Nika McGuigan

Nika McGuigan (4 January 1986 – 23 July 2019) was a North Irish actress known for her role as Danielle Mullane in Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018). Born in Newry, Northern Ireland, she was raised in England and attended St Edmund's School Canterbury and Benenden School. After graduating from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 2006 and The Factory (now Bow Street) in 2013, she moved to London. McGuigan appeared in films such as Philomena (2013), Mammal (2016), and The Secret Scripture (2016). Her final role in Wildfire earned her a posthumous Best Actress award at the 2021 IFTA Awards.