Eve Hewson | |
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![]() Hewson in November 2016 | |
Born | Memphis Eve Sunny Day Iris Hewson 7 July 1991 Dublin, Ireland |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
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Memphis Eve Sunny Day Iris Hewson (born 7 July 1991) [1] is an Irish actress. 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 Steven Soderbergh series The Knick . She has appeared in films such as Blood Ties (2013), Bridge of Spies (2015), and Robin Hood (2018). In 2020, she starred in the miniseries The Luminaries . In 2021 she starred as Adele in the Netflix miniseries Behind Her Eyes, then in 2022 she played Becka in the Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters , which won a Peabody Award, and in 2023 she played the lead Flora in the Apple TV+ movie Flora and Son .
Hewson was born in Dublin, Ireland, the second daughter of activist Ali Hewson (née Alison Stewart) and U2 lead singer Bono (Paul David Matthew Hewson). Her name is derived from her time and date of birth (7 a.m. on 7 July), as "eve" is the middle of the word "seven". [2] Her godfather is musician Gavin Friday. [3]
She has an older sister, Jordan, and two younger brothers, Elijah and John. [4] She attended nearby Dalkey School Project primary school, and St. Andrew's College in Booterstown, also in Dublin, for secondary education. The U2 song "Kite" was inspired by a moment when Bono took a kite up on Killiney Hill with Hewson and her sister, but the kite blew away and smashed. [2]
She did a short course at the New York Film Academy in 2008. [5] In 2009, she commenced studies in acting, with subsidiary focus on psychology, at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2013. [4] [6] [7]
Although Hewson's parents were against her performing, [8] 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. [9] The same year, Hewson took part in the acting programme at the New York Film Academy. In 2010, she appeared in the music video and accompanying short film for Irish band The Script's song "For the First Time". [10]
She portrayed Yvonne in the 2013 thriller film Blood Ties . [11] In July 2013, Jack Quaid and Hewson asked fans to help them fund a new film called Roadies using crowdsourcing. [12] In September of that year, she appeared in the romantic comedy film Enough Said as the daughter of James Gandolfini's character Albert. [13] In November 2013, she was nominated for the Tatler Irish Woman of the Year Award for her work in films. [14]
From 2014 to 2015, she co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's Cinemax TV series The Knick . [15] In October 2015, she appeared as Carol Donovan in Steven Spielberg's Cold War movie Bridge of Spies . She portrays the daughter of the film's main character, played by Tom Hanks.
She played Maid Marian in the Otto Bathurst version of Robin Hood , which was released in November 2018, and starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, and Jamie Dornan. [16] In August 2019, it was announced Hewson had been cast in the role of Adele on the Netflix psychological thriller miniseries Behind Her Eyes , which premiered in 2021. [17]
In 2020, she starred as Anna Wetherell in the drama The Luminaries . Broadcast on BBC One in June, it was based on Eleanor Catton's 2013 novel, set in New Zealand during the gold rush of 1866, and also starred French actress Eva Green. She plays Anna Wetherell, a young woman who migrates to the country's South Island and is soon trafficked into the sex trade. [18] She had a role as the bride in the Netflix miniseries The Perfect Couple, starring Nicole Kidman, [19] and subsequently starred in the Apple TV+ limited series, Bad Sisters . [20] In 2024, she joined the Netflix mini-series The Perfect Couple set to be released in September 2024. [21]
Hewson grew up in Killiney, an affluent suburb of Dublin; [22] she later lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. [23] [24] She graduated from New York University on 22 May 2013; her father, Bono, declined an offer of an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from NYU on the same day, stating he wishes to focus on "being a proud father". [25]
Hewson dated One Tree Hill actor James Lafferty from 2010 to 2015. [26] Hewson moved back to Ireland and was based at the family home during and after the COVID-19 pandemic; she remained based in Killiney as of early 2023. [4] [27]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Lost and Found | Credited as Brenda M. Stankard | |
2008 | Jorma's Blind Date | The Blind Date | Credited as Eve Hewson |
The 27 Club | Stella | ||
2011 | This Must Be the Place | Mary | |
2013 | Blood Ties | Yvonne | |
Enough Said | Tess | ||
2015 | Bridge of Spies | Carol Donovan | |
2017 | Papillon | Nenette | |
2018 | Paper Year | Franny Nightingale | |
Robin Hood | Maid Marian | ||
2019 | The True Adventures of Wolfboy | Rose | |
2020 | Tesla | Anne Morgan | |
2023 | Flora and Son | Flora | |
2025 | Untitled Noah Baumbach film | TBA | Filming [28] |
TBA | Hedda | TBA | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014–15 | The Knick | Lucy Elkins | 20 episodes |
2020 | The Luminaries | Anna | |
2021 | Behind Her Eyes | Adele | |
2022 | Bad Sisters | Becka | |
2024 | The Perfect Couple | Amelia Sacks [29] | Miniseries |
Year | Artist | Title | Role |
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2010 | The Script | "For the First Time" | Della |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Irish Film & Television Awards | Lead Actress – Television | Behind Her Eyes | Nominated | [30] [31] |
Rising Star | Nominated | [30] [31] | |||
2022 | Peabody Award | Entertainment | Bad Sisters | Won | [32] |
2023 | Irish Film & Television Awards | Supporting Actress – Television | Bad Sisters | Nominated | |
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