Eoin Macken
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Eoin Macken is a versatile international actor, director, producer, and writer. He stars as 'Davis Collins' in Netflix series "Ransom Canyon," alongside Minka Kelly and Josh Duhamel. This follows his role as 'Gavin Harris' in NBC's hit primetime series "La Brea," which earned two People's Choice Award nominations.
On both the film and television fronts, Macken's resume includes a variety of leading roles across diverse projects. His big break in television came with his portrayal of the hero 'Sir Gwaine' in the hit BBC series "Merlin." He later starred as 'Dr. TC Callahan' in NBC's "The Night Shift." Macken also led the cast as 'Karl D'Branin' in Syfy's "Nightflyers," and had a recurring role in the Emmy-winning Showtime series "The Tudors." He starred opposite Stephen Moyer, Rufus Sewell, and Kelsey Grammer in National Geographic Channel's Emmy-nominated series "Killing Jesus." He starred as 'Philip Boyd' in the Roku series "Borderline."
In film, he has starred in Focus Features' "The Forest" opposite Taylor Kinney and Natalie Dormer, "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson with Milla Jovovich and A24's award-winning feature "The Hole in the Ground" which premiered at Sundance and was directed by Lee Cronin with Sophie Nélisse. Additionally, he can be seen in the film "Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughters about Men" which won the Jury Award at the Cannes International Independent Film Festival 2022. Macken starred as the male lead in Netflix's "Till Death" alongside Megan Fox, "The Cellar" alongside Elisha Cuthbert, which premiered at SXSW 2022 and was released on Shudder, and the Netflix film "I Used to be Famous" alongside Ed Skrein, Deadpool, Game of Thrones, and Lorraine Ashbourne, Bridgerton, from executive producers Damian Jones, The Iron Lady, The Phantom of the Opera, and Paul Grindey, The Father.
The multi-hyphenate filmmaker wrote, directed, and produced "Here Are the Young Men," adapted from a novel by Rob Doyle of the same name, starring Finn Cole, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Dean-Charles Chapman. The film's theme was driven by the social analysis of toxic masculinity, and was released in international theaters, as well as via Netflix in the UK and VOD in the states. Additionally, Macken wrote and directed the satirical comedy "Grey Elephant." Starring Brendan Fehr, Jill Flint, Mac Brandt, Erin Richards, and Macken, the story follows two couples meeting together for the first time after months of being on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He also wrote, directed and starred in "Leopard" with Tom Hopper and Jack Reynor, and Macken's artistic talents extend into cinematography in the independent films "Stalker" starring Barry Keoghan and "Charlie Casanova" with Emmett J Scanlan that won the top prize at SXSW.
Adding to his talents and accomplishments, Eoin is also an author. He published his first book Kingdom of Scars which was shortlisted for the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards in 2014. He followed with Hunter and the Grape available on Amazon. Macken is working on his third novel, Circus, a father and son story about identity and relationships.
On both the film and television fronts, Macken's resume includes a variety of leading roles across diverse projects. His big break in television came with his portrayal of the hero 'Sir Gwaine' in the hit BBC series "Merlin." He later starred as 'Dr. TC Callahan' in NBC's "The Night Shift." Macken also led the cast as 'Karl D'Branin' in Syfy's "Nightflyers," and had a recurring role in the Emmy-winning Showtime series "The Tudors." He starred opposite Stephen Moyer, Rufus Sewell, and Kelsey Grammer in National Geographic Channel's Emmy-nominated series "Killing Jesus." He starred as 'Philip Boyd' in the Roku series "Borderline."
In film, he has starred in Focus Features' "The Forest" opposite Taylor Kinney and Natalie Dormer, "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson with Milla Jovovich and A24's award-winning feature "The Hole in the Ground" which premiered at Sundance and was directed by Lee Cronin with Sophie Nélisse. Additionally, he can be seen in the film "Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughters about Men" which won the Jury Award at the Cannes International Independent Film Festival 2022. Macken starred as the male lead in Netflix's "Till Death" alongside Megan Fox, "The Cellar" alongside Elisha Cuthbert, which premiered at SXSW 2022 and was released on Shudder, and the Netflix film "I Used to be Famous" alongside Ed Skrein, Deadpool, Game of Thrones, and Lorraine Ashbourne, Bridgerton, from executive producers Damian Jones, The Iron Lady, The Phantom of the Opera, and Paul Grindey, The Father.
The multi-hyphenate filmmaker wrote, directed, and produced "Here Are the Young Men," adapted from a novel by Rob Doyle of the same name, starring Finn Cole, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Dean-Charles Chapman. The film's theme was driven by the social analysis of toxic masculinity, and was released in international theaters, as well as via Netflix in the UK and VOD in the states. Additionally, Macken wrote and directed the satirical comedy "Grey Elephant." Starring Brendan Fehr, Jill Flint, Mac Brandt, Erin Richards, and Macken, the story follows two couples meeting together for the first time after months of being on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He also wrote, directed and starred in "Leopard" with Tom Hopper and Jack Reynor, and Macken's artistic talents extend into cinematography in the independent films "Stalker" starring Barry Keoghan and "Charlie Casanova" with Emmett J Scanlan that won the top prize at SXSW.
Adding to his talents and accomplishments, Eoin is also an author. He published his first book Kingdom of Scars which was shortlisted for the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards in 2014. He followed with Hunter and the Grape available on Amazon. Macken is working on his third novel, Circus, a father and son story about identity and relationships.
