Valene Kane is a British-Irish actress born and raised in Newry, N.Ireland where she trained as a dancer. At the age of 15, Valene joined the prestigious National Youth Theatre. Two years later, she moved to London to train at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is best known for roles as Rose Stagg in The Fall opposite Jamie Dornan and Lyra Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie.