Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Playing Age: 50+
Agent (Ire): Alex Cusack – acusackmanagement@gmail.com
Agent (UK): Jane Street – jane4acusackmanagement@gmail.com
Pom Boyd is an award winning writer, actor and comedian. She has acted extensively in and written for theatre, film, TV and radio.
In 2023 Pom completed filming a second season of THE DRY by Nancy Harris directed by Paddy Breathnach. In this, Pom plays Bernie, one of the lead roles, and her performance in Season one was
described as ‘scene stealing‘ by the Guardian newspaper.
A second season of THE DRY is due to be released on RTE/ITV later this year.
Pom previously worked with Paddy Breathnach when she appeared alongside Sarah Greene as Rosie’s Mother in the acclaimed film ROSIE (2019)by Roddy Doyle.
In 2023 Pom appeared onstage in the Dublin Theatre Festival with Fishamble the New Play Company’s play IN TWO MINDS by Joanne Ryan. Pom’s performance was described as ‘career defining‘ (Sunday Independent), ‘brilliant‘,’illuminating‘ (The Arts Review) and ‘Superb‘ ‘Top notch‘ (The Irish Times).
The theatre show SHAME (2018 Dublin Fringe Festival) made with songwriter Seán Millar, which Pom directed, designed and performed in was nominated for three Fringe Festival Awards among them best performer for Pom.
Pom’s comedy shows have been to The Edinburgh Fringe and Dublin Theatre Festivals. Her popular comedy character the Windy Lady appeared in the THE WINDY LADY’S CHRISTMAS, written and performed by Pom at Axis Ballymun in 2019.
Pom was writing comedy and sketches from the very start of her career but her first official commission, stage play DOWN ONTO BLUE was produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company and received a Stewart Parker Award in 1994.
Radio plays include TRY TONY (BBC Radio 4) and GET THE WAITER (RTE).
Other relatively recent stage appearances include award winning shows THIS BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE by Lisa Tierney Keogh (Abbey Theatre 2019/2020) and ONE GOOD TURN by Una McKevitt (Abbey Theatre 2021).
In 2021 Pom appeared as Mary, Frank’s Mother in the TV comedy series FRANK OF IRELAND alongside Domhnal, Brendan and Brian Gleeson (CH4/Amazon Prime).
Her performance was variously reviewed as ‘excellent‘ ‘superb‘ and ‘scene stealing‘
Later in 2024, Pom will appear alongside comedian Will Forte (SNL), Chris Walley (Young Offenders), Pat Short and Siobhan Cullen (The Dry, Obituary) in the new Netflix TV series BODKIN.