Nicola Coughlan is one of the most famous Irish actresses. Her acting career began pretty early, at the age of 9, when she played an uncredited role in the 1997 action thriller, My Brother’s War. In the following years, Nicola made a name for herself as a voice actor for her work in series and films like Fairytales (2004-2005), Summer of the Flying Saucer (2008), Simsala Grimm II: The Adventures of Yoyo and Doc Croc (2010), The Legend of the Magical Hammer (2011), and Ivan the Incredible (2012), to name a few.
While she struggled to land roles in front of the camera, Nicola’s breakthrough finally came when she began playing ‘Clare Devlin’, one of the main characters in the sitcom, Derry Girls, in 2018. However, it wasn’t until Nicola landed a role in the Netflix series, Bridgerton, which premiered in 2020, that she began to gain wider recognition. As you might already be aware, Nicola has also reprised her role as ‘Penelope Featherington’ in the next three seasons of the period drama. With Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2 having just been released a few days ago, on February 26, 2026, fans have started to wonder about her love life off-screen. If you are one of them, here’s everything we know about Nicola Coughlan’s boyfriend, Jake Dunn and their relationship.
Jake Dunn is from Nottingham, England and shares a 13-year age gap with his girlfriend, Nicola Coughlan
