Bridget Catherine Regan ( ; born February 3, 1982) is an American actress best known for her lead roles as Kahlan Amnell in the ABC adventure romance series Legend of the Seeker (2008–10) and Sasha Cooper in the last three seasons of the TNT action drama series The Last Ship (2016–18), as well as her recurring roles as Rebecca Lowe/Rachel Turner in the USA Network police procedural drama series White Collar (2013–14), Rose Solano in The CW romantic comedy drama series Jane the Virgin (2014–19), Dottie Underwood in the ABC action adventure superhero series Agent Carter (2015–16), and lawyer Monica Stevens in the ABC police series The Rookie (2018–2026). Regan has also appeared in films such as The Babysitters (2007), John Wick (2014), and Devil's Gate (2017).

Early life and education Born in Carlsbad, California, Bridget Catherine Regan grew up in a family of Irish and German descent and was raised Catholic. She began acting as a child in North County productions of The Wizard of Oz at the La Paloma Theatre and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Carlsbad.

Regan attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating with a BFA in drama in 2004. After college, she moved to New York City to pursue a professional acting career.

Career Since 2006, Regan has appeared in various television shows and in films. In 2008, she began filming Legend of the Seeker, a television show based on Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. She portrayed Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell, which earned her a cult following. A natural redhead, Regan dyed her hair brown for the role. In 2009, she ventured into producing with Camp Wanatachi, a musical that ran in New York at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.

Regan was cast as a lead for the proposed television series The Frontier in 2012.

In 2013, she began a recurring role in the fifth season of the USA Network crime drama White Collar as Rebecca Lowe/Rachel Turner, a brief love interest of Neal Caffrey. That same year, she joined the series Beauty & the Beast for a multi-episode arc as Alex, the ex-fiancée of Vincent Keller (Jay Ryan).

In 2014, Regan was cast in a recurring role in Jane the Virgin, as Rose, a former lawyer, later criminal mastermind, who is involved in a complicated same-sex love affair. Also that year, she had a small role in John Wick, as Addy.

In 2014, Regan was cast in the recurring role of Dottie Underwood for 2015 in the comic book-based television series Agent Carter.

In 2016, Regan portrayed military surgeon Megan Hunt in episode 8, season 13 of Grey's Anatomy. The show later recast the role with Abigail Spencer replacing Regan.

In 2016, Regan was added to the cast of the TNT drama series The Last Ship for the show's third season, playing the role of Sasha Cooper, a current diplomat in Asia and a former Navy Intelligence Officer.

In 2021, Regan was cast as Poison Ivy in the third season of The CW drama series Batwoman.

In 2025, she appeared in the film Things Like This, directed by Max Talisman. The same year, she played Moira Blake on ABC's 9-1-1, where her actions led to the death of original cast member Captain Robert (Bobby) Wade Nash.

Personal life Regan is married to Eamon O'Sullivan, a writer she met in New Zealand while filming Legend of the Seeker. They have two children.

From 2009 to 2013, Regan was selected by comic book fans and critics as their ideal choice to portray Wonder Woman.

In 2025, Regan was briefly hospitalised in Prague for food poisoning while filming for a season 8 episode of The Rookie.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes2006BlindersVivianShort film2007Tina Tuchman2008Sex and the CityHostess2010Robin2014John WickAddy2015The Leisure ClassFionaHBO's Project Greenlight season 4 film2017Devil's GateMaria Pritchard2025Sarah's OilKate Barnard2026GabriellePost-production

Television Year Title Role Notes2006KateTV pilot2006Love MonkeyWomanEpisode: "Pilot"2006–2007Law & Order: Criminal IntentADA Claudia ShanklyEpisodes: "Masquerade", "Silencer"2007Six DegreesDiana FossEpisode: "A Simple Twist of Fate"2007American ExperienceAngelica ShippenEpisode: "Alexander Hamilton"2007Trish Hughes4 episodes2007Supreme CourtshipsHollyTelevision film (Fox)2008New AmsterdamDaphne TuckerEpisode: "Keep the Change"2008 – 2010Legend of the SeekerKahlan AmnellMain role (44 episodes)2011NCIS: Los AngelesElizabeth SmithEpisode: "Cyber Threat"2011HideAnnabelle GrangerTelevision film (TNT)2011Person of InterestWendy McNallyEpisode: "Number Crunch"2012The FrontierHannah StrongTV pilot2012PerceptionVictoria RylandEpisodes: "Shadow", "Light"2013Murder in ManhattanLex SuttonTelevision film (ABC)2013Beauty & the BeastAlex Salter4 episodes2013Sons of AnarchyEscortEpisode: "Straw"2013–2014White CollarRebecca Lowe / Rachel TurnerRecurring role, 9 episodes2014–2019Jane the VirginRose / Sin RostroRecurring role2015The Good WifeMadeline SmuldersEpisode: "Bond"2015Magic StockingLindsey MonroeTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)2015–2016Agent CarterDottie UnderwoodRecurring role; 10 episodes2016Grey's AnatomyMegan HuntEpisode: "The Room Where It Happens"2016–2018The Last ShipSasha CooperMain role (season 3–5)2017Christmas GetawayEmory BlakeTelevision film (Hallmark)2019MacGyverCharlotte ColeEpisode: "Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241"2020Paradise LostFrances ForsytheLead role2021–2022BatwomanPamela Isley / Poison Ivy3 episodes2022–2023The WinchestersRockin' Roxy4 episodes2023The Company You KeepTina1 episode2022–2026The RookieMonica StevensRecurring role; 12 episodes20259-1-1Moira Blake2 episodes2026MatlockSamantha Barrett2 episodes

Theater

Year Title Role Theatre October 12 – November 14, 1999 Sweet Bird of Youth La Jolla Playhouse March 21, 2005 Children and Art Broadway September 20 – October 23, 2005 Eden La Jolla Playhouse December 9, 2007 – March 9, 2008 Is He Dead? Cecile Leroux Broadway January 21, 2008 Geneva Begonia Brown The Players January 21 – February 6, 2011 Camp Wanatachi (co-producer) La MaMa Experimental Theater Club July 30 – August 1, 2017 Camp Wanatachi (co-producer) The Green Room 42 April 18–20, 2024 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie Stella Adler Theatre February 20-22, 2026 A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche KAPA Repertory Theatre

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