Amy Manson - wikipedia Amy Manson Amy Manson ( 1985 - 09 - 09 ) 9 September 1985 ( age 32 ) Aberdeenshire, Scotland Nationality Scottish Years active 2006 -- present Amy Manson ( born 9 September 1985 ) is a Scottish actress, known for portraying Alice Guppy in Torchwood, Abby Evans in Casualty, Lizzie Siddal in Desperate Romantics, Daisy Hannigan - Spiteri in Being Human, Medea in Atlantis, and Merida in the fifth season of the ABC fairy tale drama series Once Upon a Time. Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 4.2 Film 5 Theatre 6 References 7 External links Background Born and brought up in Aberdeenshire, Manson has a sister, Ailsa and a brother, James. She attended Stage Coach, a Saturday drama school, before leaving home for London at the age of seventeen. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, leaving early to film Pumpkinhead : Blood Feud in Romania. She currently lives in north London. Career Manson made her film debut in Pumpkinhead : Blood Feud, and has also appeared in the horror film Blood Monkey and the short film Smile Emily. Manson has lent her voice to the radio dramas Lost in Plain Sight, The Summer Walking and The Dead Hour. On television, she played Alice Guppy in two episodes of Torchwood, and appeared as Abby Evans in nine episodes of Casualty. She has guest - starred in episodes of Doctors, The Bill and My Family. Manson played Lizzie Siddal, muse, wife and lover of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, in the BBC Two period drama Desperate Romantics. She appeared as the vampiress Daisy Hannigan - Spiteri in series two of Being Human, alongside Desperate Romantics co-star Aidan Turner. Manson played Ginger Corrigan in the 2010 adaptation of Agatha Christie 's Marple : The Pale Horse, and also played Fleur Morgan in Outcasts, an eight - part series by Kudos for BBC One. In 2011, Manson portrayed Leah in the third series of Misfits and Emma `` Whirly '' Tyson in the BBC drama Young James Herriot. She will also appear in the forthcoming fifth series of Irish drama Raw. Awards Manson won Best Performance ( Female ) at the 2008 Critics ' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, for playing Stepdaughter in the National Theatre of Scotland production of Six Characters in Search of an Author. Filmography Television Year Show Role Notes 2006 The Bill Martine McKenzie - Episode 405 ( 2006 ) Police drama 2007 My Family Casting P.A. - Breaking Up Ai n't Hard To Do ( 2007 ) Sitcom Nearly Famous Melanie - Episode 1.5 ( 2007 ) 2008 Doctors Kelly Moore - Jack the Lad ( 2008 ) Soap opera Torchwood Alice Guppy - Fragments ( 2008 ) - Exit Wounds ( 2008 ) Casualty Abby Evans - 9 episodes ( 2008 -- 2009 ) Soap opera 2009 Desperate Romantics Lizzie Siddal Period drama Being Human Daisy - 6 episodes ( 2010 ) Agatha Christie 's Marple : The Pale Horse Ginger Corrigan Television film 2011 Outcasts Fleur Morgan - 8 episodes ( 2011 ) Misfits Leah - Episode 3.6 ( 2011 ) Young James Herriot Emma `` Whirly '' Tyson - 3 episodes ( 2011 ) Period drama The Field of Blood Karen Burnett 2014 -- 15 Atlantis Medea 2015 -- 16 Once Upon a Time Merida Recurring Role, 8 episodes 2017 The White Princess Cathy Gordon - 4 episodes Period drama Film Year Film Role Notes 2007 Pumpkinhead : Blood Feud Jodie Hatfield Blood Monkey Amy Armstrong 2013 Estranged January Not Another Happy Ending Darsie Theatre Year Film Role Notes 2008 Six Characters in Search of an Author Stepdaughter Performed at Lyceum Theatre and Citizens Theatre References Jump up ^ `` Amy Manson ''. TV.com. CBS Interactive. Jump up ^ `` Once Upon a Time : Merida from Brave will join the show in season 5 ''. Digital Spy. Jump up ^ `` ' Once Upon A Time ' Introduces Merida From ' Brave ' And The Dark Swan At Comic - Con ( Video ) ''. The Inquisitr News. Jump up ^ `` Merida from Brave will be on the next season of Once Upon A Time ''. avclub.com. ^ Jump up to : Ramaswamy, Chitra ( 10 February 2008 ). `` Theatrical Six appeal ''. The Scotsman. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 06. ^ Jump up to : Beacom, Brian ( 24 March 2008 ). `` I 'd never been to the Citz... now I 'm star of the show ''. Evening Times. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Amy Manson ''. nationaltheatrescotland.com. Jump up ^ `` Afternoon play from Finlay ''. Stornoway Gazette. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Desperate Romantics '' press pack : Introduction BBC Press Office. 2009 - 06 - 25. Jump up ^ BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 2 2010 Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 22. Jump up ^ Hendry, Steve ( 17 January 2010 ). `` Rising star Amy Manson on her bloody good horror roles ''. Daily Record. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 23. Jump up ^ Press releases Programme press releases Marple The Pale Horse ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 23. Jump up ^ BBC - Press Office - Meet the Outcasts in a major new BBC One drama series Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 13. Jump up ^ `` BBC One - Young James Herriot - Emma ' Whirly ' Tyson ''. BBC. Jump up ^ New Cast Members Begin Shooting ' Raw ' Season Five For RTÉ The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 24. Jump up ^ The Stage / News / Dundee Rep 's Peer Gynt sweeps Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland Jump up ^ `` Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews - The Stage ''. The Stage. External links Amy Manson on IMDb Outcasts ' Amy Manson : I love being Fearless Fleur ! 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Question: who plays merida in once upon a time
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