Simone Kirby plays Marilyn Hull in Notes on Blindness, a feature film for Archers Mark, (2016), Sister Grace in Houdini and Doyle, ITV/Fox (2016), Tyva Hightopp, the Mad Hatters mother, in Disney's 'Alice Through the Looking Glass', (2016); Maria Roche in 'The Truth Commissioner', a feature film for BBC NI based on the novel by David Park (2015); Annette Rane in 'Clean Break,' RTE (2015) Simone plays Oonagh in Ken Loach's 'Jimmy's Hall',(2014), for which she was nominated as Lead Actress in Film at the IFTAs 2015. Other credits in Film/TV are Irene in Peaky Blinders (BBC), Meet Your Neighbours (RTE), Love/Hate (RTE), Season Of The Witch (Lionsgate), X-Moor (Fyzz Facility), Single-Handed (RTE/UTV) and Geraldine in Pure Mule (RTE). Simone has also worked extensively in Theatre; at The Abbey, The Old Vic, Shakespeare's Globe, The Gate Theatre, The Irish Rep (New York), and with Druid, Rough Magic, and many others. She was nominated for Best Actress at The Irish Theatre Awards for her performance as Mae, in Mud, with Corn Exchange.
