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Aisling Franciosi

アイスリング・フランシオシ　/　あいすりんぐ・ふらんしおし

Actor from Ireland

June 6, 1993 (age 33)　・　Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

County Dublin
actor
film actor

My Take

Aisling Franciosi is exactly the kind of young actor I want to flag early. The Irish-Italian performer won an AACTA Award for her lead in The Nightingale in 2018, and built a reputation on heavy, demanding parts in The Fall and Black Narcissus rather than easy leading-lady roles. I am always drawn to actors who lean into pain and shadow instead of trading on looks. Irish performers seem to carry a literary kind of darkness, and that is a big part of her appeal. She is growing quietly but unmistakably, and I suspect this is a name worth remembering now.

Overview

Aisling Franciosi ( ASH-ling fran-CHOH-zee, Italian: [ˈɛʃliŋɡ franˈtʃoːzi]; born 6 June 1993) is an Irish-Italian actress. She won an AACTA Award for her leading role in the film The Nightingale (2018). On television, she is known for her roles in the RTÉ–BBC Two crime drama The Fall (2013–2016), season 2 of the TNT series Legends (2015), and the BBC One miniseries Black Narcissus (2020).

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1. Profile

Name (English): Aisling Franciosi
Name (Japanese): アイスリング・フランシオシ
Reading: あいすりんぐ・ふらんしおし
Born: June 6, 1993 (age 33)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rooster
Origin: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Trinity College, Dublin

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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