Eoin Macken

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Eoin Macken
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Macken at the Man of Steel movie premiere in Sydney in June 2013
Born
Eoin Christopher Macken

(1983-02-21) 21 February 1983 (age 40)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)Actor, director, model
Years active2003–present

Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model.

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Macken has modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren, and GQ, and has appeared in films such as Resident Evil, Close, Killing Jesus, and Centurion . [1] [2] He has appeared on television in series such as RTÉ's Fair City as Gavin Cluxton and in BBC series Merlin as Sir Gwaine. 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 . 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 as Karl D'Branin, and in 2021 onwards stars in the NBC drama La Brea .

Early life

Macken was born in Dublin. He has two sisters. [3] [4] [5] Macken failed to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at University College Dublin after he began his modeling and acting career at the university's fashion show in 2002 and 2003, [6] after which he joined the model agency Morgan the Agency [7] and was selected as the face of the Abercrombie and Fitch 2003 campaign. [8] He also modeled for Ralph Lauren. [9]

Career

Macken's first major film role was in Studs in 2005, which starred Brendan Gleeson and Emmett J. Scanlan. [2] He also appeared in the role of drug dealer Gavin Cluxton in several episodes of the TV series Fair City 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. [10] He co-wrote and directed the song and video for Una Healy'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. [11]

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. [12] [13]

In 2009–10, Macken had roles in the BBC drama Small Island (playing an American soldier named Calhoon), in Neil Marshall's film Centurion, and in the second series of RTÉ's Raw . He appeared in Storyland, as well as Lee Cronin's film Through The Night, opposite Nora Jane Noone, and Siren opposite Anna Skellern. He directed an hour-length documentary on the Irish fashion industry The Fashion of Modelling which screened on RTÉ 2 on 24 May 2009. [14] [15]

Between 2010 and 2012, Macken played the recurring character of Gwaine (loosely based on the image of Gawain) in the BBC One TV series Merlin . He appeared in four episodes of the third series and all episodes of the fourth and fifth. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

In October 2012 Macken completed shooting for Cold, a feature film released in 2013 written and directed by Macken, and he stars in the film alongside former co-star, Tom Hopper. [22] [23] The plot centres around two disconnected English brothers who are outcasts in a small village in the west of Ireland. Drawn back together by the unexpected death of their father, they are immediately at odds with each other until they find a girl dumped in the moors. The film was partially crowdfunded through an Indiegogo campaign. [24] The film was later released under the name Leopard. [25]

After directing a number of independent features, in 2018 Macken adapted Rob Doyle's award-winning novel Here Are the Young Men into a screenplay, and directed the resulting film. He is set to star alongside Elisha Cuthbert the horror movie The Cellar . [26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Triple BillThe GunmanShort film
2006StudsTosh
2008Christian BlakeChristianAlso writer and director
2008Fifth StreetJanitorShort film
2009Once Upon A Time in DublinEthan
2009AcesDealerShort film
2009SavageGym Changing Room Guy 2
2009The Rise of the BricksDennis
2009Dreaming For YouAdamAlso writer and director
2010CenturionAchivir
2010SirenKen
2010Through The NightJayShort film
2012 The Inside The ManAlso director, writer and producer
2012 Suspension of Disbelief Greg
2013 The Callback Queen Prince Cal
2013ColdJackAlso writer and director, also known as Leopard
2015Paddy's in the BootSean EnnisShort film
2016 The Forest Rob
2016 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Doc
2017The Wedding InvitationGraham
2018CrossmaglenConorShort film
2019 Close Conall
2019 The Hole in the Ground Jay Caul
2019Caitlín LukeShort film
2020 I Am Fear Joshua
2020 Here Are the Young Men Homeless AmericanAlso writer and director
2021 Till Death Mark
2022 I Used to Be Famous Austin Roberts
2022 The Cellar
TBAGrey ElephantDylanAlso writer and director [27]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Fair City Gavin CluxtonSeason 19: 10 episodes.
2009PubworldChuck MadsenTV film
2009Small IslandCalhoonTV film
2010 Raw JackSeason 2 episode 4
2010 The Tudors English OfficerSeason 4 episode 7
2010–2012 Merlin Sir Gwaine 30 episodes (recurring role)
2014–2017 The Night Shift Dr. T. C. CallahanMain cast (45 episodes)
2015 Killing Jesus Antipas, the Tetrarch of Galilee
2018 Nightflyers Karl D'BraninMain role (10 episodes)
2020 Stumptown Zac KnightSeason 1 episode 14
2021–2024 La Brea Gavin Harris [28] Main role
TBARansom CanyonDavis CollinsMain role

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