Ochea Donaghy is an English-Irish actress from Enfield, North London, who is now building her career in Hollywood. She trained in performing arts in the UK before moving to Los Angeles, where she graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in 2025 with a BFA in Acting with Honors. Since then she has been working across theatre and screen, and she has a story to tell about how she got here.
Follow Ochea on Instagram at @ocheadonaghy, and see her résumé and reel on Actors Access.
At a glance
- Actor: Ochea Donaghy, English-Irish actress
- From: Enfield, North London; now based in Hollywood, Los Angeles
- Training: PQA Studios (2019), Rose Bruford College (2022), AMDA BFA in Acting with Honors (2025)
- Recent work: Men on Boats (stage) and the short film Forward
- Special skills: classical guitar, certified stage combat, a wide range of British, Irish and American accents
- Instagram: @ocheadonaghy
- Résumé: Actors Access
Who is Ochea Donaghy?
Ochea grew up in Enfield, on the northern edge of London, and says she always dreamed of becoming an actress. She started performing in musical theatre at a young age, then shifted her focus to acting. Her own résumé describes her as an actress known for “grounded emotional honesty and offbeat charm,” drawn to complex, messy characters and bold, story-driven work, with a love for improv, physical comedy and British wit. She is available to work in both the UK and the US.
Where did Ochea Donaghy train?
Her training runs from North London to Hollywood. She earned a Performing Arts Extended Diploma at PQA Studios in 2019, completed an acting foundation course at Rose Bruford College, one of the UK’s well-known drama schools, in 2022, and then moved to Los Angeles to study acting at AMDA. She graduated in 2025 with a BFA in Acting with Honors.
Along the way she picked up a practical toolkit. Her résumé lists voice work, dance, improvisation, physical comedy and certified stage combat in rapier and dagger and unarmed fighting. She is also an accomplished classical guitarist and has a long list of accents, from Cockney, Scouse and Yorkshire to Irish, Scottish and General American.
What has Ochea Donaghy been in?
On screen, Ochea has played lead roles in the short films Forward and Perfect, a supporting role in Uncanny Valley, and the lead in the radio play Fixed, written by Melissa Addey and released on Spotify. On stage, her credits include Men on Boats directed by Olivia Stambouliah, Time in The Winter’s Tale, Flipote in Tartuffe, and productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The House of Bernarda Alba and Three Days in the Country. According to her Actors Access résumé, she is represented by Dragonfly Agency.
Since graduating, she says, she has kept developing her career across theatre and screen, collaborating with independent creatives and chasing opportunities that help her grow as an artist.
How did dyslexia shape Ochea Donaghy’s journey?
Ochea is open about the fact that her path into acting has not been a straight line. During her education, she says, she worked through challenges associated with dyslexia and short-term memory difficulties. “These experiences have shaped my perspective, but they have never stopped me from pursuing my ambition to become an actress,” she says.
She hopes sharing that part of her story will help other people keep going. “I hope my story can encourage others to continue working towards their goals, even when the path is uncertain,” she says.
What has moving from London to Hollywood taught her?
Ochea describes the move from North London to Hollywood as both exciting and challenging. The biggest lessons, she says, have been resilience, adaptability and learning to trust herself while finding her way in the entertainment industry. Those are useful qualities for any actor in Los Angeles, and they are already showing up in a résumé that keeps getting longer.
- Instagram: instagram.com/ocheadonaghy
- Résumé and reel: Actors Access
- AMDA showcase profile: industryshowcases.amda.edu
FAQ
Where is Ochea Donaghy from?
Ochea Donaghy is an English-Irish actress from Enfield, North London. She now lives and works in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Where did Ochea Donaghy study acting?
She trained at PQA Studios and Rose Bruford College in the UK, then earned a BFA in Acting with Honors from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Los Angeles in 2025.
What has Ochea Donaghy acted in?
Her credits include the short films Forward, Perfect and Uncanny Valley, the radio play Fixed, and stage productions including Men on Boats, The Winter’s Tale and Tartuffe.
What is Ochea Donaghy’s Instagram?
Her Instagram handle is @ocheadonaghy.
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