Amy Shiels Explained

Amy Shiels
Birth Date:21 February 1991
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2001–present

Amy Shiels (born 21 February 1991) is an Irish film and television actress who has appeared in the films Veronica Guerin, Slaughter, Twin Peaks, and as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret in Final Fantasy XV.

Early life and family

Shiels was born in 1991 in Dublin, the seventh child in a large family.[1] She was the cousin of actor Karl Shiels.[2]

Career

Shiels worked in the troupe of the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin for three years and began to appear in Irish and British television series.[1] Her debut in a big movie was a role in the film Veronica Guerin with Cate Blanchett in the lead role.[1] She performed a number of roles in films of independent American filmmakers: in 2009 she played in the movie Slaughter, in 2012 she performed a role in the film Citadel.[1]

Since 2012, she began to voice the characters of video games, including: , , Final Fantasy XV,[1] and . In 2014, she moved to live in Los Angeles to further develop her acting career.

In 2015, she was cast in Twin Peaks: The Return.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Duckers. Kirsteen. Who is Amy Shiels from Twin Peaks: The Return?. 7 October 2017. Monsters and Critics. 4 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Sleep well, cousin. You were born to shock us, in all the best ways. 15 July 2019.
  3. News: Kehoe. Paddy. Shine Brightly: Irish stars set to rise in 2017. 7 October 2017. RTÉ. 18 March 2017.