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Jessica Regan
Born (1982-02-24) 24 February 1982 (age 44)
Kilkenny, Ireland
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
TelevisionDoctors

Jessica Regan (born 24 February 1982) is an Irish actress, known for portraying the role of Niamh Donoghue in the BBC soap opera Doctors. For her portrayal of that role, she won the award for Best Female Acting Performance at the 2014 RTS Midlands Awards, as well as the award for Best Newcomer at the 2015 British Soap Awards. Following her departure from Doctors, she starred in the BBC series Ill Behaviour.

Early life

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Regan was born on 24 February 1982[1] in Kilkenny, and grew up in County Tipperary. She attended University College Cork (UCC), since the majority of her family live in Cork.[2] At UCC, she studied English and History.[3]

Career

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In 2004, at the age of 22, Regan made her stage debut as Charlotte in a one-woman production of The Yellow Wallpaper. She described the show as the "catalyst" for her motivation to begin acting professionally, stating: "I wasn't sure if I had the ability or the stomach for acting and The Yellow Wallpaper helped me to figure that out".[4] Afterwards, she told her parents that she wanted to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, to which she stated that they were "not surprised".[4] She then borrowed the money for the train fare to Dublin from her parents in order to audition for a place at RADA, to which she was accepted.[2]

Regan made her television debut in the Channel 4 television film Ladies and Gentlemen in 2007, after graduating from RADA.[5] In 2007, she made a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.[6] Then in 2008, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Laura.[4] In 2013, she appeared in another episode of Doctors.[7] The following year, she was cast as a regular character in the soap, Dr. Niamh Donoghue.[8] On the casting process, Regan expressed her shock at the casting call, since they wanted an Irish actress aged 30 to 33, which she found to be rare in her experience, especially with the role being regular.[2]

For her portrayal of the role of Dr. Donoghue, she won the award for the Best Female Acting Performance at the 2014 RTS Midlands Awards,[9] as well as the award for Best Newcomer at the 2015 British Soap Awards.[10] Her other nominations include the British Soap Award for Best Actress and Best On-Screen Partnership, alongside co-star Ian Midlane.[11] In 2016, after two years on the soap, Regan announced her departure from the role. She confirmed that the decision was her own, and her character departed from the series in April 2016 after being fired from her job.[12]

In 2017, she starred in the BBC comedy-drama series Ill Behaviour,[13][14] and appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Casualty the following year.[15]

Shortly before leaving Doctors Jessica was cast as Cathleen in Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night directed by Richard Eyre and starring Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville at Bristol Old Vic IN 2016. The production transferred to the West End and toured to BAM in New York and the Wallis Annenberg in Los Angeles.[16]

In 2017, she starred in Alison Spittle’s sitcom Nowhere Fast[17] for RTE, and Call the Midwife.

Jessica originated the role of Victorian boxer Matilda Blackwell in Joy Wilkinson’s play The Sweet Science of Bruising at the Southwark Playhouse and subsequently Wilton’s Music Hall. Jessica has appeared in two subsequent shorts written and directed by Joy Wilkinson, as Queen Victoria in ‘Ma’am’ (2019) and as Holly in ‘The Everlasting Club’ (2020).[18]

In 2018 Jessica appeared on BBC’s Celebrity Mastermind.[19] Her specialist subject were the films of Quentin Tarantino. Her research for the subject with friend and collaborator Tom Salinsky led to the idea of starting a film podcast. They enlisted actor and Big Finish writer John Dorney and created Best Pick, a podcast by The Spontaneity Shop in which they would research, watch and discuss every Best Picture winner in no particular order. In July 2020, Best Pick won the Bronze award in the Best Arts and Culture category at the British Podcast Awards and at the 2021 Lovie Awards for Best Arts and Entertainment Podcast.[20]

She is a regular contributor to The Guilty Feminist podcast and co-founded ‘Big Speeches’ with Deborah Frances-White to make public speaking training affordable and accessible for all.[21]

In 2022 the book ‘Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards’ co- authored by Jessica was released, published by Rowan and Littlefield.[22]

In 2023 Jessica again appeared at Southwark Playhouse in Strike! by Tracey Ryan directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward. The play gives an account of the Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strike which took place in Dublin from 1984 to 1987. Jessica played real-life striker and humanitarian Karen Gearon.[23]

In 2024 Jessica brought her debut solo show ’16 Postcodes’ to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show sold out multiple performances and was a critical success with The Scotsman rating it four stars and calling it ‘A delightful hour of theatre’ [24] and Lyn Gardner describing Jessica as ‘a born storyteller’.[25] The show transferred to the Kings Head Theatre London in 2026

Jessica is a prolific audio artist, appearing in multiple video game franchises including ‘Baldur’s Gate III’, Witcher III: Wild Hunt and Assassins Creed Valhalla. She has appeared several audios for Big Finish.[26]

Jessica narrates audiobooks regularly, most notably for Irish authors Andrea Mara (All Her Fault, Such a Nice Girl) and Liz Nugent (Strange Sally Diamond, The Truth About Ruby Cooper).[27]

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2004–2005 The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Mall Arts Centre [4]
2009 The Flags Ursula Royal Court [28]
2010 Blood and Gifts Cal Foster National Theatre [29]
2011 The Cherry Orchard Ensemble National Theatre [30]
2012 The Kitchen Cynthia National Theatre [5]
2012 Stars in the Morning Sky Anna Belgrade Theatre [31]
2012 Coalition Claudia Hood Pleasance [5]
2013 Liolà Tuzza Azzara National Theatre [32]
2016 Henry V Montjoy Regent's Park Open Air Theatre [33]
2017 Long Day's Journey into Night Cathleen Wyndham's Theatre [34]
2019 The Sweet Science of Bruising Matilda Blackwell Southwark Playhouse [35]
2020 The Year of the Monkey Various Chelsea Physic Garden [36]
2023 Strike! Karen Gearon Southwark Playhouse [37]
2024-2026 16 Postcodes Herself Pleasance Theatre and King’s Head Theatre [38]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Ladies and Gentlemen Susanna Television film
2007 Doctors Lisa Geary Episode: "Post Mortem"
2008 Peep Show Actress in Play Episode: "Burgling"
2008 EastEnders Laura 1 episode
2009 The Wrong Door Various 3 episodes
2009 No Signal! 3 episodes
2010 Silent Witness PC Justine Gould 2 episodes
2012 Execution Molly Childers
2013 Doctors Philomena Caffrey Episode: "Child Proof"
2014–2016 Doctors Niamh Donoghue Series regular
2014 This Morning Herself Guest
2017 Call the Midwife Nurse Leonard 1 episode
2017 Halloween Comedy Shorts Caroline Episode: "It Should Have Been Me"
2017 Nowhere Fast Yvonne Main role
2017 Ill Behaviour Tess Main role
2018 Celebrity Mastermind Herself Contestant
2018 Casualty Maxine O'Boyle 1 episode
2020 Ma'am Queen Victoria Short film
2021 The Everlasting Club Holly Short film
2026 A Tidy Town Betty Feature film

Audio

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Year Title Role Platform
2010 The Cider Queens Martina Beausang RTÉ Radio 1
2011 A Time to Dance Jill Gladstone BBC Radio 4
2013 Soul Sacrifice Various Video game
2016 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine Sarah Godley Video game
2017 Nioh Saoirse Video game
2017 The Guilty Feminist Herself Podcast
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Various Video game
2023 No One Saw A Thing Various Audio Book
2023 Baldur’s Gate 3 Zethino Video game
2023-2024 New Worldsin's Grace O’Malley Video game
2024 Someone in the Attic Various Audio Book
2024 Jenny The Doctor’s Daughter Florence O’Connor Big Finish Audio Drama
2025 The Wowen on Platform Two Various Audio Book
2025 The Girl on the Cliff Various Audio Book
2026 Friday Slattery as Herself Various Audio Book
2026 The Truth about Ruby Cooper Various Audio Book
2026 Everything She Didn’t Say Various Audio Book
2026 Such a Nice Girl Various Audio Book

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting Performance – Female Doctors Won [9]
2015 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Doctors Longlisted [39]
2015 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Doctors Won [40]
2015 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership
(with Ian Midlane)		 Doctors Nominated [40]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Doctors Longlisted [41]
2021 British Podcast Awards Best Arts and Culture Podcast Best Pick Bronze [42]

References

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  1. ↑ @itsjessregan (24 February 2019). "Hey Oscars... it's my birthday.... missing my @bestpickpod boys but we'll check in later, won't we fellas! Big love... first time in six years we're not griping under a blanket at 4am London time." (Tweet). Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 3 "Irish actress Jessica Regan up for awards for role in Doctors". Irish Examiner. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Irish actress Jessica Regan up for awards for role in Doctors". Irish Post. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "UCC graduate Jessica Regan excited by starring role in BBC dark comedy Ill Behaviour". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jessica Regan". United Agents. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Post Mortem". Doctors. 30 November 2007. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Child Proof". Doctors. 19 September 2013. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Doctors star Jessica Regan scoops Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards 2015". Birmingham News. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. 1 2 RTS Midlands [@rts_mids] (30 October 2014). "#RTSAwards2014 Best acting performance female - Jessica Regan DOCTORS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Doctors stars react to British Soap Awards win: 'We were ecstatic'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2015 voting opens, longlist nominees revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Doctors star Jessica Regan confirms she's leaving for good: 'It was my choice'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Former Doctors star Jessica Regan says there's plenty of fun in new comedy Ill Behaviour". Sunday Post. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jessica Regan Discusses New Series Ill Behaviour". Female First. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Doctors - what time is it on TV? Episode 48 Series 16 cast list". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "The Bristol Old Vic Production of Long Day's Journey into Night". Broadway World. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "Nowhere Fast". RTE. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "Joy Wilkinson website". Broadway World. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "Celebrity Mastermind episode listing". BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  20. ↑ "2020 British Podcast awards winners". Podbible. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  21. ↑ "Lessons in Confidence and Public Speaking". Stylist. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  22. ↑ "Bloomsbury.com Best Pick". Broadway World. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  23. ↑ "Full Cast announced for Strike!". Broadway World. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  24. ↑ "The Scotsman 16 Postcodes review". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  25. ↑ "Lyn Gardner review". Broadway World. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "Jessica Regan IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  27. ↑ "Audible Credits". Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  28. ↑ "Comedy The Flags Ready for Liverpool Success". WhatsOnStage. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  29. ↑ "Review: Blood and Gifts, National Theatre". There Ought To Be Clowns. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  30. ↑ "Zoё Wanamaker and Conleth Hill Star in The Cherry Orchard at National Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  31. ↑ "Meet the cast of our new production, Stars in the Morning Sky". Belgrade.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  32. ↑ "Theatre review: Liolà at Lyttleton Theatre". British Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  33. ↑ "Henry V, Regent's Park Theatre, review: 'Female king embroiled in France England clash'". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  34. ↑ "Cast confirmed for Long Day's Journey Into Night at Wyndham's Theatre". West End Theatre. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  35. ↑ "The Sweet Science of Bruising – Southwark Playhouse". London Theatre. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  36. ↑ "Chelsea Physic Garden Presents THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  37. ↑ Wild, Stephi (17 March 2023). "Ardent Theatre Announce The Full Cast Announced For STRIKE at Southwark Playhouse". Retrieved 10 September 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  38. ↑ McMillan, Joyce; Balfour-Oats, Josephine; Apter, Kelly (8 September 2026). "Edinburgh Fringe theatre reviews: 16 Postcodes | Don't Call Me China Doll | OommoO – I Am A Walking Universe | Taiwan Season: Little Drops of Rain | The Shroud Maker". Scotsman.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  39. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2015 voting opens, longlist nominees revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  40. 1 2 "Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See the winners list in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  41. ↑ "EastEnders and Emmerdale lead 'final four' shortlists for the Inside Soap Awards 2015". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  42. ↑ "British Podcast Award Winners/". Digital Spy. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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