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Her father was an electrician (later a fisheries expert), and her mother "was pregnant for nine and a half years" since Denise is the seventh of twelve children, her younger (by seven years) sister Kelly also being an actress. At school she had no theatrical aspirations, leaving at age fifteen and moving to London a year later "to follow a boy." After several years in menial jobs she took a Saturday acting class and won a place at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in Wandsworth - having borrowed the audition fee - and graduated in 2003. In 2004 she made her television debut in Casualty (1986) and has since appeared in many popular series from New Tricks (2003) to Stella (2012). However, she has attracted more notice as a stage actress, being nominated in 2012 by the Evening Standard Awards for her roles in 'Our New Girl' and 'Desire Under the Elms' and in 2015 winning universal plaudits as the recovering drug addict in 'People, Places and Things' at the National Theatre.

Simone plays Mary Malone in the BBC/HBO series, 'His Dark Materials,' and Bibi in the RTE/Acorn series, 'Hidden Assets.'

Simone's film credits include BAFTA nominated feature 'Notes On Blindness' (Archers Mark), playing the female lead, Marilyn, and Ken Loach's feature Jimmy's Hall, playing the female lead, Oonagh.

Other film credits are: Dating Amber (Tilted Pictures), The Hole In The Ground (Savage Productions), Calm With Horses (DMC), Mothers Day (BBC), Alice Through The Looking Glass (Disney), Artemis Fowl (Disney), The Truth Commissioner (BBC), The Flag (Treasure Ent.), England Is Mine (Honlodge), and Season Of The Witch (Lionsgate).

Television credits include 'The One' (Netflix), Resistance/Rebellion 2 (RTE/Netflix), Peaky Blinders (BBC), Silent Witness (BBC), Houdini & Doyle (ITV), Dark Heart (ITV), Clean Break (RTE), Love Hate (RTE), Pure Mule (RTE), Single Handed (RTE/ITV), and as writer and performer in Meet Your Neighbours (RTE), with PJ Gallagher.

For theatre Simone has performed extensively with The Old Vic, Shakespeare's Globe, The Irish Rep in New York, The Abbey Theatre and The Gate Theatre in Ireland, and with Druid, Corn Exchange, and Rough Magic, amongst many others.

Awards and nominations include Best Supporting Actress Drama Nomination (IFTA 2022), Best Supporting Actress Film Nomination (IFTA 2017), Best Actress Film nomination (IFTA 2015), Best actress nomination (Irish Theatre Awards 2004) and winner of The Jayne Snow Award, (Dublin Fringe Festival 2005).

Colm Flynn was born in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. He is known for The Ploughing Live (2015), Colm Flynn Show (2021) and RTÉ the History Show (2004).

Pete is an Irish Big Wave Surfer, he is also a Firefighter Paramedic in Dublin. Pete is an instructor in jet ski rescue and water safety rescue during big wave events in ireland, Along with Paul O'Kane from Irish Surf Rescue Club and Finn Mullan from the RLNI. He won the Irish Division at the mullaghmore tow-in invitational event in 2011.

James Bredin was born on 18 February 1924 in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. He was a director and producer, known for Asian Club (1953), Election Results (1959) and Top on Television (1964). He was married to Virginia Meadows. He died on 11 November 1998 in London, England, UK.

Rachel Macnamara was born on 16 January 1870 in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. She was a writer, known for Tell Your Children (1922). She died on 18 October 1947 in Kensington, London, England, UK.