Eve Hewson (born Memphis Eve Sunny Day Iris Hewson; 7 July 1991) is an Irish actress, whose father is the singer

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. Her first major role was in the 2011 drama film '' This Must Be the Place'', and she made her television debut as Nurse Lucy Elkins in the 2014

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series ''

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''. She has appeared in films such as '' Blood Ties'' (2013), '' Bridge of Spies'' (2015), and ''

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'' (2018). In 2020, she starred in the miniseries ''

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''. In 2021 she starred as Adele in the

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miniseries '' Behind Her Eyes,'' then in 2022 she played Becka in the Apple TV+ series '' Bad Sisters''.

Early life

Hewson was born in

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, Ireland, the second daughter of activist

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(née Alison Stewart) and U2 lead singer

(Paul David Matthew Hewson). Her name is derived from her time and date of birth (7 am on 7 July), as "eve" is the middle of the word "seven". She has an older sister, Jordan, and two younger brothers, Elijah and John. She was educated at the

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and St. Andrew's College in Dublin and

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. The U2 song "

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" was inspired by a moment when Bono took a kite up on

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with Hewson and her sister, but the kite blew away and smashed.

Career

Although Hewson's parents were against her performing, she made her acting debut in 2005 alongside her sister Jordan in the short film ''Lost and Found''. She made her feature-length debut in 2008 in ''The 27 Club''. The same year, Hewson took part in an acting programme at the

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. In 2010, she appeared in the music video and accompanying short film for Irish band

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's song " For the First Time". She portrayed Yvonne in the 2013 thriller film '' Blood Ties''. In July 2013,

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and Hewson asked fans to help them fund a new film called ''Roadies'' using

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. In September of that year, she appeared in the romantic comedy film ''

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'' as the daughter of

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's character Albert. In November 2013, she was nominated for the ''

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'' Irish Woman of the Year Award for her work in films. From 2014 to 2015, she co-starred in

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TV series ''

''. In October 2015, she appeared as Carol Donovan in

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movie '' Bridge of Spies''. She portrays the daughter of the film's main character, played by

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. She played

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in the

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version of ''

'', released in November 2018, and starring

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, and

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. In August 2019, it was announced Hewson had been cast in the role of Adele on the

psychological thriller miniseries '' Behind Her Eyes'', which premiered in 2021. In 2020, she starred as Anna Wetherell in the drama ''

''. Broadcast on BBC One in June, it was based on

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's 2013

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, set in New Zealand during the gold rush of 1866, and also starred French actress

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. She plays Anna Wetherell, a young woman who migrates to the country's

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and is soon trafficked into the sex trade.

Personal life

Hewson lives in

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. She graduated from

on 22 May 2013; her father,

, declined an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from NYU on the same day. She has stated: "I don't get handed money—and I never will. I have to work!", and "I get called Memphis Eve, but my first name is Eve. I know Memphis is in there somewhere, but on my passport I'm Eve Sunny Day Hewson". Hewson dated ''

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'' actor

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from 2010 to 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hewson, Eve 1991 births 21st-century Irish actresses Bono Irish expatriates in the United States Irish film actresses Living people New York Film Academy alumni New York University alumni People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin Actresses from Dublin (city) Irish television actresses