" and the Business Post said "Doupe is Extraordinary". This November (2024), in Disney FX's next limited series, Hazel will play the key role of "Marian Price", a former provisional IRA member, in the much anticipated SAY NOTHING. Also in 2024, Doupe starred in AMC's fantasy drama SANCTUARY: A WITCH'S TALE, playing the lead teen role of "Harper Fenn." The Hollywood Reporter praised her performance, noting she "imbues her character with an adolescent brattiness that's equal parts endearing and frustrating." Season 2 in production in Ireland in late 2024. Doupe was nominated for both Best Actress in a Lead Role and The Rising Star Award at the 2022 IFTA Awards for Kate Dolan's YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER. Doupe leads the psychological horror as the quiet and introspective "Char." JOE.ie cited the film as "arguably the greatest Irish Horror movie ever made" and Screen Daily described it as being "driven by first-rate performances...in particular, rising star Doupe." Further notable credits include lead role in the 2018 TIFF Fipresci Discovery prize winner FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY; the critically acclaimed CALM WITH HORSES alongside Barry Keoghan and Niamh Algar; "Cathy Dunne" in the 2023 comedy-drama THE MIRACLE CLUB, alongside Dame Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney; and voiceover work in Cartoon Network's Children's & Family Emmy® Award-winning series UNICORN: WARRIORS ETERNAL. In theater, Doupe made her stage debut starring in the 2024 production of Annie Baker's CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. Critics have praised Hazel's performance, with The Irish Independent noting her "dazzling moments" and The Irish Times calling her role a "breakthrough performance."