Emma Eliza Regan
Emma Eliza Regan (born 4 December 1992) is an Irish actress who has appeared in Irish feature films The Fading Light (2009), Love Eternal (2013), Darkness on the Edge Of Town (2014), and Penance 2018, and on television in Aisling's Diary (2009), Jack Taylor (2012), and Vikings (2020). Early life and education Regan grew up in Moycullen, Connemara, her father an innkeeper of the local pub. Regan trained as a classical ballet and contemporary dancer with Alan Foley, artistic director of Cork City Ballet. She has studied at Bow Street Academy (formerly The Factory's Actors Studio) in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, a creative hub where industry leaders mentor future industry leaders, working alongside Lance Daly, Shimmy Marcus, John Carney and Jim Sheridan. Theatre Regan performed her stage debut at The Abbey Theatre as Mollser in a Wayne Jordon production of The Plough and The Stars in 2010. Film and television In 2007, Regan made her screen début in the Ivan Kavanagh horror film Tin Can Man, opposite Michael Parle; The film went on to win several international awards (including Boundary Breaking Best Feature at the Sydney Underground Film Festival and Melbourne Underground Film Festival) prior to its worldwide release. In