Amy De Bhrún is an Irish stage, television and film actress and writer. Her leading roles in television series include Blackshore (2024) and Borderline (2024).
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Early life and education
Amy De Bhrún was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother worked as a drama teacher.
She grew up in Rathfarnham in south Dublin and attended Trinity College Dublin for three months prior to moving to London at the age of 19 to attend drama school.
Career
De Bhrún had small early roles on The Southbank Show and in a feature film called Bigga Than Ben.
She wrote and performed six different one-woman shows on stage in Dublin, London, Los Angeles, and New York City. She also appeared in music videos, including Kodaline's single "All I Want" and The Coronas' "All The Others". She appeared on stage at the official launch of Herstory at The Rotunda in May 2016 and a female-led show I See You, both performances about Lady Mary Heath, in 2019.
In film, De Bhrún appeared alongside Andre 3000 in the Jimi Hendrix biopic, Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013), as Rachel in the Irish comedy feature film The Stag (2013), as well as alongside Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, and Tommy Lee Jones in action thriller film Jason Bourne (2016). She also had a leading role in Irish comedy film Apocalypse Clown (2023).
Her television credits include Coronation Street, Ingregird in Vikings, and horror drama series Penny Dreadful. During the COVID-19 pandemic she hosted her own interview podcast, Year of the Selfie. In 2021, she played Steph Corbett, opposite Stephen Graham, in series five and six of BBC One crime drama Line of Duty.
In 2024 De Bhrún played Niamh Furlong in the RTE One television series Blackshore. Also in 2024, she played DI Aoife Regan opposite Eoin Macken in Borderline, and appeared in the American series Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale.
Personal life
De Bhrún married director Sean Branigan, and they have two children.