Kerry Condon Biography: Film and TV actress Kerry Condon was born in Tipperary, Ireland on January 4, 1983. Her movie credits include Unleashed, with Jet-Li and Morgan Freeman and the Aussie film Ned Kelly. She also starred in John Crowley's Intermission and Angela's Ashes directed by Alan Parker. Octavia of the Julii is played by Kerry Condon on HBO's historical drama series Rome. Octavia is the daughter of Atia, and they belong to one of the most powerful families in Rome. She is a beautiful woman cursed with a weak personality, and lets her mother make decisions for her life. The sister of Octavian often resents her mother because of this, but she is unable to resist against her Atia's manipulation.