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Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model.
Macken has modelled for
Abercrombie and Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer that focuses on casual wear. Its headquarters are in New Albany, Ohio. The company operates three other offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks. As of Februa ...
,
Ralph Lauren, and
GQ, and has appeared in films such as ''Resident Evil'', ''Close, Killing Jesus'', and ''
Centurion
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''.
He has appeared on television in series such as
RTÉ's ''
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awa ...
'' as Gavin Cluxton and in
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series ''
Merlin'' as Sir Gwaine. In 2021 Macken stars in the NBC drama ''
La Brea''. In addition, Macken has directed several feature films: ''Christian Blake'' in 2008, ''Dreaming For You'', ''The Inside'' and ''Cold'', and ''
Here Are the Young Men
''Here Are the Young Men'' is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Eoin Macken, based on the novel of the same name by Irish writer Rob Doyle. It stars Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Travis Fimmel a ...
''. Macken also directed the documentary ''The Fashion of Modelling''. He starred in the NBC series ''
The Night Shift'' as T.C. Callahan, and Netflix show ''
Nightflyers
''Nightflyers'' is a science fiction horror novella by American writer George R. R. Martin, released as a short novella in 1980 and as an expanded novella in 1981. A short story collection of the same name was released in 1985 that includes the ...
'' as Karl D'Branin.
Early life
Macken was born in Dublin. He has two sisters. Macken was studying for a
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
degree in psychology at
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...
when he began his modeling and acting career at the university's
fashion show
A fashion show (French ''défilé de mode'') is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase their upcoming line of clothing and/or accessories during a fashion week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fal ...
in 2002 and 2003,
after which he joined the model agency Morgan the Agency and was selected as the face of the
Abercrombie and Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer that focuses on casual wear. Its headquarters are in New Albany, Ohio. The company operates three other offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks. As of Februa ...
2003 campaign. He also modeled for
Ralph Lauren.
Career
Macken's first major film role was in ''Studs'' in 2005, which starred
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and four times for ...
and
Emmett J. Scanlan
Emmett John Scanlan (born 31 January 1979) is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in '' Hollyoaks''.
He appeared in the BBC Two drama ''The Fall'' in 2013 and 2014, Peaky Blinders Series 5 and Series 6, and '' Breakdown' ...
.
He also appeared in the role of drug dealer Gavin Cluxton in several episodes of the TV series ''
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awa ...
'' in 2008.
Macken wrote and edited his debut feature film ''Christian Blake'', which premiered at the
Mid Ulster Film Festival 2008, before playing in the 2008 Galway Film Fleadh. It was released on 19 May 2009 with Celebrity Distribution and the sales company Around The Scenes Inc. He co-wrote and directed the song and video for
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy (born 10 October 1981) is an Irish singer. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of five-piece girl group The Saturdays, who are signed to Fascination and Polydor Records. In 2006, she represented Ireland in the Eurovi ...
's song "Don't Leave Me Alone". It was the title track for the no-budget indie film, for which Healy wrote much of the soundtrack.
In 2008, he wrote, directed, and acted in his second feature film, ''Dreaming For You''. The film featured a soundtrack composed by Dublin band, The Evora. The film was selected for the 2007 Los Angeles Short Film Festival, and for the 2009 Galway Film Fleadh.
In 2009–10, Macken had roles in the
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drama ''