Eva-Jane Willis
{{Short description|South African actress (born 1984)}}
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Eva-Jane Willis (born 16 May 1984) is a South African-Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Europol agent Megan "Smitty" Garretson on the CBS police procedural series FBI: International.{{Cite web |title=Who is Eva-Jane Willis? 'FBI: International' Actor Playing Megan Garretson |url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-eva-jane-willis-fbi-international-actor-megan-garretson-1746633 |last=Simons |first=Roxy |date=2022-09-27 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Newsweek}}
Early life
Willis was born on 16 May 1984 in South Africa to Ian Gabriel, a film director, and Eileen Willis. She moved to the United Kingdom with her mother in 1988. She attended the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, and later studied at the Drama Centre London to develop her acting skills. She is an Irish citizen.{{Cite web |title=Eva-Jane Willis Biography |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi-international/cast/216692/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=CBS}}
File:Mountview Academy Main Building.jpg in London, where Eva-Jane Willis first studied acting]]
Career
Her first major television show role was in London Files, a crime thriller web series on Voot, an Indian streaming service.
She was cast in a film about the Highgate Vampire alongside Vanessa Kirby, but the film was never developed.{{Cite web |title=Eva-Jane Willis |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Eva-Jane-Willis/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=BroadwayWorld}}
Willis joined the cast of FBI: International starting in season 2, replacing Christiane Paul's role as the Europol liaison on the FBI fly team.{{Cite web |title='FBI: International': Christiane Paul Exits CBS Drama Series, Replaced By Eva-Jane Willis |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/fbi-international-christiane-paul-exits-cbs-drama-series-eva-jane-willis-1235064177/ |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2025-02-14 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Deadline}}
Personal life
She married her husband, Alexander Forsyth, an actor, in June 2022.{{Cite web |title="FBI International" Star Eva-Jane Willis Spent Her Wedding Night Auditioning for Life-Changing Role (Exclusive) |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fbi-international-star-eva-jane-195043078.html |last=Clack |first=Erin |date=2024-04-02 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Yahoo! News}}
Filmography
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! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
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| 2010
| The Pinocchio Effect | Lucy | |
| 2015
| Humans | Girl in Café | Episode: Season 1 Episode 4 |
| rowspan=3| 2016
| Only Child | Eva | Short film |
| Maigret
| Marthe Jusserand |
| ChickLit
| Brigitte | |
| rowspan=3| 2017
| Uncle | Dragon Tattoo Lady |
| Girls Don't Cry
| Jackie | Short film |
| This Is the One
| Jen | Short film; also assistant director and producer |
| 2018
| 52 Story Minutes | Jane | Episode: "Come Back Nikki" |
| 2020
| Natalie |
| 2022
| Catherine |
| 2022–present
| Europol Agent Megan 'Smitty' Garretson |
| rowspan=2| 2023
| Grace's Father's Wife |
| The Power
| Sister Bianca | 4 episodes |
| 2024
| Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness | Hanka Zborowski | {{Cite web |title='Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness' Review: Johnny Depp's Return to Directing Yields a Bland Biopic of a Tortured Artist |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/modi-three-days-on-the-wing-of-madness-review-johnny-depp-al-pacino-1236010798/ |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |date=2024-09-24 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} |
| 2025
| Andor | Rika | Episode: "One Year Later" |
= Theatre =
Eva-Jane Willis' theatre credits include:
- The Last King of Scotland
- Wolf & Dog
- All My Sons
- Private Lives
- The Rubenstein Kiss
- Moll Flanders
- Season's Greetings
- Tiny Dynamite
- Winter Hill
- Magnificence
- Long Story Short
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm5506405}}
- {{Instagram|evajanewillis}}
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Category:Alumni of the Drama Centre London
Category:Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Category:British stage actresses
Category:British television actresses
Category:Irish stage actresses
Category:Irish television actresses
Category:South African emigrants to the United Kingdom