Laoisa Sexton
Acting
Biography
Laoisa Sexton is an Irish Actress with French roots, she was brought up in Ireland and studied Drama in New York City. She has worked extensively in theatre in the USA, Off Broadway and internationally in UK and Ireland and appeared in Irish national soap Fair City and Red Rock for the BBC. She has written and performed in her own plays; the NY Times critics pick "For Love" which premiered OFF Broadway at the award winning The Irish Repertory Theatre, and toured Ireland, and the NY Times critic's pick "The Last Days of Cleopatra" which had a successful Off Broadway run and also toured Ireland with further productions in Canada, The Pigeon in The Taj Mahal also opened Off Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
Known For
Starting on the day a long, dormant feud between two local families is brutally reignited, this continuing drama is based around a busy Dublin Garda station. On one side, the Hennessys, a local dynasty, whose name is above half the businesses in town. On the other side, the Kielys, who have turned petty crime into a cottage industry. Charting the life and dramas of a community about to be enveloped by a feud, through the eyes of those who police it, each episode will be a mix of 'crime of the week' stories and on-going serial arcs, following principle characters in both their professional and personal lives. A powerful and moving drama, Red Rock is a contemporary western, set in the shadow of Ireland's 'gold rush'.
Red Rock
A young mother tries to run away from inner-city Dublin but discovers that there are only so many places you can go before you run into yourself.
You are Beautiful
An irreverent, modern, non-traditional re-telling of Ulysses, told rapidly by a succession of over 75 international actors. The film maintains the rhythm of the novel's stream of consciousness with intimate, minutely nuanced provocative performances.
The Ulysses Project
When dysfunctional adult Al Clancy mistakenly agrees to mind his smart-ass 10-year-old nephew Karl for a week, his job and home are placed in jeopardy. In a bold bid to save Al’s job, they steal his mam’s camper van, become best friends, and embark on a criss cross adventure, putting up posters all over Ireland. When things go wrong and the lads get cranky, one of them realises that the other one needs to grow up.
Poster Boys
A man is led by his creative brain as he copes with his muse.
Creativity Requires Courage
Tony the Ape becomes the Alpha of Show Biz.
Ape
A lonely, simple-minded barman's fleeting encounter in a rural Irish pub, with a difficult customer highlights his need for intimacy.
The Lucky Man
A lonely single working class woman falls for the charms of a smooth-talking wealthy sexy older man- but as she grapples with her desire how far will she go to get what she wants?
I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...
An unemployed, depressed creative-writing teacher attempts to restore his dignity in his daughter's eyes when everything else is lost.
In the Woods with a Dead Dog
Dolly can't leave the house, but she can't understand how he has.
An Unmade Bed
A cocksure young Wall Streeter loses everything and, on Christmas Eve, must confront the person he hurt the most
The Standard Man
A party entertainer must go to extraordinary heights to escape a house of horror
I Can't Go On
A man tries to escape his dreams
Right Now Ladies and Gents
A stand up comedian goes on a road trip in a last move to save his career.
Burning Material
A doorman gets abused by the wealthy inhabitants of his building
The Doorman
A hungry widow returns from the sea