Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a British film and television actor.
Early life Regan born 16 May 1965 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. He attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich, when his parents Patrick and Catherine returned to Ireland in 1983 he went to London and studied at Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London.
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 1999, Regan received an Irish Best Actor nomination for his co-starring performance in the miniseries Eureka Street. In 2005, he starred as Marc Antony alongside Emily Blunt and James Frain in the miniseries Empire (2005).
He appeared in Troy (2004), where he played Eudorus, Achilles' second in command, in the Battle of Thermopylae-based film 300 (2006), in which he played Captain Artemis, and as 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 Judi Dench and other professional actors. That year, he appeared in the films Outside Bet and 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 headlined by 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 was King Simon in E!'s The Royals.
In 2023, he appeared as Vice Admiral Garp in One Piece.
Filmography Film 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 2019Dark Encounter Morgan 2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun Dennis McCabe Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom King Atlan2026Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution
Television 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 2021–2023 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, 10 episodes 2024–2026 House of the Dragon Rickard Thorne Recurring role, 8 episodes 2024 Shetland John Harris Recurring role, 6 episodes
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