Lisa Byrne

Lisa graduated with a BA in Dance and Theatre at the Urdang Academy, London in 2008. She then went on to further her training at the Theatre le Passage, Paris where she studied Theatre and Film . Lisa is currently in rehearsals for ‘Alice in Funderland’ at the Abbey Theatre.

Film & TV credits include leading roles in feature films Monroe, (Monster Productions UK), The Unknown (Irish Film Board & Kenlingchi Pictures) and in ‘Our Wonderful Home’ directed by award wining director Ivan Kavanagh (Irish Film board & Ripple World Productions). Most recently Lisa played ‘Amelie’ in Bollywood blockbuster ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ directed by Kabhir Khan. Lisa played opposite bollywood star Salman Khan. The Film will be released (June 2012) in 24 countries worldwide, reaching an audience of over 100 million people.

Lisa has appeared in many Theatre roles including Irina in ‘Three Sisters’ for Blue Moon Theatre company at the Steiner Theatre London, Ursula in ‘Sweet Charity’ at the Bloomsbury Theatre London and received 5 stars reviews at the Edinburgh Festival for her portrayal of ‘Marjorie’ in Extremities. She played ‘George’ in Mark Cantan’s ‘The Get Together’ for Rough Magic Seeds.

Lisa is also an established award winning Choreographer and accomplished professional dancer across all modern & classical forms.

Reviews

“It almost seems criminal to single out any one performance from this gutsy ensemble; however, Lisa Byrne gives a prize-winning portrayal of Marjorie, the rape victim turned torturer. Byrne fleshes out her character to the max and we are kept on tenterhooks, awaiting the seemingly cool sophisticate’s suppressed rage to explode.” Chris Watt.
THREE WEEKS  Newspaper – Edinburgh Festival

“Irina (Lisa Byrne) – are strongly realised as individuals and interact persuasively as siblings. I particularly admired the piercing way that Byrne’s Irina showed a young woman who still felt it was her duty to charm and reassure even when crying-jag despair was destroying her ingénue demeanour.”
THREE SISTERS – London Theatre Guide

“Notable mention must also go to Lisa Byrne for her performance as the sexy Italian vixen, Ursula.”
THE STAGE NEWSPAPER – Sweet Charity

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