Éanna Hardwicke

Éanna Hardwicke
Hardwicke in 2025
Born
Cork, Ireland
EducationThe Lir Academy (BA)
OccupationsActor, filmmaker
Years active2009; 2019–present

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) and Saipan (2025). 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 won an RTS Programme Award and was nominated for a British Academy Television Award.

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.[1] He attended Cork School Project (now Cork Educate Together National School[2]) and then Ashton School.[3]

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.[4]

Career

Hardwicke began his career as a child actor in Conor McPherson's 2009 horror film The Eclipse.[5][6]

He returned to the screen ten years later in 2019, appearing in the science fiction film Vivarium[6] 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.[citation needed]

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.[6] He then had a recurring role in the RTÉ crime drama Smother in 2021.[7][6]

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 latter of which earned him and Danielle Galligan the Galway Film Fleadh's Bingham Ray New Talent Award, in addition to IFTA nominations.[citation needed] He also appeared in The Sparrow and played a younger version of Stanley Townsend's character in the film About Joan.[citation needed] He played Roy Keane in the 2025 film Saipan.[9]

Hardwicke played the murderer Ben Field in the BBC One series The Sixth Commandment[10] and Silas in the Paramount+ adaptation of Elizabeth Macneal's The Doll Factory.[11]

Acting credits

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
2024 William Tell Young Tell
2025 Saipan Roy Keane
2026 No Ordinary Heist TBA Post-production[12]
TBA Ancestors Beau Post-production[13]

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
2024 A Very Royal Scandal Stewart MacLean 3 episodes

Theatre

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
2025 The Playboy of the Western World Christy National Theatre

Audio

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

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 [a][14]
2023 Irish Film & Television Awards Lead Actor – Film Nominated
2024 Royal Television Society Programme Award Supporting Actor - Male The Sixth Commandment Won
2024 Irish Film & Television Awards Supporting Actor – Drama The Sixth Commandment Won
2024 British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actor The Sixth Commandment Nominated

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shared with Danielle Galligan.

References

  1. ^ McCarthy, Esther (25 February 2020). "Eanna Hardwicke: Cork actor about to burst onto the big screen". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Cork Educate Together National School, Grattan Street, Cork
  3. ^ "Ashton student Eanna Hardwicke – a winner at Writer's Week". Ashton School. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Eanna Hardwicke". The Lir. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ Murray, Stephen Patrick (6 April 2020). "Eanna Hardwicke, of Normal People and Vivarium, on Life in Lockdown". University Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d 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. ^ McTaggart, Maeve (29 July 2024). "Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke to star as Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane in new film about Saipan". Indpemdent.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ^ Costa, Imasha (20 September 2022). "Cork's Eanna Hardwicke 'living his dream' in epic Netflix fantasy Winx Saga". Cork Beo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  11. ^ Szalai, Georg (9 November 2022). "Paramount+ Unveils Cast for U.K. Original 'The Doll Factory'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  12. ^ "No Ordinary Heist to World Premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival". Northernirelandscreen. 21 January 2026.
  13. ^ Tabbara, Mona (24 October 2025). "Mister Smith acquires Irish feature 'Ancestors' starring Éanna Hardwicke, Jack Wolfe, Jessica Reynolds and Rupert Everett". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  14. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (11 July 2022). "The Galway Film Fleadh announces its award winners". CinEuropa. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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