Leah Byrne

Stage

After drama school, Leah joined the Dundee Rep Ensemble Graduate Actor Scheme, a well-regarded programme known for nurturing rising talent – previous alumni include Ncuti Gatwa. During her time with the Rep, she appeared in productions such as Tay Bridge and Oor Wullie.^[1][2][3][4] She also appeared as one of the Sharkey twins in Wolfie (some sort of fairytale) at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow in 2023.^[5]

Television

She has had television roles in Deadwater Fell, Call the Midwife, and Nightsleeper.^[6] In 2025, she appeared as Detective Constable Rose Dickson in the Netflix series Dept. Q, a police procedural following a troubled but determined unit led by DCI Carl Morck (played by Matthew Goode).^[7][8][9]

Leah Byrne grew up in Yoker, Glasgow, and began attending the Scottish Youth Theatre at the age of 11. Naturally shy as a child, she credits her time at SYT with giving her the confidence and skills to pursue a career in acting.

She went on to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating with a BA in Acting in 2019.^[10][11]

Leah’s older brother Nathan is also an actor, but they are not from a showbusiness background. Their father Petee worked as a postman, and their mother Elizabeth is a retired call centre worker.^[12]