Vincent Regan
Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a British film and television actor, best known for his roles in 300, Troy, Unleashed, Clash of the Titans and Lockout.[1]
Early life
Regan was born on 16 May 1965 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, the son of Irish immigrants. As a youth, he moved to Ireland with his parents, but moved to England and attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich, Suffolk, before attending 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 Achilles in Troilus and Cressida at the Edinburgh International Festival. In association with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the festival presented director Peter Stein's strongly cast and visually striking production. He is best known for Ancient Greece-based films 300, in which he played the Captain, Troy, where he played Eudorus, Achilles' second in command, and Clash of the Titans, in which he played King Cepheus.
In 1999, Regan received an Irish Best Actor nomination for his co-starring performance in the award-winning miniseries Eureka Street.
In 2006–07, he guest starred in two episodes of Wild at Heart as Simon Adams, father of Danny Trevannion's (Stephen Tompkinson) stepchildren Olivia and Evan.
In 2012, Regan announced his intention to launch a theatre company in Beverley, Yorkshire, along with Judi Dench and other professional actors.[2] That year, he appeared in films such as Outside Bet, Lockout, and Snow White and the Huntsman.
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 headlining Sean Bean 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 Atlantis as Dion for series 2 starting November 2014.
He starred as King Simon in E!'s The Royals.
Regan has acted in three films set in Ancient Greece: Troy, 300 and Clash of the Titans, and the Ancient Greece-based TV series Atlantis.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Black Beauty | Sleazy Horse Dealer | |
| 1996 | Hard Men | Tone | |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Buck | |
| 2000 | Ordinary Decent Criminal | Shay Kirby | |
| 2001 | Black Knight | Percival, Leo's Chief Henchman | |
| 2004 | Troy | Eudorus | |
| 2005 | Unleashed | Raffles | |
| 2006 | 300 | Captain Artemis | |
| 2008 | Bathory | Ferenc Nadasdy | |
| 2010 | Eva | Tudor | |
| Clash of the Titans | Cepheus | ||
| The Big I Am | Barber | ||
| Bonded by Blood | Michael Steele | ||
| 2011 | The Holding | Aden | |
| Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Toma Nikasevic | ||
| 2012 | Lockout | Alex | |
| Snow White and the Huntsman | Duke Hammond | ||
| St George's Day | Albert Ball | ||
| 2013 | Vendetta | Colonel Leach | |
| Dementamania | Nicholas Lemarchand | ||
| 2014 | Top Dog | Mr Watson | |
| 2016 | City of Tiny Lights | Tall Man / Schaeffer | |
| 2019 | Dark Encounter | Morgan | |
| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | King Atlan | Post-production |
Televisión
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Between the Lines | Thomas McMurray | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Dr. Jim Moss | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Boon | Robert Cady | 1 episode |
| 1992 | London's Burning | Don | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | PC Shelby | 1 episode |
| 1993; 1995 | The Bill | Carl Deakin / Liam Fitzgerald | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Peak Practice | Peter Doland | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Chandler & Co | Chris | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Blue Heaven | Barney | 1 episode |
| 1995 | 99-1 | Curtis | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Moving Story | Jamie | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Call Red | Ray Sidley | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Invasion: Earth | Flight Lieutenant Chris Drake | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1998 | Jeremiah | King Zedekiah | Television film |
| 1999 | Eureka Street | Jake | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Rebel Heart | Tom O'Toole | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Rescue Me | Matthew Nash | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Killing Hitler | Major General Gerald Templar | Television film |
| 2003 | Murphy's Law | Hatcher | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Murder Investigation Team | Paul Harris | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Hustle | DCI Wells | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Empire | Marc Antony | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | Duncan Docherty | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Low Winter Sun | George Torrance | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2006-2007 | Wild at Heart | Simon Adams | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Lewis | David Hayward | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mickey Gorman | 1 episode |
| 2007 | The Street | Charlie Morgan | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Trial & Retribution | McGill | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Prisoner | 909 | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Wallander | Anders Ekman | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Mistresses | Chris Webb | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Spooks | Alec White | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Nativity | Herod the Great | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Camelot | Caliburn | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Inspector George Gently | Peter Holdaway | 1 episode |
| 2011-2012 | Scott & Bailey | DCS Dave Murray | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | Det Supt Tom Byrne | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Hit & Miss | John | Main role, 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Strike Back | Karl Matlock | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Detective Inspector Beale | 1 episode |
| 2013 | New Tricks | Harry Truman | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Starlings | Stephen | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Professor Philip Hamilton | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The Musketeers | Duke Savoy | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Silk | DCI Fitzpatrick | 2 episodea |
| 2014 | From There to Here | Stapleton | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Atlantis | Dion | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Pontius Pilate | Miniseries, 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Undercover | Dominic Carter | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Hooten & the Lady | Kane | 1 episode |
| 2017 | The White Princess | Jasper Tudor | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2015-2018 | The Royals | King Simon Henstridge | Main role, 14 episodes |
| 2017-2018 | Snatch | Chief Superintendent Jones | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Vera | Michael Glenn | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Delicious | Mason Elliot | Main role, 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Victoria | King Louis Philippe | Main role, 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Poldark | Edward Despard | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2019-2022 | Traces | Phil MacAfee | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Flesh and Blood | Tony | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Bay | Ray Conlon | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Agatha Raisin | Monty Jones | 1 episode |
| TBA | One Piece | Garp | Recurring role, upcoming series |
References
- ^ Lee Trewhela (27 December 2018). "Sexy actor Vincent Regan is joining the Cornwall casts of Delicious AND Poldark". CornwallLive. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Vincent Regan's delight as Beverley's 'East Riding Theatre' set to open at Old Chapel". This is Hull and East Riding. 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
External links
- Vincent Regan at IMDb