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1993-11-24 · Derry, Northern Ireland · Female

11 series in the catalog

Saoirse-Monica Jackson ( SEER-shuh born November 1993) is a Northern Irish actress. She portrayed Erin Quinn on the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls from 2018 to 2022 and Cheryl Crawford in the BBC Liverpool gangster series This City Is Ours (2025).

Early life

Jackson was born in Derry in November 1993. She split her time growing up in Derry and Greencastle, County Donegal, where her parents ran a village pub. After obtaining GCSEs and A-levels at St Cecilia's College in Derry, she trained in acting at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester.

Career

Jackson's television debut came in 2016 when she landed the role of Sasha in Harlan Coben's The Five, appearing in four episodes. In 2016, she also played Curley's wife in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre tour of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. She appeared briefly in the final episode of 2017 BBC One drama series Broken. In 2018, she portrayed Shena Carney in a West End production of The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre.

Jackson made her debut as Erin Quinn in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls in the show's first episode, airing on Channel 4 on 4 January 2018. Her performance saw her nominated for the IFTA Gala Television Award for Best Female Performance. She portrayed the role for three seasons until the conclusion of the series in May 2022.

She was the overall winner in the 2019 episode of The Great Christmas/Festive Bake Off.

On 26 June 2020, she and her fellow Derry Girls co stars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief. All proceeds from the night went towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2025, she played the role of Cheryl Crawford, wife of Davey Crawford (portrayed by Stephen Walters), in the BBC One Liverpool-based gangster television series, This City Is Ours (2025).

In 2026, Jackson played the role of Feeney in Lisa McGee's Netflix series, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast.

Personal life

Jackson became engaged to Scottish DJ Hector Barbour, known professionally as Denis Sulta, in 2023. Muriel Gray is her mother-in-law. They married in a Celtic-themed ceremony in County Kerry in August 2025.