Television and film Upon graduation, Harland landed a recurring role as Kayleigh in season two of the
RTÉ One series
Love/Hate in 2011. She later appeared in films Rob Burke's
Standby (2014) and
Woody Harrelson's Lost in London (2017). In 2017, it was announced Harland had been cast as Orla McCool, the eccentric cousin of Erin Quinn (
Saoirse-Monica Jackson), in the
Channel 4 sitcom
Derry Girls. The first series aired in January 2018, receiving critical and commercial acclaim, and the second in March 2019. A final third series, as well as a special, aired in 2022. On 26 June 2020, Harland and her fellow
Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with
Saoirse Ronan for the
RTÉ fundraising special
RTÉ Does Comic Relief, with proceeds from the night going towards those affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic. That same year, Harland appeared in the film
Boys from County Hell. Harland plays the lead role of Nell Jackson in the 2024 Disney+ series
Renegade Nell.
Radio In March 2021, Harland performed with
Sam Otto in an adaptation of the play
Endless Second, by Theo Toksvig-Stewart, for BBC Radio 4. That May, she performed in an adaptation of the debut novel
Snowflake, by Louise Nealon, for BBC Radio 4. ==Personal life==