Nicola Coughlan joins the cast of Only Murders In The Building

Nicola Coughlan has signed up to star in the latest series of Only Murders In The Building. Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

Nicola Coughlan has joined the cast of the upcoming sixth season of Only Murders In The Building.

The Galway actor, 39, will be stepping into the Disney Plus series alongside David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Jim Broadbent, Richard Ayoade, Adrian Lukis and Kathryn Hunter.

The casting announcement was made by the show’s official account and Disney Plus, which shared on social media, “keep calm and update the case file”, alongside the actors’ names and photos.

Coughlan is best known for Derry Girls and Bridgerton.

Sharing the news on Instagram, Coughlan said it is "the nicest summer job I’ve ever had including that one year I sold sweets from a shed!!"

David Tennant has joined the cast of Only Murders In The Building (Ian West/ PA)

Doctor Who star Tennant played the 10th Doctor from 2005 until 2010, returning as the 14th Doctor in 2023 and was most recently seen as Lord Tony Baddingham in Rivals.

He will be joined by fellow former Doctor Who and Broadchurch star, Whittaker.

Broadbent is best known for roles in films including Moulin Rouge, Bridget Jones’s Diary and the Paddington series.

Ayoade rose to fame in The IT Crowd, while Lukis appeared in The Bill and Hunter in the Harry Potter films and the Star Wars TV series, Andor.

Only Murders In The Building follows a crime-solving trio, played by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, who have a podcast about murders committed in their swanky New York City apartment building.

Throughout its previous five seasons, the series has received 49 Emmy nominations, winning seven.

The upcoming season of the US crime comedy, which will be set in London for the first time, will also feature Jamie Demetriou, Jane Horrocks, Anjana Vasan, Derek Jacobi and Lesley Nicol.

Nicola Coughlan will also appear (James Manning/ PA)

Last week, it was announced that Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner and Emmy-winning actor Martin Freeman had also signed up for the show.

The last season featured Oscar-winning actresses Meryl Streep and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Inside Out star Richard Kind and Emmy-winner Nathan Lane.

It has also previously featured Paul Rudd, Shirley MacLaine, Tina Fey and Renee Zellweger.

The 10-episode, season six will stream on Disney Plus internationally.