Louise McCarthy is a Scottish actress, writer and producer known for her work across television, theatre and film.

Her television credits include Queen of the New Year, The Scotts, Stevens & McCarthy, Scot Squad, Only an Excuse? and Squire & McGill(BBC Scotland/Comedy Unit), as well as Dog Squad, Stacey Stone and Raptures(CBBC), Sketchland and What’s Funny About the Indyref?(BBC Scotland), Two Doors Down (BBC) and the ITV dramaIn Plain Sight.

Her theatre credits include Wild Rose, directed by John Tiffany (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh); Orphans, Yer Granny, Men Should Weep and My Left/Right Foot: The Musical(National Theatre of Scotland); Tony Roper’s The Steamie(SSE Hydro); and Mamma Mia! in the West End (Prince of Wales Theatre, London). Other stage work includes Cuttin’ A Rug(Citizens Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Bard in the Botanics); Three Sisters, The Alchemist, Gallus in Weegieland, Aganeza Scrooge, Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell, Sleeping Betty and The Snaw Queen(Tron Theatre); The Trouble with Double and Role Shift(Òran Mór); Jacqueranda and Sleeping Beauty(Perth Theatre); Bingo: The Musical(Stellar Quines); and Jack and the Beanstalk(Qdos / Armadillo). She is also behind the hit comedy stage shows The Dolls Abroad, The Dolls Dragged Up, The Dolls Rerr Terr and The Dolls Back Wi A Bang.

Film credits include Wild Rose(Film4/British Film Institute), written by Nicole Taylor.

As a writer, Louise has contributed to Scot Squad, Only an Excuse?(BBC Comedy Unit) and Queen of the New Year(BBC Scotland), and has co-produced The Dolls Scottish tours, she is currently co-producing Tony Roper’s The Steamie 2026 Scottish tour with RerrTerr Productions.