Eamon Farren
Born (1985-05-19) 19 May 1985
Queensland, Australia
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Eamon Farren (born 19 May 1985) is an Australian actor. Following starring roles in the films X: Night of Vengeance (2011) and Chained (2012), he came to prominence for portraying Richard Horne in the 2017 revival of Twin Peaks. He also won the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) award for Best Guest Or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama in 2015 for his role in the television film Carlotta (2014). Farren has since had film roles in Winchester (2018) and appeared in the series The ABC Murders (2018) and The Witcher (2019–present).

Early life and education

Farren was born in north Queensland and raised near the Gold Coast from the age of six.[1] Farren always knew he wanted to be an actor: "I can't remember a time when I didn't watch a movie and think, 'That's what I want to do'... Growing up, people said you have to have a plan B. I never felt that, I always thought, nah, this is what I'm going to do."[2] He attended Benowa State High School and studied in its French Immersion Program where students study typical subjects but receive at least half of their schooling in French.[3] Farren graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2007. He credits actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman as his primary influences and inspiration.[4]

Career

Farren began his career in the Showtime television film The Outsider, starring Naomi Watts and Tim Daly, in 2001,[5] followed by a guest role in the Australian live action series, The Sleepover Club in 2002. He worked with several theatre companies in Australia, particularly the Sydney Theatre Company, the Griffin Theatre Company and the Belvoir Street Theatre.[6] In 2007, he was cast as Cpl. John Powell in the HBO miniseries The Pacific.[7][8]

Farren worked his way through all the visual arts in 2008, starring in The Man In The Attic with the Sydney Theatre Co., the film Lucky Country,[5] and the Seven Network television series, All Saints.[6] In 2012, he earned a starring role in Jennifer Lynch's film Chained, playing "Rabbit", a boy enslaved and raised by a serial killer played by Vincent D'Onofrio.[5][6] Farren said, "... Shooting the film felt like second nature, the scenes would be focused but loose, incredibly tense but hilarious. I never had to say too much to her [Lynch], she would give me a look or whisper one word and I'd get it."[9]

Farren's next major role was in the ABC TV tele-movie, Carlotta, playing Danny/Ava, a transgender mate of the main character, that earned him the AACTA Award in 2015 for Best Guest Or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama.[6][10] Farren said of filming, "The whole thing was a highlight, but one of my favourite scenes to shoot was when Carol and Ava are on the way to buy hormones for the first time – corpsing never felt so right."[11]

Farren's theatre career continued in 2014 with critically acclaimed roles as Edward Ridgeway in Switzerland and Elliott in Girl Asleep, which would be adapted to film and star Farren as a different character, Adam/Benoit Tremet, a year later.[5][12]

Farren starred as Kirill in Sydney Theatre Co's The Present in 2015, reprising the role in 2017 for its Broadway production, which also starred Cate Blanchett in her Broadway debut.[13][14][15]

Farren was cast as the character Richard Horne in the revival of the U.S. TV series Twin Peaks which aired in 2017.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Lucky Country Jimmy
2009 Blessed Roo
2010 Wanderlust - Short film George
2011 X: Night of Vengeance Harry
2011 Red Dog Dave
2012 Chained Rabbit / Tim
2012 Careless Love Patrick
2014 Love Is Now Dean
2015 Girl Asleep Adam / Benoit Tremet
2017 Mohawk Joshua Pinsmail
2018 Winchester Ben Block
2018 Harmony Jimmy
2019 Lingua Franca Alex
2021 The Dig John Brailsford
2021 E noi come stronzi rimanemmo a guardare John Fuuber
2023 T.I.M. T.I.M. [17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Outsider Levi Miller Television film
2003 The Sleepover Club Dim 2 episodes
2008–2009 All Saints Caleb / Cody Frost 2 episodes
2010 The Pacific Cpl. John Powell Episode: "Basilone"
2010 Rescue Special Ops Arrow Episode: "Off the Rails"
2014 The Killing Field Damian Television film
2014 Carlotta Danny / Ava Television film
AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama
2017 Twin Peaks Richard Horne 6 episodes
2018 The ABC Murders Alexander Bonaparte Cust 3 episodes
2019–present The Witcher Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach Main role; 19 episodes

Awards and nominations

2015
Winner, Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama – "Danny/Ava" Carlotta. Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA).[6][10]
Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstream Production – "Edward Ridgeway" Switzerland. Sydney Theatre Awards.[6]
2010
Runner up, Heath Ledger Scholarship, Australians In Film, 2010.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Cate Blanchett and the Cast of The Present Spill Their Party Secrets – Playbill". Playbill.
  2. ↑ "Eamon Farren in high gear". Vogue. Australia. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Eamon Farren: Heart of Darkness". 31 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Interview: Eamon Farren". 4 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Staff, Wikibiotv.com (17 December 2021). "Eamon Farren – Biography and Filmography".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Eamon Farren – united management".
  7. ↑ Roger Balch (20 February 2013). "Mrs Warren'S Profession". Sydney Arts Guide. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Babyteeth Belvoir Sydney 2012 – Belvoir St Theatre".
  9. ↑ "Exclusive: Co-Star Eamon Farren Discusses Jennifer Lynch's Chained and More – Dread Central". 4 October 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: Eamon Farren talks about his role in ABC TV's Carlotta. – The Iris". iris.theaureview.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "EAMON FARREN – Actor / Adam, Benoit Tremet – Girl Asleep". 13 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Paulson, Michael (18 January 2017). "Cate Blanchett's Star Power Lifts 'The Present' on Broadway". The New York Times.
  14. ↑ "Eamon Farren – Playbill". Playbill.
  15. ↑ "Eamon Farren Theatre Credits". www.broadwayworld.com.
  16. ↑ "Who's who in Twin Peaks Season 3: The Return? A character guide for the confused". The Telegraph. 13 June 2017.
  17. ↑ Chase, Stephanie (12 July 2023). "The Witcher star's new movie confirms Netflix release as first trailer lands". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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