Éanna Hardwicke

Éanna Hardwicke (born 21 October 1996) is an Irish actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a child actor in Conor McPherson's The Eclipse (2009).^[1] His films since include Lakelands (2022). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC One series The Sixth Commandment and the Paramount+ series The Doll Factory (both 2023). For the former, he received a British Academy Television Award nomination.

Éanna Hardwicke
Born	(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 27) Cork, Ireland
Education	The Lir Academy (BA)
Occupation(s)	Actor, filmmaker
Years active	2009; 2019–present

Hardwicke was named a Screen International Rising Star in the publication's inaugural Irish edition.

Early life and education

Hardwicke is originally from the St Luke's–Military Hill area of Cork before his family moved out to Glanmire.^[2] He attended Cork School Project (now Cork Educate Together National School^[3]) and then Ashton School.^[4] He began acting at the age of 10, participating in youth theatre at the Gaiety School of Acting's Cork campus, National Association of Youth Drama (NAYD), and Cork School of Music. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting from The Lir Academy in 2018.^[5]

Career

Hardwicke began his career as a child actor in Conor McPherson's 2009 horror film The Eclipse.^[6] He returned to the screen ten years later in 2019, appearing in the science fiction film Vivarium and making his television debut in an episode of the Syfy series Krypton. He also appeared in The Misfit Mythology at the Cork Arts Theatre and participated in a RISE Productions podcast in which he, Gavin Kostick, Danielle Galligan, and Janet Moran performed Kostick's modern version of Homer's Odyssey.

In 2020, Hardwicke played Rob Hegarty, Connell's (Paul Mescal) school friend, in the BBC Three and Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People. He then had a recurring role in the RTÉ crime drama Smother.^[7] In 2022, Hardwicke joined the cast of the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga for its second season^[8] and starred in the sports drama film Lakelands, the later of which earned him and Danielle Galligan the Galway Film Fleadh's Bingham Ray New Talent Award, in addition to IFTA nominations. He also appeared in The Sparrow and played a younger version of Stanley Townsend's character in the film About Joan.

Hardwicke played the murderer Ben Field in the BBC One series The Sixth Commandment^[9] and Silas in the Paramount+ adaptation of Elizabeth Macneal's The Doll Factory.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Eclipse	Thomas Farr
2019	Vivarium	Older Boy
2021	At Arm's Length	Young Man	Short film; writer, producer
2022	About Joan	Young Doug
	Lakelands	Cian Reilly
	The Sparrow	Robbie
	Lamb	Paul	Short film
TBA	William Tell	Young Tell	Post-production
TBA	Saipan	Roy Keane	Filming[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Krypton	Sagitari Lan-Dy	Episode: "In Zod We Trust"
2020	Normal People	Rob Hegarty	5 episodes
2021–2023	Smother	Joe Ryan	17 episodes
2022	Fate: The Winx Saga	Sebastian Valtor	7 episodes
2023	The Sixth Commandment	Ben Field	4 episodes
	The Doll Factory	Silas Reed	6 episodes
TBA	A Very Royal Scandal	Stewart MacLean	In production[12]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	The Misfit Mythology	Oisín	Cork Arts Theatre
2020	The Mouth of the Birch	Joseph	Druid Theatre Company
	Attachment	Gavin	Dublin Theatre Festival

Audio

• The Odyssey: A New Version (2019), Irish Theatre Podcast

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2021	Irish Film & Television Awards	Actor in a Supporting Role – Drama	Smother	Nominated
2022	Galway Film Fleadh	Bingham Ray New Talent Award	Lakelands	Won	[lower-alpha 1][13]
2023	Irish Film & Television Awards	Lead Actor – Film		Nominated
2024	Irish Film & Television Awards	Supporting Actor – Drama	The Sixth Commandment	Won
	British Academy Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated

Notes

1. Shared with Danielle Galligan.

References

1. Murray, Stephen Patrick (6 April 2020). "Eanna Hardwicke, of Normal People and Vivarium, on Life in Lockdown". University Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
2. McCarthy, Esther (25 February 2020). "Eanna Hardwicke: Cork actor about to burst onto the big screen". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
3. Cork Educate Together National School, Grattan Street, Cork
4. "Ashton student Eanna Hardwicke – a winner at Writer's Week". Ashton School. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
5. "Eanna Hardwicke". The Lir. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
6. Murray, Stephen Patrick (6 April 2020). "Eanna Hardwicke, of Normal People and Vivarium, on Life in Lockdown". University Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
7. Bohane, John (18 March 2021). "Cork actor delighted with reaction to RTÉ drama Smother". The Echo. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
8. Gallagher, Katie (20 July 2021). "Normal People's Éanna Hardwicke to star in Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga currently filming in Ireland". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
9. Costa, Imasha (20 September 2022). "Cork's Eanna Hardwicke 'living his dream' in epic Netflix fantasy Winx Saga". Cork Beo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
10. Szalai, Georg (9 November 2022). "Paramount+ Unveils Cast for U.K. Original 'The Doll Factory'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
11. Hogan, Laura (7 August 2024). "Saipan filming to begin in Belfast this week". RTE. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
12. Otterson, Joe (20 November 2023). "Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson to Star in 'A Very Royal Scandal' Amazon Series Based on Prince Andrew Interview With Emily Maitlis". Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
13. Abbatescianni, Davide (11 July 2022). "The Galway Film Fleadh announces its award winners". CinEuropa. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

External links

• Éanna Hardwicke at IMDb