Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a Welsh film and television actor.

Early life

Regan born 16 May 1965 in

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, Wales. He attended Nicholas Breakspear School, St.Albans, Hertfordshire, then

St Joseph's College, Ipswich St Joseph's College is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school for day and boarding pupils between the ages of 2 and 19 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. With usually 550-600 pupils on the roll, the College is located ...

, before going on to study acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London.

Acting career

Regan first came on UK TV screens in series 5 (1992) of LWT's '' London's Burning'', playing Don, the love interest of Firefighter Kate Stevens ( Samantha Beckinsale). That same year he played PC Shelby alongside Sir David Jason’s DI Jack Frost in the TV series '' A Touch of Frost''. Regan has over 15 stage roles to his credit, most recently as

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in ''

Troilus and Cressida ''The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida'', often shortened to ''Troilus and Cressida'' ( or ), is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forc ...

'' at the

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. In 1999, Regan received an Irish Best Actor nomination for his co-starring performance in the miniseries '' Eureka Street''. In 2005, he starred as

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alongside

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and James Frain in the miniseries ''

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'' (2005). He appeared in the

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-based film ''

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'' (2006), in which he played the Captain, and ''

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'' (2004), where he played Eudorus, Achilles' second in command, and played King Cepheus in '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010). In 2012, Regan announced his intention to launch the East Riding Theatre in Beverley, East Yorkshire, along with

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and other professional actors. That year, he appeared in films such as '' Outside Bet'', '' Lockout'' Regan is also a screenwriter and director, developing projects for his own film company. His script, ''Come Like Shadows'', is an accessible but classic interpretation of ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'' headlining

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and Tilda Swinton and will be directed by John Maybury. He also appeared briefly as a sexually confused character in British series '' The Street''. In 2013, he guest starred in the first episode of Series 10 of New Tricks. He played the Duke of Savoy in the 4th episode of the BBC series '' The Musketeers'' in 2014. Regan joined the cast of the BBC's ''

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'' as Dion for series 2 starting November 2014. He was King Simon in E!'s '' The Royals''. In 2023, he appeared as Vice Admiral Garp in ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regan, Vincent 1965 births Living people People educated at St Joseph's College, Ipswich Welsh male film actors Welsh male television actors Male actors from Swansea Alumni of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts 20th-century Welsh male actors 21st-century Welsh male actors Welsh male stage actors