Kerri Quinn

Kerri Quinn
Born
Belfast
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
OccupationsActress, singer
Years active2006–present
Children1

Kerri Quinn is an actress and singer from Northern Ireland. On television, she is known for her roles in Coronation Street and Hope Street.

Early life and education

At the age of 13, Kerri Quinn started singing in bands. That gave her a boost in confidence, which prompted her to take on acting lessons.[1]

Quinn followed theatre studies at the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education (BIFHE) and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree at Queen's University Belfast in 2004.[2][3] She didn't go on with the studies, bored with writing essays, but instead chose to learn the art hands on, in the theatre.[4]

Career

Live performance

Quinn performed in bands,[5] as an in-house singer,[6] and toured pubs and clubs with an ABBA tribute band.[7] She also played in musicals such West Side Story (2006) and Dancing Shoes (The George Best Story, 2010), the rock-and-play Huzzies (2012) and The Threepenny Opera (2018).

Radio and podcasts

At the end of 2023 Quinn made her first appearance as a radio narrator. It was in the BBC miniseries The Mystery of Mount Stewart, about a boat that sank on Strangford Lough in April 1895. Theresa, Lady Londonderry had lend her sailing boat to her senior servants, as a treat. The series tries to uncover what happened to the boat and its eight passengers that went missing.[8]

In 2024 Quinn starred in the RTÉ comical radio drama Helen Wheels by Fion Foley. Helen is the mother of a bicycle courier, working for a food delivery company, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belfast. When she finds drugs in her son's delivery bag, she decides to step in and go on a ride herself.[9] The programme won the 2024 IMRO Radio Award in the category Speech Drama.[10][11]

Personal life

In the 2010s Quinn had bought a bungalow in north Belfast, at walking distance from her parents. Union flags were raised in the local area, likely as a form of intimidation. A flag near her home was taken down by a sectarian element who further took out their frustration on Quinn by smashing her windows. After the attack, she and her daughter moved in with her parents.[12] When she asked for help, estate agents and politicians told her to simply sell the place. She left the house boarded up for a while.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014FishbowlTinashort by Martin McCann
2016Unhappy EndingsThe Derby Womanshort thriller
2018The Good Christian Women's Writing GroupJackieshort
2020CarolineCarolineshort
2023The BullyGloriashort[14][15]
2023Faith of Our FathersAnndrama
2024KneecapSpin instructordark comedycameo[13]

Television

Year Title Role Episodes Notes Ref.
2011Sketchy with Diarmuid Corrvarious roles1/9 (S2E2)
2011Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of TrustDervlaTV movieBBC[16]
2015The Frankenstein ChroniclesMrs. Bowyer1/12 (S1E2)ITV [17]
2018Come HomeBrenna Coyle3/3BBC One, RTÉ One
2018CareHilaryTV movie
2018Torvill & Dean (film)Mrs Murray / Woman in gardenTV movieITV
2018–2019Coronation StreetVicky Jefferies60/...ITV
2019Derry GirlsRita1/19 (S2E3)Channel 4[18]
2021–presentHope StreetSergeant Marlene Pettigrew35/36BBC
2021Three FamiliesLouise Byrne2/2BBC One
2022The Witcher: Blood OriginAevenien2/4Netflix
2023Der Irland-KrimiSaoirse FlynnS4E2German production
2024Dead and BuriedSally Bowman4/4BBC NI, Virgin Media Television
2024Say NothingChrissie...FX (USA) Disney+ (UK IE)

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreLocation Ref.
2006West Side StoryAnitaGaiety TheatreDublin [3][19]
2009Three WomenWoman Two [20]
2009The WeeinSusie EgoOld Museum Arts Centre
Down Arts Centre		Belfast
Downpatrick		 [21]
2010
2015		Dancing Shoes - The George Best Story (musical)Angie Best
Mrs Fullaway		on tour
Grand Opera House		UK Tour
Belfast		 [22]
[23]
2012HuzziesDeeTinderbox Theatre CompanyThe MAC Belfast [24][25][5]
2014Cabaret (musical)Sally BowlesMetropolitan Arts CentreBelfast [3]
2016
2017		Educating RitaSusan (Rita) WhiteLyric TheatreBelfast
All Ireland Tour		 [26]
[2]
2017The WeirValerieLyric TheatreBelfast [27]
2018The Threepenny OperaJenny DiverLyric TheatreBelfast, 13 performances [28]
2023Burnt OutCherylLyric TheatreBelfast [29]

"Other theatrical roles include The Nativity... What The Donkey Saw, Smiley and Here Comes The Night (Lyric Theatre), What We're Made Of (Tinderbox)," [2] "Lisa/Tracey in the all-female production of Flesh and Blood Women (GreenShoot Productions), Mother/Princess in Nivellis War (Cahoots NI), Roberta in Belfast by Moonlight (Kabosh), Beauty Queen in Hatch (P.J O'Reily/The Mac), Patsy in Baby its Cold Outside (Greenshoot Productions) Ma in Weddins Weeins and Wakes (Lyric Theatre), Emily in Titanic Boys (GBL Productions)."[26]

Radio

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes Ref.
2023-24The Mystery of MountstewartNarratorBBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Foyle		documentary in 3 episodes [8][30]
2024Helen WheelsNarrator/MainRTÉcomedy drama [9]

References

  1. ↑ Robin Elliot (9 September 2019). "The Big Interview: Kerri Quinn". NVTV, Local TV for Belfast. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Educating Rita All Ireland Tour Programme 2017" (pdf). Lyric Theatre Belfast. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via ISSUU.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Critically acclaimed Educating Rita star is alumna Kerri Quinn". Queen's University Belfast. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tonight With Gerry Kelly". NVTV, Local TV for Belfast. 9 December 2022. 34:27-43:00
  5. 1 2 "Huzzies - The other side of you acoustic". Katie Richardson. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Kerri Quinn sings Maybe This Time at The Cabaret Supper Club". AMPM, Cabaret, Treehouse Belfast. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Abba by Candlelight at Cabaret Supper Club". AMPM, Cabaret, Treehouse Belfast. 28 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. 1 2 "Hope Street's Kerri Quinn delves into The Mystery of Mount Stewart in new BBC Sounds podcast". BBC. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Drama on One: Helen Wheels by Fionn Foley". RTÉ. 19 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "2024 winners". IMRO Radio Awards 2024. 4 October 2024. Category C5 Drama.
  11. ↑ "Helen Wheels - hear Fionn Foley's award-winning Drama On One play". RTÉ. 7 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Little, Ivan (18 July 2018). "Bout ye, Chuck! Kerri Quinn's Belfast accent to cut across Coronation Street's famed cobbles". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  13. 1 2 Kerri Sad. "Actress Kerri Quinn says her heart breaks for arson attack victims as she recalls own sectarian trauma". Sunday World. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Sophie McLaughlin (26 October 2023). "The Bully: Award-winning Belfast playwright turns to writing for the big screen with new dark comedy film". BelfastLive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "The Bully". Beezer Productions Ltd. 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Betrayal of Trust (Full Movie)". Real Drama. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via YouTube. "Kerry" (IMDb spelling error) can be seen from timestamp 12:15 to 19:00.
  17. ↑ "Seeing Things". IMDb. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "The Girls Meet Rita "The Woman Is A Maniac" | Derry Girls". Hat Trick Comedy. 25 February 2022 – via YouTube. Rita meets the girls in the video Derry Girls | Chased By Gypsies, her last line is in Derry Girls | James Becomes A Gypsy.
  19. ↑ "Kevin set to star in top Gaiety musical". Irish Independent. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024. (production details)
  20. ↑ "3 Women". c21 theatre company. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  21. ↑ Lisa Fitzpatrick (25 November 2009). "The Weein". Irish Theatre Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via itmarchive.ie.
  22. ↑ "Dancing Shoes: The George Best Story > Original Cast". CastAlbums.org. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  23. ↑ Colm O'hagan (13 August 2015). "Dancing Shoes - The George Best Story returns to the Grand Opera House". Belfast Live. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  24. ↑ Tom Maguire (23 October 2012). "Huzzies". Irish Theatre Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  25. ↑ Helen Meany (29 October 2012). "Huzzies - review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  26. 1 2 "Educating Rita, Programme" (pdf). Lyric Theatre. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  27. ↑ "Q&A: Belfast actress Kerri Quinn on new play The Weir at the Lyric Theatre". Belfast Telegraph. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  28. ↑ "Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Weill, Northern Ireland Opera (2018)". Operabase.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  29. ↑ James Martin McCarthy (12 October 2023). "Burnt Out review: Play will have you on the edge of your seat". BelfastLive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  30. ↑ "The Mystery of Mountstewart". BBC Sounds. 23 December 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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