<Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Scottish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2006--present </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

Who plays merida in once upon a time