{{Short description|Irish actress (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | imagesize = | name = Gina Costigan | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|3|21}} | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | education = Queens University Belfast (B.A.)<br>Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | years_active = 1994 – present | mother = Maria McDermottroe | father = John Costigan | partner = }} '''Gina Costigan''' (born 21 March 1984)<ref name="Another Act">{{Cite web |date=3 September 2012 |title=Another act in family drama |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/another-act-in-family-drama/26894118.html |website=Independent.ie}}</ref> is an Irish actress of stage and screen. She appeared in the original Broadway companies of Jez Butterworth's ''The Ferryman'' (2018) and Martin McDonagh's ''Hangmen'' (2022), and starred as Grace Hardy in the 2023 UK national tour of Brian Friel's ''Faith Healer''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gina Costigan |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/gina-costigan-518625 |website=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Greg |title=Interview: Gina Costigan on Faith Healer |url=https://theatreweekly.com/interview-gina-costigan-on-faith-healer/ |website=Theatre Weekly |date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=May 30, 2026 }}</ref><ref>Copping, Jasper. [https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/faith-healer-theatr-clwyd-t-22445 "Faith Healer"]. ''British Theatre Guide''. Accessed 9 June 2025.</ref>
Her film appearances include ''Veronica Guerin'' (2003), ''Becoming Jane'' (2007) ''A Terrible Beauty'' (2013), ''Halal Daddy'' (2017) and ''My Sailor, My Love'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gina Costigan |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gina_costigan |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> On television, she’s had guest and recurring roles on ''Fair City'' (2007), ''Vikings'' (2019-2020), ''Harry Wild'' (2022), ''Kin'' (2023), and ''Law & Order: SVU'' (2024-2025).<ref name="TVGuide">{{Cite web |date=13 May 2008 |title=Gina Costigan |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gina-costigan/credits/3030056357/ |website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
In 2019, Costigan was named to ''The Irish Echo'''s 40 Under 40 for emerging Irish talent.<ref name=40under40>{{Cite web |title=2019 40 Under 40 |url=https://group.irishecho.com/events/2019-40-under-40/ |website=Irish Echo |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=April 19, 2026 }} </ref> She frequently appears in both English and Irish language roles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishecho.com/2023/5/queens-backs-bilingual-version-of-mayo-set-the-long-wet-grass |title=Queens backs bilingual version of Mayo-set ‘The Long Wet Grass’ |website=Irish Echo |date=May 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2026 }}</ref><ref name="Playography">{{Cite web |title=Gina Costigan |url=https://irishplayography.com/person?personid=43471 |website=IrishPlayography.com}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Born in Dublin, Ireland, Costigan is the daughter of theatre producer John Costigan and actress Maria McDermottroe.<ref name="Farmers">{{Cite web |last=O'Donoghue |first=Anne |date=21 March 2018 |title=Actress Maria McDermottroe on pursuing her passion |url=https://www.farmersjournal.ie/entertainment/living-life-/pursuing-passions-354415 |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=FarmersJournal.ie}}</ref> Raised primarily in Dún Laoghaire, she attended a Gaelscoil.<ref name="Bondings">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Andrea |date=13 January 2014 |title=Bondings: Beyond the curtain call at the Gaiety |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/bondings-beyond-the-curtain-call-at-the-gaiety/29905741.html |website=Independent.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Joe |date=25 December 2005 |title=Happy? Oh, yes he is! |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/happy-oh-yes-he-is/26216213.html |website=Independent.ie}}</ref>
She made her professional stage debut as a child performer in the 1994 revival of James Plunkett's ''The Risen People'' at The Gaiety Theatre, directed by brothers Peter and Jim Sheridan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theatre: An agitprop Oliver |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/theatre-an-agitprop-oliver-dublin-theatre-festival-1443980.html |website=The Independent |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> At the time, the production was the most expensive in the history of the Dublin Theatre Festival.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morphet |first=Richard |date=October 10, 1994 |title=Theatre: Aida Joins the Dublin Demo |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-aida-joins-the-dublin-demo-1441781.html |work=Independent.co.uk}}</ref> In 1997, she appeared as Jenny in Brian Ó Riagáin's Irish-language play ''Buille an Phíce'' at the Andrews Lane Theatre.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/buille-an-phice-1.66038 |title=Buille an Phíce |website=The Irish Times }}</ref>
Costigan later earned a B.A. (Hons) from Queen's University Belfast's School of Arts, English and Languages before studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.<ref name="Another Act" /><ref name="Gina Hotpress">{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Joe |title=Markievicz park |url=https://www.hotpress.com/culture/markievicz-park-4554045 |website=Hotpress.com}}</ref>
==Career== ===2003-2013: Early stage & screen work=== During the 2000s and early 2010s, Costigan began working extensively in Irish theatre, frequently appearing in both English and Irish-language productions.<ref name="Playography" /> Her stage work during this period included two national tours of Máiréad Ní Ghráda's ''An Triail'' with Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company (2008, 2012), as well as premieres of new plays at Project Arts Centre, Smock Alley Theatre, and the Town Hall Theatre.<ref name=AnTrial>{{Cite web |last=Glenn |first=Laura |date=9 October 2023 |title='One of the greatest plays of the 20th century - Brian Friel's 'Faith Healer' - for Millennium Forum stage this week |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/one-of-the-greatest-plays-of-the-20th-century-brian-friels-faith-healer-takes-to-derrys-millennium-forum-stage-this-week-4365646 |website=DerryJournal.com}}</ref><ref name="Playography" /> In 2003, Costigan made her screen debut as Molly, the girlfriend of Irish crime figure John Traynor in Joel Schumacher's ''Veronica Guerin'', appearing opposite Cate Blanchett and Ciarán Hinds.<ref name="ReelingReviewsVG">{{Cite web |last=Clifford |first=Laura |date=2020-01-10 |title=Veronica Guerin |url=https://www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/veronica-guerin/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=ReelingReviews.com}}</ref> The film received eight nominations from the Irish Film & Television Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of the 1st Annual Irish Film & Television Awards |url=https://www.ifta.ie/awards/iftawinners2003.html |website=Irish Film & Television Academy |publisher=Irish Film & Television Academy |access-date=May 31, 2026 }}</ref> In 2007, she had a recurring role as Diane Sutton on the RTÉ drama series ''Fair City'' and appeared as Caroline Austen in Julian Jarrold's ''Becoming Jane'', starring Anne Hathaway.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/becoming-jane/credits/ |title=Becoming Jane Credits |website=Metacritic }}</ref> Costigan would later note in a profile with ''Hot Press'', that the majority of her role in the film "ended up on the cutting room floor."<ref name="Gina Hotpress" /> From 2011 through 2012, Costigan starred in the world premiere of Isobel Mahon's ''Billy the Boat Loves Angelina'' at Liberty Hall Theatre and the The New Theatre, Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2012 |title=Billy the Boat Loves Angelina – The Rules |url=https://thenewtheatre.com/event/2011/12/26/billy-the-boat-loves-angelina-the-rules/ |website=TheNewTheatre.com}}</ref> In a review for ''The Irish Times'', drama critic Peter Crawley noted "Costigan gives an assured performance while portraying a menacing figure with admirable bite."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crawley |first=Peter |date=February 16, 2002 |title=''Billy the Boat Loves Angelina'' |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/rock-pop/billy-the-boat-loves-angelina-1.449835 |newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> During this period, she continued to alternate between theatre and screen work, appearing in Keith Farrell's Irish-language docudrama ''Áille an Uafáisy'', as well as Gráinne Curistan's ''Les Impossibles'' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Terrible Beauty... {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_terrible_beauty/cast-and-crew }}</ref>
===2014-2019: Broadway & Off-Broadway=== In 2013, Costigan moved to New York City to study at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. She subsequently began working in New York theatre, making her Off-Broadway debut as Hen in Eileen Connolly's ''Daughter of the Waves'' at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.<ref name=EileenConnolly>{{Cite web |title=Daughter of the Waves |url=https://www.eileenconnollywriter.com/daughter-of-the-waves |website=Eileen Connolly}}</ref> She later appeared in the world premiere of Honor Molloy's ''Crackskull Row'' at the Irish Repertory Theatre, followed by Teresa Deevy's ''The Suitcase Under the Bed'' at the Mint Theater Company. Both productions were named Critics' Picks by ''The New York Times''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andy |date=16 September 2016 |title=Review: 'Crackskull Row,' an Irish Gothic With Masher, Basher and Rasher |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/theater/review-crackskull-row-an-irish-gothic-with-masher-basher-and-rasher.html |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andy |date=25 August 2017 |title=Review: Ireland in Four Dimensions, by a Pioneering Playwright |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/theater/the-suitcase-under-the-bed-review.html |website=The New York Times}}</ref> In a review for the latter, Stanford Friedman of ''New York Theatre Guide'' noted "Gina Costigan, as Mrs. Stims, shines the brightest."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/the-suitcase-under-the-bed |title=The Suitcase Under the Bed |website=New York Theatre Guide |access-date=May 19, 2026 }}</ref> In 2018, Costigan appeared opposite Academy Award-winner Hayley Mills in the U.S. premiere of Isobel Mahon's ''Party Face'' at New York City Center. For their respective performances, Costigan and Mills were both nominated for Best Actress at the 2018 1st Irish Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Soloski |first=Alexis |date=25 January 2018 |title=Women Beyond the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown |work=New York Times |via=Gale General OneFile |id={{Gale|A524722009}}}}</ref> Tim Teeman of ''The Daily Beast'' noted "Gina Costigan’s excellent performance is the layered heart of the play."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/hayley-mills-sets-a-new-parent-trap-review-of-party-face/ |title=Hayley Mills Sets a New Parent Trap: Review of ‘Party Face’ |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=May 19, 2026 }}</ref> The same year, she was cast in the original Broadway company of Jez Butterworth's ''The Ferryman'', understudying the roles of Caitlin and Mary Carney.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2018 |title=Complete Casting of The Ferryman Is Announced |url=https://broadwaydirect.com/complete-casting-ferryman-announced/ |website=BroadwayDirect.com}}</ref> The production later won the Tony Award for Best Play.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 June 2019 |title=Tony Awards 2019 Northern Irish drama The Ferryman wins best play |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/tony-awards-2019-northern-irish-drama-the-ferryman-wins-best-play-1.3920591 |work=IrishTimes.com}}</ref> During this period, Costigan had recurring roles on the television series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' on Amazon Prime Video (2017), and ''Vikings'' on the History Channel (2019-2020), as well as a supporting role in the feature film ''Halal Daddy'' (2017).<ref name="TVGuide" /> In 2019, she was named to ''The Irish Echo'''s 40 Under 40 for emerging Irish talent.<ref name=40under40 />
===2020-present: Later stage & screen work=== In 2020, Costigan appeared in Joe Crilly's ''On McQuillan's Hill'' at the Finborough Theatre in London, England. The production received critical acclaim, earning five stars from the ''Morning Star'' and four stars from ''The Stage''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/mcquillans-hill-finborough-theatre-london|title=On McQuillan's Hill Review|website=Morning Star Online|date=12 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2020/on-mcquillans-hill-review-at-finborough-theatre-london-burns-with-authenticity/|title=On McQuillan's Hill Review|website=The Stage}}{{dead link|date=July 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In a review for ''The Arts Desk'', drama critic Rachel Halliburton noted "In a play distinguished, not least, by its strong female characters, it is Gina Costigan’s Loretta who particularly shines."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theartsdesk.com/theatre/mcquillans-hill-finborough-theatre-review-timely-glance-northern-irish-myths-and-tensions |title=McQuillan’s Hill, Finborough Theatre review – timely glance at Northern Irish myths and tensions |website=The Arts Desk |access-date=May 19, 2026 }}</ref> During the COVID-19 pandemic, she portrayed Molly Bloom in ''The Ulysses Project'', a digitally produced adaptation of ''Ulysses'' featuring more than 75 performers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ulysses Project |url=https://www.tenthousandhours.ie/ulysses-project |website=10K HRS FILMS}}</ref> The film was later screened by the Irish Film Institute, as part of their Bloomsday Centennial celebration.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://ifi.ie/film/the-ulysses-project/ |title=The Ulysses Project |last=Sexton |first=Laoisa |last2=Murphy |first2=Trevor |year=2022 |place=Ireland |format=Digital |authorlink=Laoisa Sexton}}</ref> In 2022, Costigan joined the original Broadway company of Martin McDonagh's ''Hangmen''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=June 12, 2022 |title=2022 Tony Award Winners: A Strange Loop, The Lehman Trilogy, Company, Take Me Out Win Top Honors |url=https://playbill.com/article/2022-tony-award-winners |work=Playbill}}</ref> The production was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=June 12, 2022 |title=2022 Tony Award Winners: A Strange Loop, The Lehman Trilogy, Company, Take Me Out Win Top Honors |url=https://playbill.com/article/2022-tony-award-winners |access-date=June 13, 2022 |work=Playbill}}</ref> Shortly thereafter she portrayed the titular role in Seán Ó Muireagáin's ''Luaithríona'', an Irish language panto adaption of ''Cinderella'' at Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich in Belfast. In 2023, Costigan starred as Grace in the UK national tour of Brian Friel's ''Faith Healer''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faith Healer – Tour Archive |url=https://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/Tour/Play/Faith-Healer/T069637287 |website=UK Theatre Web}}</ref> In a review for ''Plays International & Europe'', drama critic Jeremy Malies noted "There is no distance whatsoever between actor and her lines in Gina Costigan’s wonderful performance. My heart leapt out to Grace as Costigan skillfully dismantled the character’s natural reticence."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://playsinternational.org.uk/faith-healer-at-the-devonshire-park-theatre-eastbourne/ |title=Faith Healer at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne |website=Plays International & Europe |access-date=May 19, 2026 }}</ref> In 2025, she starred as Kate Mundy in Brian Friel's ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' at the Asolo Repertory Theatre directed by Joe Dowling. In 2026, she appeared as Ann Putnam in Arthur Miller's ''The Crucible'' at The Gaiety Theatre. Her recent screen work has included guest and recurring appearances in various television series, including ''Atlanta'' on FX, ''Harry Wild'' on Acorn TV, ''Kin'' on RTÉ, and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' on NBC, as well as supporting roles in the feature films ''My Sailor, My Love'' (2022) and ''TWIG'' (2024).<ref name="PeliPlat" />
In addition to acting, Costigan has worked extensively as a voice artist for advertising campaigns including Guiness, Ryanair, Volkswagen, Marks & Spencer, and Electric Picnic, among others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.voicebank.ie/artist/gina-costigan |title=Gina Costigan |website=Voicebank }}</ref>
==Acting credits== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class=unsortable|Ref. |- |2003 |''Veronica Guerin'' |Molly | |<ref name="TVGuideVG">{{Cite web |title=Veronica Guerin - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/veronica-guerin/cast/2030140509/ |website=Tvguide.com}}</ref> |- |2006 |''The Front Line'' |Garda | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2007 |''Becoming Jane'' |Caroline Austen | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 November 2023 |title=Gina Costigan: 'The Irish have a tendency towards darkness' |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/gina-costigan-the-irish-have-a-tendency-towards-darkness-9337816/ |website=Cambridge Independent}}</ref> |- |2009 |''Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne'' |Nurse | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |rowspan="2"| 2013 |''A Terrible Beauty'' |Bridget Grace | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multimedia |url=https://www.1916film.com/a-terrible-beauty-1916-multimedia |website=1916film.com}}</ref> |- |''Black Ice'' |Sister | |<ref name="Entertainment.ie">{{Cite web |title=Gina Costigan - About |url=https://entertainment.ie/person/gina-costigan/ |website=Entertainment.ie}}</ref> |- |2016 | ''The Board'' | Siobhann |Short film |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Board (2016) update feed |url=https://rss.listal.com/movie/board-0 |website=Listal.com}}</ref> |- |2017 |''Halal Daddy'' |Magda | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2018 |Kryptonights |Beth | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2019 |''Brittany Runs a Marathon'' |Drunk Woman | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2020 |''Flesh Is Heir To'' |Agent Kerrigan | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |rowspan="2"| 2022 |''The Ulysses Project'' |Molly Bloom | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |''My Sailor, My Love'' |Joyce | |<ref name="Entertainment.ie" /> |- |2023 |''Suspicious Minds'' |Lola |Short film |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |rowspan="2"|2024 |''TWIG'' |Ange's Mother | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |''The Friend'' |Jocelyn | |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable unsortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class=unsortable|Ref. |- |2007 |''Fair City'' |Diane Sutton |3 episodes |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2017 |''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' |Officer Judy |2 episodes |<ref name="TVGuide" /> |- |2019-2020 |''Vikings'' |Runa |3 episodes |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2020 |''I Know This Much Is True'' |Mrs. O'Meara |Episode: "Five" |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2021 |''Halston'' |Doctor |Episode: "Critics" |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |rowspan="2"| 2022 |''Atlanta'' |Karen |Episode: "White Fashion" |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |''Harry Wild'' |Jenny Doyle |Episode: "A Corpse in My Soup" |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2023 |''Kin'' |Betty Duggan |Episode: "2.8" |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |2024 |''Say Nothing'' |Lily |Episode: "Evil Little Maniacs" |<ref name="PeliPlat">{{Cite web |title=Gina Costigan |url=https://www.peliplat.com/en/library/celeb/pc11332664/gina-costigan |website=Peliplat}}</ref> |- |2024-2025 |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Virginia Becker |2 episodes |<ref name="PeliPlat" /> |- |}
===Stage=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:5%;"|Year ! style="width:20%;"|Title ! style="width:20%;"|Role ! style="width:20%;"|Playwright ! style="width:20%;"|Venue ! style="width:5%;"|Ref. |- |1994 | ''The Risen People'' | Street child | James Plunkett | The Gaiety Theatre | <ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2021 |title=20 Questions with Gina Costigan |url=https://fairypoweredproductions.com/20-questions-with-gina-costigan |publisher=Fairy Powered Productions}}</ref> |- |1997 | ''Buille an Phíce'' | Jenny | Brian Ó Riagáin | Andrews Lane Theatre | <ref name="Playography" /> |- |2008 |''The Countess and the Lesbians'' | Countess Markievicz/Grace | Carolyn Gage | Dublin Gay Theatre Festival | <ref>{{Cite web |title=International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2008 Programme |url=https://archive.gaytheatre.ie/downloads/IDGTF_2008_Programme.pdf |website=International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival |format=PDF |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"|2009 |''An Triail'' | Mailí | Máiréad Ní Ghráda |Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company (National Tour) | <ref name=AnTrial /> |- |''Walnuts Remind Me of My Mother'' | Áine | Elizabeth Moynihan | Focus Theatre | <ref name="Playography" /> |- |''Facebreak'' | Tara Costello | Gina Costigan |Dublin Gay Theatre Festival | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Winterfest Programme |url=https://archive.gaytheatre.ie/downloads/winterfest.pdf |website=International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival |format=PDF |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2010 |''Face to Face With the Enemy'' | Kristine | Judy Klass | Town Hall Theatre |<ref name="Mullingar Arts" /> |- |''Ghost Stories'' | Various |Isobel Mahon |Mill Theatre Dundrum |<ref name="Mullingar Arts" /> |- |rowspan="2"|2011 |''The Rainbows End'' | Wilhelmina |Leslie Lalor |Mill Theatre Dundrum |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reviews - Current - The Rainbow's End |url=http://itmarchive.ie/web/Reviews/Current/The-Rainbow-s-End.aspx.html |website=ITMArchive.ie}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|''Billy the Boat Loves Angelina'' |rowspan="2"| Sandra Smith |rowspan="2"| Isobel Mahon |Liberty Hall |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy the Boat Loves Angelina / The Rules |url=https://thenewtheatre.com/event/2011/12/26/billy-the-boat-loves-angelina-the-rules/ |website=The New Theatre |access-date=May 30, 2026 }}</ref> |- |rowspan="4"| 2012 |New Theatre, Dublin |- |''The Muse Unbidden'' |Hilary |Roger Gregg |Smock Alley Theatre |<ref name="Mullingar Arts" /> |- |''Bun Go Barr'' |Pamela |Órna Ní Choileáin & Aodán Ó Coileáin |Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company |<ref name="Playography" /> |- |''Les Impossibles'' |Actor 3 |Gráinne Curistan |Edinburgh Festival Fringe |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Les Impossibles |url=https://www.atlargetheatre.com/les-impossibles.html |website=AtLargeTheatre.com}}</ref> |- |2013 |''An Triail'' | Mailí |Máiréad Ní Ghráda |Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company (National Tour) |<ref name=AnTrial /> |- |2014 |''Daughter of the Waves'' |Hen |Eileen Connolly |New York Musical Theatre Festival |<ref name=EileenConnolly /> |- |rowspan="2"|2015 |''The Bacchae'' |Chorus |Euripides |Gorilla Repertory Theatre Company |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bacchae (Gorilla Rep) |url=https://www.show-score.com/off-off-broadway-shows/the-bacchae-gorilla-rep |access-date=March 2, 2025 |website=Show-Score}}</ref> |- |''The Seedbed'' |Hannah |Bryan Delaney |New Jersey Repertory Company |<ref>{{Cite news |title='The Seedbed,' a Drama by Bryan Delany, at New Jersey Repertory Company |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/nyregion/the-seedbed-a-drama-by-bryan-delany-at-new-jersey-repertory-company.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |2016 |rowspan="2"|''Crackskull Row'' |rowspan="2"| Dollie Moorigan |rowspan="2"| Honor Molloy |The Cell Theatre |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theater review: Crackskull Row at the Workshop Theater |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/theater-review-crackskull-row-at-the-workshop-theater-090616 |website=Time Out New York |date=September 6, 2016 |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 2017 |Irish Repertory Theatre |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crackskull Row |url=https://irishrep.org/production-archive/crackskull-row |website=Irish Repertory Theatre |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |''The Suitcase Under the Bed'' |Jil/Mrs. Stims |Teresa Deevy |Mint Theater Company |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Suitcase Under the Bed |url=https://minttheater.org/production/the-suitcase-under-the-bed/?tab=artists |website=Mint Theater Company |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |2018 |''Party Face'' |Mollie Mae |Isobel Mahon |New York City Center |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review: In ‘Party Face,’ a Family Dinner Gone Wrong |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/theater/party-face-review.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |2018-2019 |''The Ferryman'' |Caitlin/Mary Carney (u/s) |Jez Butterworth |Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre,<br />Broadway |<ref name="Playbill" /> |- |2019 |''The Valley Of The Squinting Windows'' |Brigid Byrne / Mary Essie / Mrs. McGoldrick / Miss Mckeon |Brinsley MacNamara |Mullingar Arts Centre |<ref name="Mullingar Arts">{{Cite web |title=Gina Costigan |url=https://mullingarartscentre.ie/latestnews/2335-gina3 |website=MullingarArtsCentre.ie}}</ref> |- |2020 |''On McQuillan's Hill'' |Loretta Maline |Joe Crilly |Finborough Theatre |<ref name="FinboroughMcQuillan">{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=On McQuillan's Hill |url=https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/on-mcquillans-hill/ |website=FinboroughTheatre.co.uk}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2022 |''Hangmen'' |Alice/Shirley (u/s) |Martin McDonagh |John Golden Theatre, <br />Broadway |<ref name="Playbill">{{Cite web |title=Gina Costigan (Performer) |url=https://playbill.com/person/gina-costigan |website=Playbill.com}}</ref> |- |''Luaithríona'' |Luaithríona |Brothers Grimm & Seán Ó Muireagáin |Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company |<ref>[https://artscouncil‑ni.org/news/whats‑on‑in‑the‑arts105 "What's on in the Arts"]. Arts Council of Northern Ireland. 2 December 2022. Accessed 7 June 2025.</ref> |- |2023 |''Faith Healer'' |Grace Hardy |Brian Friel |London Classic Theatre (National Tour) |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faith Healer |url=http://londonclassictheatre.co.uk/2023/10/26/faith-healer/ |website=London Classic Theatre |date=October 26, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- |2025 |''Dancing At Lughnasa'' |Kate Mundy |Brian Friel |Asolo Repertory Theatre |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asolo Repertory Theatre Announces Casting of the Olivier and Tony Award-Winning Dancing at Lughnasa |url=https://asolorep.org/press/asolo-repertory-theatre-announces-casting-of-the-olivier-and-tony-award-winning-dancing-at-lughnasa/ |website=Asolo Repertory Theatre |access-date=May 25, 2026 }} </ref> |- |2026 |''The Crucible'' |Ann Putnam |Arthur Miller |The Gaiety Theatre |<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGuinness |first=Max |title=In The Crucible at the Gaiety, Andrew McCarthy gives a fine performance, but this Miller should be more ambitious |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/02/13/in-the-crucible-at-the-gaiety-andrew-mccarthy-gives-a-fine-performance-but-this-miller-should-be-more-ambitious/ |work=The Irish Times |date=February 13, 2026 |access-date=April 19, 2026 }}</ref> |- |}
===Radio=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Author ! Broadcaster ! class=unsortable|Ref. |- | 2021 |''The Long Wet Grass'' |Woman |Seamus Scanlon |The Cell Theatre |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Costigan Ruddy for radio version |url=https://www.irishecho.com/2021/8/costigan-ruddy-for-radio-version |website=Irish Echo |access-date=May 25, 2026 }}</ref> |- | 2021 |''Paddy Goes to Petra'' |Air Hostess |Aine Ryan |Near FM |<ref>Ryan, Áine, playwright, and Anna Nugent, director. [https://listenagain.org/?p=41588 "Paddy Goes to Petra – Part 1"]. ''New Drama Hour''. Near FM, 29 October 2021. Podcast audio.</ref> |- | 2021 |''Black Cherry'' |Leonie |Krystal Sweedman |Near FM |<ref>Sweedman, Krystal, playwright, and Anna Nugent, director. [https://listenagain.org/?p=42034 "Black Cherry – Part 2"]. ''New Drama Hour''. Near FM. 3 December 2021. Podcast audio, 47:19. Accessed 7 June 2025.</ref> |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" !Year ! Associations !Category !Work !Result !Ref. |- | align="center" |2018 |1st Irish Awards |Best Actress | ''Party Face'' |{{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=19 January 2018 |title=Origins 1st Irish Theatre Festival Set to Distribute Awards |url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/origins-1st-irish-theatre-festival-set-to-distribute-awards_83864/ |website=TheaterMania}}</ref> |- | align="center" |2019 |The Irish Echo |40 Under 40 | ''The Ferryman'' |{{honored}} | align="center" | <ref name=40under40 /> |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/gina-costigan-518625 Gina Costigan] at IBDB * [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Gina-Costigan/ Gina Costigan] at BroadwayWorld
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