Rising star recipient Louisa Harland has paid tribute to Irish actors and crews as she picked up the award at the Irish Film and TV Awards.
Speaking to reporters, she said Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal “went out of their way to be so kind and made me feel so included” when she joined the cast of Hamnet.
Harland played the mother of Jessie Buckley’s character in flashback scenes in the Oscar-nominated film.
She said despite spending only a week filming: “They made such a fuss of me when I arrived on set, and they are just a testament to how incredible Irish actors are.”
In her acceptance speech, the Derry Girls star dedicated the award to…