Rebecca Ryan

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Rebecca Ryan
Born (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 30)
Manchester, England
EducationSt Monica's High School
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Known forShameless
Waterloo Road
Casualty
Coronation Street
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]

Rebecca Ryan (born 27 April 1991)[2] is an English actress, known for her roles as Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless (2004–2009), Vicki MacDonald in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2009–2011), and Gemma Dean in the BBC One medical drama Casualty (2017–2019). In 2021, she joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Lydia Chambers.

Career[]

Dance[]

Ryan's Northern Irish born mother Maranna, was the first World Irish dancing champion. Inspired by her mother, Ryan took up Irish dancing lessons at age 3, competed in numerous competitions and was even ranked third at age 12.[3]

Theatre[]

Ryan first followed her brother, Charlie Ryan, onto the stage at the age of six in a production of the Who's Tommy at Manchester Opera House.[4] She made her stage debut in Scarborough by Fiona Evans at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2008,[4] and subsequently appeared in "Lost Monsters" at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.[5] In May 2014, Ryan toured in the production of A Taste of Honey Derby Theatre.[4]

In February 2015, Ryan starred in the Derby Theatre's Solace of the Road playing the characters Holly and Solace.[6] The Derby Telegraph reviewer, Susie Brighouse, said of her performance: "Rebecca Ryan perfects the complex art of acting by a subtle change of tone to clarify what Solace is thinking, as well as deftly changing between the personalities of Holly and Solace throughout the play."[7] Alfred Hickling of The Guardian wrote: "It’s hard to think of an actor more capable of veering between the ages of 12 and 27 at any given moment [than Ryan.]"[8]

Ryan featured in the second run of Beryl, written by fellow Shameless actress Maxine Peake, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in June and July 2015, followed by an autumn 2015 tour around England.[9][10]

Television[]

Ryan is well known for her role as Debbie Gallagher in Shameless, which she began playing at the age of 11. Though she never had any formal training as an actor, she credits the time spent on the set of Shameless as a useful learning experience.[11]

Ryan has appeared in various television series, including State of Play, Holby City and the CBBC show, Stupid!. In February 2006, she appeared in Emmerdale playing Bob Hope's (Tony Audenshaw) daughter, Carly Hope.

She also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 6 as part of a task, and in a 2009 episode of Casualty. From 2009 to 2011, she appeared as pupil Vicki MacDonald in BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road. In January 2010, she played the part of Ellie McCall in a special five-part storyline in BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.

In February 2011, Ryan appeared in Let's Dance for Comic Relief, with fellow Waterloo Road cast member, Philip Martin Brown. They danced to "It's Like That" by Run–D.M.C. and Jason Nevins. In May 2011, she played Maeve Summers in an episode of Casualty. She has also appeared as Grace in Monroe (2012), as Erin Doyle in an episode of DCI Banks (2014), and as Natalie Dixon in Doctors (2015).

In 2017, Ryan began portraying hospital porter Gemma Dean in the BBC medical drama, Casualty.[2] Ryan confirmed she had departed Casualty on 10 August 2019.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Kannibal Victim 3 Film; credited as Becky Ryan
2002–2003 Harry and Cosh Mary Loo Recurring role; 14 episodes
2003 State of Play Karen Collins TV mini-series; 3 episodes
2004–2009 Shameless Debbie Gallagher Series regular; 65 episodes
2005 Stupid! Judith Bibble Episode: "Judith"
Holby City Amy Carter Episode: "Ostrich Mode"
2006 Emmerdale Carly Hope 3 episodes
Casualty Leah Crawford Episode: "Sons and Lovers"
2009 Kat Ashton Episode: "Hostile Takeover"
2009–2011 Waterloo Road Vicki MacDonald Series regular; 40 episodes
2010 Doctors Ellie McCall Recurring role; 5 episodes
2011 Let's Dance for Sport Relief Vicki MacDonald Series 3: Episode 1
Casualty Maeve Summers Episode: "When the Bough Breaks"
2012 Monroe Grace Bushnall Series 2: Episode 5
2014 DCI Banks Erin Doyle Episode: "Bad Boy: Part 1"
2015 Doctors Natalie Dixon Episode: "The Kick Inside"
2017–2019 Casualty Gemma Dean Series regular; 50 episodes
2019 Holby City Episode: "Powerless"
2020 Doctors Leah Harrison Episode: "Castles in the Air"[12]
2021–present Coronation Street Lydia Chambers Series regular

References[]

  1. ^ "Rebecca Ryan". Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Rebecca Ryan". holby.tv. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Taste of a classic for Rebecca Ryan". The Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Hickling, Alfred (9 April 2014). "Rebecca Ryan". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Rebecca Ryan". The Scotsman. The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ^ https://www.derbytheatre.co.uk/rebecca-ryan-star-derby-theatres-spring-2015-production
  7. ^ "Solace of the Road". derbytelegraph.co.uk. The Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. ^ Hickling, Alfred (4 March 2015). "Solace of the Road Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Meet Rebecca Ryan playing Beryl Burton". backseatmafia.com. Backseat Mafia. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Tour de Beryl". West Yorkshire Playhouse. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "From Shameless to the stage for actress Rebecca Ryan". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  12. ^ Writer: Henrietta Hardy; Director: John Maidens; Producer: Dawn Coulson-Beckett (21 February 2020). "Castles in the Air". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.

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