Bronagh Waugh (born 6 October 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She played

Cheryl Brady Cheryl Brady is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Bronagh Waugh. The character first appeared on-screen on 25 November 2008, during the first series of the ''Hollyoaks'' spin-off ''Hollyoaks L ...

in the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'' from 2009 to 2013. At the 2010

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, Waugh was nominated for awards for Best Newcomer,

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and Best Comedy Performance for her portrayal of Cheryl. She was also nominated for two

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. Since leaving ''Hollyoaks'', Waugh has appeared in dramas including '' The Fall'', ''

Unforgotten ''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Cas ...

'' and the crime drama '' Ridley''.

Personal life

Her father is Canadian and Waugh has Canadian citizenship. She has been an advocate for

same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has been legal since 13 January 2020, following the enactment of the '' Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019''. The first marriage ceremony took place on 11 February 2020. Civil partnership ...

. On 5 May 2021, Waugh gave birth to a son, her first child.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Living people 1982 births 21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland Film actresses from Northern Ireland Television actresses from Northern Ireland Soap opera actresses from Northern Ireland People from Limavady People from Coleraine, County Londonderry LGBT rights activists from Northern Ireland People from Northern Ireland of Canadian descent {{NorthernIreland-actor-stub