Amy De Bhrún
Amy De Bhrún | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | Trinity College Dublin |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Writer |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Television | Blackshore (2024) Borderline (2024) |
Amy De Bhrún is an Irish stage, television and film actress and writer. Her leading roles in television series include Blackshore (2024) and Borderline (2024).
Career
She was born in Dublin, and grew up in Rathfarnham in south Dublin and attended Trinity College Dublin for three months prior to moving to London at the age of 19 years-old to attended drama school, having had a desire to act from a young age; Her mother worked as a drama teacher and her older sister performed as an actress and singer. After training in London, she had small early roles on The Southbank Show and in a feature film called Bigga Than Ben.[1][2]
She wrote and performed six different one-woman shows on stage in Dublin, London, Los Angeles and New York. She also appeared in musical videos such as Kodaline's single All I Want and The Coronas' All The Others. [1] She appeared on stage at the official launch of Herstory at The Rotunda in May 2016 and a female-led show I See You, both performances about Lady Mary Heath, in 2019.[3][4]
In film, she could be seen alongside Andre 3000 in the Jimi Hendrix biopic, Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013), Rachel in the Irish comedy feature film The Stag (2013), as well as alongside Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee Jones in action thriller film Jason Bourne (2016).[1] She also had a leading role in Irish comedy film Apocalypse Clown (2023).[5]
Her television credits include Coronation Street, Ingregird in Vikings, and horror drama series Penny Dreadful. During the Covid-19 pandemic she hosted her own interview podcast Year of the Selfie.[6][1] In 2021, she could be seen playing Steph Corbett, opposite Stephen Graham, in series five and six of BBC One crime drama Line of Duty.[7][8][9]
She played Niamh Furlong in television series Blackshore for RTE One (2024).[10][11] She played Detective Inspector Aoife Regan opposite Eoin Macken in Borderline (2024).[12] She appeared in American series Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale (2024).[13]
Personal life
She is married to director Sean Branigan and they have two children, Billie and River.[14]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bigga then Ben | Bookshop Girl | Film |
| 2013 | Jimi: All Is by My Side | Phoebe | Film |
| 2013 | The Stag | Rachel | Film |
| 2013-2020 | Vikings | Ingregird | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Casualty | Alana Nicholson | |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful | Prostitute | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Hub tech | Film |
| 2017 | The Cured | Journalist | Film |
| 2018 | Coronation Street | Adele McHoughton | 4 episodes |
| 2018-2019 | The Outpost | Meadhbh | 2 episodes |
| 2019-2021 | Line of Duty | Steph Corbett | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Hope Street | Kate McVeigh | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Harry Wild | Felicity O'Malley | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Bad Sisters | Nadia | 1 episode |
| 2022 | No Worries if Not! | Claire | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Apocalypse Clown | Jenny Malone | Film |
| 2023 | Lu & the Bally Bunch | Lu's mam | 27 episodes; Voice role |
| 2024 | Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale | Abigail Whitall | 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Small Things like These | Emma | Film |
| 2024 | Blackshore | Niamh Furlong | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Borderline | DI Aoife Regan | 6 episodes |
| TBA | Wind of Change† | Film |
References
- ^ a b c d O'Regan, Mark (24 July 2016). "A Hollywood star is Bourne: Irish actress Amy De Bhrun hits the big time with spy role". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "How I Got My Job: Actress and writer Amy De Bhrún". Independent.ie. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Amy De Bhrun: 'Shaming women into silence should be a thing of the past'". Independent.ie. 24 Feb 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "I See You - Amy De Bhrun on the extraordinary Lady Mary Heath". RTE. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Apocalypse Clown review: Sometimes you'd kill for a custard pie". Independent.ie. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Amy de Bhrún: "Looking back I think I could have taken it easier". RTE. 12 Aug 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Gibbons, Lottie (5 May 2021). "Line of Duty star 'received compliments' on her Liverpool accent". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Line of Duty's Irish star says fans will 'have a ball' with finale". RTE. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Irish Line of Duty star keen to avoid Wild Mountain Thyme blunder with Liverpool accent". Independent.ie. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Gallagher, Jim (2 February 2024). "Gay love scenes made me so nervous, says Blackshore actress". Sunday World. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Byrne, John (17 Feb 2024). "Blackshore: 'Nobody thinks of themselves as a bad guy'". RTE. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Hot Picks: Borderline". Broadcast Now. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale' Review: Human Drama Proves More Compelling Than Supernatural Trappings in AMC+ Series". Hollywood Reporter. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "How They Met: Amy de Bhrún and husband Sean's love was 'unexpected'". Evoke.ie. 3 Feb 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
External links
- Amy De Bhrún at IMDb