Aisling Franciosi


Aisling Franciosi is an Irish actress. She is known for playing the part of Katie Benedetto in the RTÉ-BBC Two crime drama television series The Fall and for her role as Kate Crawford in the TNT series Legends.
In 2016, Franciosi appeared in the HBO series Game of Thrones in the sixth season as Lyanna Stark and reprised her role in the seventh season. In 2017, she took the lead role in The Nightingale, a period film set in Tasmania and directed by Jennifer Kent.

Early life

Franciosi was born and grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She is the third child of an Italian father and an Irish mother. She is bilingual, fluent in both English and Italian. She studied French and Spanish at Trinity College, Dublin.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Jimmy's HallMarie
2014AmbitionApprenticeShort film for the European Space Agency Rosetta mission
2016Ambition – EpilogueMasterShort film for the ESA Rosetta mission
2018The NightingaleClare Carroll
TBAUntitled Nora Fingscheidt projectFilming

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012TriviaTrishEpisode 2.5
2013–2016The FallKatie BenedettoMain role
2014QuirkePhoebe Griffin3 episodes
2015VeraSigourney O'BrienEpisode: "Muddy Waters"
2015LegendsKate CrawfordMain role
2016–2017Game of ThronesLyanna StarkEpisodes: "The Winds of Winter", "The Dragon and the Wolf"
2017CliqueGeorgia Cunningham6 episodes
TBABlack NarcissusSister RuthUpcoming miniseries

Awards