Rebecca Ryan (born 27 April 1991)[1] is a British actress from Manchester, England, best known for her roles as Carly Hope in Emmerdale and Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless (2004–2009).

In January 2010, she played the part of Ellie McCall in a special five-part storyline in BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.

In February 2011, Ryan appeared in Let's Dance for Comic Relief, with fellow Waterloo Road cast member, Philip Martin Brown.

"[9] Alfred Hickling of The Guardian wrote: "It's hard to think of an actor more capable of veering between the ages of 12 and 27 at any given moment [than Ryan.

]"[10] Ryan featured in the second run of Beryl, written by fellow Shameless actress Maxine Peake, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in June and July 2015, followed by an autumn 2015 tour around England.