Eoin Macken is a multifaceted international actor, director, producer, and writer, renowned for his versatility and range in various projects. His most recent role is as 'Davis Collins' in Netflix's series "Ransom Canyon," alongside Minka Kelly and Josh Duhamel. This follows his portrayal of 'Gavin Harris' in NBC's hit primetime series "La Brea," which garnered two People's Choice Award nominations.
Macken's impressive resume includes a diverse array of leading roles across film and television. His breakthrough in television came with his iconic 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" and led the cast as 'Karl D'Branin' in Syfy's "Nightflyers." Macken also had a recurring role in the Emmy-winning Showtime series "The Tudors" and starred opposite Stephen Moyer, Rufus Sewell, and Kelsey Grammer in National Geographic Channel's Emmy-nominated series "Killing Jesus."
In film, Macken 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 films "Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughters about Men" which won the Jury Award at the Cannes International Independent Film Festival 2022, "Till Death" alongside Megan Fox, "The Cellar" alongside Elisha Cuthbert, and the Netflix film "I Used to be Famous" alongside Ed Skrein, Deadpool, Game of Thrones, and Lorraine Ashbourne, Bridgerton.
As a multi-hyphenate filmmaker, Macken 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. Macken also 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.
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. As an author, Macken 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 currently working on his third novel, Circus, a father and son story about identity and relationships.
