Alisha Weir

About

Alisha Weir (born 26 September 2009) is an Irish actress, best known for her leading roles in the films Matilda the Musical (2022) and Abigail (2024); for the latter, she received a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer nomination. In April 2024, Weir was named in Forbes 30 Under 30.

Alisha Weir was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. She attended Our Lady’s School and has two older sisters, both of whom participated in drama classes, inspiring her to pursue acting at a young age.
Her father manages a car dealership. She sat her Junior Cert exams in 2025.

Weir began her career in theatre, debuting as Ivanka in the musical Once at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre in 2017. She gained attention for her singing talent on The Late Late Toy Show, where she performed Justin Timberlake’s cover of “True Colors”.
Her feature film debut was in the 2018 thriller Don’t Leave Home, and she made her television debut as Laura in the 2019 crime drama Darklands. Weir has also appeared in stage productions of Annie, The Wizard of Oz, and Oliver!.
At eleven, Weir was cast as Matilda Wormwood in the Netflix adaptation of Matilda the Musical. She later starred in the…