Eva-Jane Willis (born 16 May 1984) is a South African-Irish actress. She is best known for her role as

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agent Megan "Smitty" Garretson on the

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series '' FBI: International''.

Early life

Willis was born on 16 May 1984 in

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, a

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, and Eileen Willis. She moved to the

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with her mother in 1988. She attended the

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, and later studied at the

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to develop her acting skills. She is an Irish citizen. Mountview Academy Main Building

Career

Her first major

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role was in '' London Files'', a

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, an

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. She was cast in a film about the

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alongside

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, but the film was never developed. Willis joined the cast of ''FBI: International'' starting in

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, replacing

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's role as the Europol liaison on the

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fly team.

Personal life

She married her husband, Alexander Forsyth, an actor, in June 2022.

Filmography

Film and television

Theatre

Eva-Jane Willis' theatre credits include: * ''

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'' * ''Wolf & Dog'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' The Rubenstein Kiss'' * ''Moll Flanders'' * ''

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'' * ''Tiny Dynamite'' * ''Winter Hill'' * '' Magnificence'' * ''Long Story Short''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Willis, Eva-Jane 1984 births Living people Alumni of the Drama Centre London Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts British stage actresses British television actresses Irish stage actresses Irish television actresses South African emigrants to the United Kingdom South African stage actresses South African television actresses