Aoife Kennan is an actor and writer. She grew up in Durham, but identifies as Irish and has the passport to prove it. She studied English at Cambridge University and then trained as an actor at LAMDA. She was recently on the Royal Court Writers Programme and has developed work through Masterclass Script Sessions. Her new play, SCRATCHES (a funny show about self-harm) was showcased at new writing nights at the Jermyn Street Theatre and will show at VAULT Festival in 2023.

Performance work includes The 4th Country (Park Theatre); C-O-N-T-A-C-T (Aria Entertainment); Victoria (ITV) and the feature film, Blue Jean (BBC/BFI).