Éanna Hardwicke is an Irish actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a child actor in Conor McPherson's '' The Eclipse'' (2009). His films since include '' Lakelands'' (2022). On television, he is known for his roles in the

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series '' The Sixth Commandment'' and the

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series '' The Doll Factory'' (both 2023). For the former, he won the Royal Television Society Programme Award for Supporting Actor - Male, and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hardwicke was named a ''

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'' 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. He attended Cork School Project (now Cork Educate Together National School) and then Ashton School. 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

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degree in acting from

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in 2018.

Career

Hardwicke began his career as a child actor in Conor McPherson's 2009 horror film '' The Eclipse''. 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 ''

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''. 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

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's ''

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''. In 2020, Hardwicke played Rob Hegarty, Connell's (

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) school friend, in the BBC Three and

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adaptation of Sally Rooney's '' Normal People''. He then had a recurring role in the

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crime drama '' Smother'' in 2021. In 2022, Hardwicke joined the cast of the

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series '' Fate: The Winx Saga'' for its second season and starred in the sports drama film '' Lakelands'', the latter 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

series '' The Sixth Commandment'' and Silas in the

adaptation of Elizabeth Macneal's '' The Doll Factory''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Audio

* ''The Odyssey: A New Version'' (2019), Irish Theatre Podcast * Intermezzo (2024), Faber and Faber

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardwicke, Eanna 1996 births Living people 21st-century Irish male actors Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Actors from County Cork People from Glanmire Irish male child actors