Denise Gough

Denise Gough is exactly the sort of performer I gravitate toward: an actor who earned her reputation on stage before the wider world caught on. Winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress is no small thing, and you can feel that theatrical discipline in everything she does on screen, from the crime drama Paula to her steely presence in Andor. She doesn't trade on flash or a curated public persona; she trades on craft. That makes her harder to pin down and, to me, far more rewarding to watch. I suspect her recognition is only going to grow, and deservedly so.

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Name (English)

Denise Gough

Name (Japanese)

デニース・ゴフ

Reading

でにーす・ごふ

Born

February 28, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Ennis, County Clare, Ireland

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Awards & achievements

• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise%20Gough
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5257674

Tags

• County Clare
• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.