Rebecca O'Mara (born 15 March 1977) is an Irish actress. The Dublin born actress grew up by the sea in Sandycove and is the voice actor for Caitlin in the widely popular international children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She has also worked extensively in theatre in the UK and Ireland since graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She played Minnie Larkins in The History of Mr Polly, Mrs. O Keefe in the 2014 Ken Loach film Jimmy's Hall and has guest starred in various television programmes including Line of Duty and Doctors, but is probably best known for her role as scene of crime officer, Frankie Hynes, in TV3's Red Rock She is the younger sister of actor, Jason O'Mara.
Early life
O'Mara attended Holy Child School, Killiney before completing a degree in Drama and Theatre at Trinity College Dublin. On graduating, she moved to London and worked in film production for some years. In 2004, she began her acting training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes |
|---|
| 2007 | Doctors | Cleo Tucker | BBC One | Episode: "Background Noise" |
| 2013 | Thomas & Friends | Caitlin | HIT Entertainment | Episode: "Calm Down Caitlin" |
| 2014 | Thomas & Friends | Caitlin | HIT Entertainment | Episode: "Not So Slow Coaches" |
| 2014 | Thomas & Friends | Slip Coach | HIT Entertainment | Episode: "Duck and the Slip Coaches" |
| 2014 | Thomas & Friends | Slip Coach | HIT Entertainment | Episode: "Last Train for Christmas" |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends | Caitlin | HIT Entertainment | Episode: "The Truth About Toby" |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends | Caitlin | HIT Entertainment | Episode: "Best Engine Ever" |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends | Caitlin | HIT Entertainment | Episode: "The Great Race" |
| 2016 | Line of Duty | Rachel O' Connor | BBC | Episode #3.1 |
| 2016 | Line of Duty | Rachel O' Connor | BBC | Episode #3.2 |
| 2017 | Red Rock | Frankie Hynes | TV3(Ireland) | Episode #4.29 |
| 2017 | Red Rock | Frankie Hynes | TV3(Ireland) | Episode #4.30 - Season Finale |
Film
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|
| 2007 | The History of Mr. Polly | Minnie Larkins | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Laika | Laikia (voice) | Short |
| 2014 | Jimmy's Hall | Nora O' Keefe | Director: Ken Loach |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Character | Production | Director |
|---|
| 2006 | 06/07/05 | | Arcola | Hamish Pirie |
| 2007 | Salt Meets Wound | Various | Theatre 503 | Paul Robinson |
| 2007 | Minsk | Minsk | Bush Theatre at Latitude | Josie Rourke |
| 2008 | Deep Blue Sea | Ann | Theatre Royal Bath/ West End | Edward Hall |
| 2008 | Far From the Madding Crowd | Bathsheba | English Touring Theatre (ETT) | Kate Saxon |
| 2009 | The Yalta Game | Anna | The Gate Theatre, Dublin & Edinburgh International Theatre Festivals | Patrick Mason |
| 2010 | Danton's Death | Lucille | The Royal National Theatre | Michael Grandage |
| 2011 | Moment | Ruth Pigeon | The Bush Theatre | David Horan |
| 2012 | Hayfever | Sorel Bliss | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Patrick Mason |
| 2013 | Mrs Warren's Profession | Vivie Warren | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Patrick Mason |
| 2014 | Pride and Prejudice | Caroline Bingley | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Alan Stanford |
| 2014 | The Vortex | Clara Hibbert | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Annabelle Comyn |
| 2014 | Aristocrats | Alice | The Abbey Theatre | Patrick Mason |
| 2014 | Wuthering Heights | Isabella Linton | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Michael Barker Cavan |
| 2015 | Chekhov's First Play | Sasha | Dublin Theatre Festival | Bush Moukarzel/Ben Kidd |
| 2016 | Othello | Desdemona | The Abbey Theatre | Joe Dowling |
| 2016 | Helen and I | Lynn | Druid Theatre | Annabelle Comyn |
| 2017 | Private Lives | Amanda | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Patrick Mason |
