Vincent Regan

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Vincent Regan
Born (1965-05-16) 16 May 1965 (age 58)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a Welsh film and television actor, best known for his roles in 300, Troy, Unleashed, Clash of the Titans, Lockout and One Piece.

Early life[edit]

Regan attended Nicholas Breakspear School, St.Albans, Hertfordshire, before attending the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London.[citation needed]

Acting career[edit]

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.[1] That year, he appeared in films such as Outside Bet, Lockout[2] 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. In 2023, he starred as Vice Admiral Garp in One Piece.

Filmography[edit]

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 Nádasdy
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
2018 Naked Normandy Bradley
2019 Dark Encounter Morgan
2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun Dennis McCabe
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom King Atlan

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Between the Lines Thomas McMurray 1 episode
1992 The 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 Templer 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 episodes
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
2021–present Before We Die Billy Murdoch Main role, 11 episodes
2022 The Bay Ray Conlon Recurring role, 6 episodes
2022 Agatha Raisin Monty Jones 1 episode
2023–present One Piece Monkey D. Garp Main role, 8 episodes
2024 House of the Dragon Rickard Thorne Season 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Lee Trewhela (27 December 2018). "Sexy actor Vincent Regan is joining the Cornwall casts of Delicious AND Poldark". CornwallLive. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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