Acting
Jan 1, 1994
County Meath, Ireland
Justine Stafford
Acting
Biography
Justine Stafford is an Irish comedian, writer, podcaster and television presenter. She attended Kilbeg National School where she was introduced to a short-film project for primary schools called Fis Films for which she won a national prize in Dublin. She began making her own comedy films after receiving a Camcorder the following Christmas, aged 11. At 13 Stafford won an award at Ireland’s Youth Film Festival called Fresh Films, held in Limerick. Stafford subsequently was the Irish representative taking her winning short film to an international youth film festival held in South Korea. Stafford studied film and broadcasting at the Dublin Institute of Technology after which worked for the radio station FM104 and spent five years at JOE.ie as senior social creative and content creator. She became a comedic presence on social media, including for posts based on comedically creative Halloween costumes, social commentary, and satire on popular television programmes. In 2019 Stafford was a finalist in Irish TV's Stand Up And Be Funny competition. In 2021 Stafford co-hosted television food game show Battle of the Food Trucks with Gary Patrice on RTE Player. The series was renewed for a second season that aired in 2022. In 2021 Stafford also had a role in Irish film Poster Boys, starring Keith Duffy, amongst others. In 2022 Stafford appeared on RTÉ 2 series No Worries If Not! The series was, according to RTÉ director of content Jim Jennings, “a vehicle for young comedy talent”, with a sketch comedy format. Stafford also appeared on both series of RTÉ player comedy series Darren & Joe's Free Gaff in 2021 and 2022.
Feature Films (3)
When dysfunctional adult Al Clancy mistakenly agrees to mind his smart-ass 10-year-old nephew Karl for a week, his job and home are placed in jeopardy. In a bold bid to save Al’s job, they steal his mam’s camper van, become best friends, and embark on a criss cross adventure, putting up posters all over Ireland. When things go wrong and the lads get cranky, one of them realises that the other one needs to grow up.
Poster Boys
Fr. Brennan has been acting rather strange lately, and who better than Man of the Year Richard Hennessy to whip the naïve parish priest into shape?
Fr. Brennan is Having a Breakdown!
Some people wonder whether it’s more horrifying to meet a bear or a stranger in the woods. If you’re a seal the answer is two strangers on a beach.
Leave Seals Alone
Television & Series (3)
Noisy, fast paced, comedy sketch show with quirky characters and off the wall sketches, featuring the biggest stars of Irish online comedy.
No Worries If Not!
Storyland is an award-winning initiative by RTÉ.ie and Screen Ireland, a program that develops and showcases new, original Irish short dramas by emerging talent in writing, directing, and acting. It operates as a competitive call-out for scripts, with the top finalists receiving funding and support to produce their 25-minute short dramas, which are then broadcast on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.
Storyland
Kevin McGahern and guests scrutinise every wink, nod and stab in the back in this official companion show, plus exclusive first interviews with the murdered and banished players.