Eileen O'Higgins, a Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama graduate, turned down law and accounting to pursue acting, starting her career at London's Old Vic and The English National Opera.

The Northern Irish actress went on to land minor TV roles in Emma and Enid, before her film debut in Brooklyn, alongside friend Saoirse Ronan. O'Higgins’s latest project sees her star opposite Ronan for the second time in Mary Queen of Scots, released this month.