Kelly Byrne is an Irish actress making waves internationally for her role in "The Canal" by award winning director Ivan Kavanagh. She has also appeared in Donal Foreman's "Out of Here" and most recently in Darren Thornton's "A Date for Mad Mary". In 2010 Kelly Studied at The Gaeity School of Acting. In 2011 she was invited by director Kirsten Sheridan into the Actors Studio at Bow Street (Formerly The Factory). Subsequently in 2013-2014 she trained at Bow Street on The Full time Screen Acting Programme course under director's Shimmy Marcus, Kirsten Sheridan, John Carney, Cathy Brady, Lance Daly, John Carney and casting director Maureen Hughes.