Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle (born 1974) is an Irish actress and writer. She is best known for her roles in Bad Sisters and Ae Fond Kiss..., and since 2015 has starred in The Last Kingdom. Birthistle won the London Film Critics Circle British or Irish Actress of the Year Award in 2004 and has twice won the IFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role (Film) award. She was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, and moved to Derry, Northern Ireland when she was 14. Birthistle studied acting at The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and got her first TV role in 1995 as Regina Crosbie in the serial Glenroe. She has appeared in various Irish films and TV movies, including Miracle at Midnight (1998) and All Souls' Day (1997).