He's heavily tipped to join rugby royalty like Jonathan 'Jiffy' Davies, David Watkins and Allan Bateman in playing for the Great Britain Lions.
Yet it's fair to say he's not even the most recognisable face around the family breakfast table at present and remains one of Welsh sport's best-kept secrets.
But 22-year-old Port Talbot-born Regan Grace is starting to command as much TV time nowadays, in helping northern powerhouse St Helens to the top of the Betfred Super League table, as sister Lateysha did during her time on Big Brother and The Valleys.
With amazing Grace's star on the rise in the 13-a-side code after a stunning season that has seen him score 16 tries in 21 matches, the former scaffolder and Ospreys Under-16s player is being backed to achieve the ultimate accolade in the sport with a Lions call-up to tour New Zealand, Tonga and Papua New Guinea later this year.
He would join stellar list of Welshmen to have won the treasured Lions shirt that includes John Bevan, John Devereux, Billy Boston and Jim Sullivan, Phil Ford and Lewis Jones.
But it's an Englishman, who swapped league for union to become a World Cup winner under Sir Clive Woodward in 2003, that Grace is often likened to. His low-centre of gravity and stop-start running style have led to comparisons with Jason Robinson.
And with Wayne Bennett's Lions expected to be dominated by Englishman, Grace he knows the impact selection for Great Britain can have on a Welsh rugby player.
The winger told the Rugby League.com: “There’s only one person I either knew or have seen from Port Talbot who has played for the British Lions and that’s Richard Hibbard.
“He’s like a god in our town, so being picked for Britain is massive – it’s the very top. Richard’s opened a cafe in the town and it’s full every day!
“It would be something special for a Welshman to represent Great Britain. It’s just a case of getting selected. It’s about being on form and putting myself forward.
“Being picked would definitely be the highlight of my career.
“And if I’m picked, there may be kids in Wales that would look up to me and decide to do what I did and follow the rugby league route rather than the conventional rugby union one.
“I just wanted to do something different and chose to have a go at rugby league. Hopefully, I could inspire a few kids to do the same.”
His graduation through the school for hard knocks that is professional rugby league, is all a far cry from turning out for the South Wales Scorpions Under-16s, while also playing union for the Ospreys academy side.
But it was playing union for Aberavon Quins that would put Grace on the path to league stardom, with a club coach being a friend of the St Helens chairman.
He was put in contact with Saints and has never looked back, despite still remembering his early years playing in Wales at the Ospreys, with some fondness.
He told WalesOnline: "I enjoyed it there. I played alongside some really good players, including Owen Watkin, who is a nice guy, and Matthew Aubrey.
“Keelan Giles is a year younger, I think, but I played against him in amateur rugby union. He’s class.
“The turning point came when I had trials for Wales rugby league.
“I had to make decisions about my future and I chose the path I am on now. I have never regretted it. It’s been a great experience.”
Would Grace ever consider a return home?
“I haven’t really thought about ever going back to Wales,” he added. “You never say never and there’s nothing wrong with keeping your options open, but Saints have been great to me and it’s brilliant to play for them.
“My aim is to play and be successful and win trophies with Saints.
"We have the set-up here. It is geared to success.
“The key was someone at my amateur union team put me in touch with St Helens. A coach there said he had seen something in me and asked if I wanted him to see if he could sort something out. I said ‘yes’ and went on trial, playing against Leeds, Huddersfield and Salford.
“I scored in every game. What I like about rugby league is that you are so heavily involved. If you want the ball you ask for it and it is given to you. In union there are fewer touches, at least there were at the level I played.”
