Jessica Regan

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. Regan also has numerous stage credits, having starred in productions including Blood and Gifts and Long Day's Journey into Night.

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

Career 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". 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". In 2007, she made a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. Then in 2008, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Laura. The following year, she was cast as a regular character in the soap, Dr. Niamh Donoghue. 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. as well as the award for Best Newcomer at the 2015 British Soap Awards. Her other nominations include the British Soap Award for Best Actress and Best On-Screen Partnership, alongside co-star Ian Midlane. 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.

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

Stage Year Title Role Venue 2004–2005 The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Mall Arts Centre 2010 Blood and Gifts Cal Foster National Theatre 2011 The Cherry Orchard Ensemble National Theatre 2012 The Kitchen Cynthia National Theatre 2012 Coalition Claudia Hood Pleasance 2016 Henry V Montjoy Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2017 Long Day's Journey into Night Cathleen Wyndham's Theatre 2019 The Sweet Science of Bruising Matilda Blackwell Southwark Playhouse 2020 The Year of the Monkey Various Chelsea Physic Garden

Filmography 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

Audio 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 2023No One Saw A Thing Various Audio Book

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2014 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting Performance – Female Doctors 2015 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Doctors 2015 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (with Ian Midlane) Doctors