Eamon Farren

Eamon Farren
Farren in 2019
Born (1985-05-19) 19 May 1985
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
EducationBenowa State High School
National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) (2007)
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) and an AACTA Award-winning turn in television film Carlotta (2014), he came to prominence portraying Richard Horne in the 2017 revival of Twin Peaks. Farren has since had a film role 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 Ingham (North Queensland) and raised on 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 where he became school captain 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 his brother and also actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman as his primary influences and inspiration.[4]

Career

Farren began his career in the Showtime 2001 television film The Outsider, starring Naomi Watts and Tim Daly,[5][6] followed by a guest role in Australian live action series The Sleepover Club in 2002.

In 2007, Farren was cast as Cpl. John Powell in the HBO miniseries The Pacific.[7][8] He worked his way through all the visual arts in 2008, starring in The Man in the Attic with Sydney Theatre Company, the film Lucky Country (aka Dark Frontier),[5][9] and Seven Network medical drama series All Saints.[10] The following year he appeared in drama film Blessed, opposite Frances O’Connor and Miranda Otto.[11]

In 2011, Farren appeared in Australian comedy-drama film Red Dog, with Josh Lucas and Rachael Taylor,[12] and had a lead role in thriller X: Night of Vengeance.[13] The following year, he landed 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][14] 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."[15] That same year, he appeared in John Duigan drama film Careless Love, with a Peter O’Brien.[16]

Farren's next major role was in the 2014 ABC TV telemovie, Carlotta, playing Danny/Ava, a transgender friend of the titular character (played by Jessica Marais), which earned him the 2015 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama.[10][17] 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."[18] During this time he also appeared in the crime thriller TV film The Killing Field, with Rebecca Gibney and Peter O’Brien.[19] and had a lead role opposite Claire van der Boom in romantic drama film Love Is Now.[20]

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][21] He also starred as Kirill in Sydney Theatre Company's The Present in 2015, reprising the role in 2017 for its Broadway production, which also starred Cate Blanchett in her Broadway debut.[22][23][24]

Farren was cast as the character Richard Horne in the revival of the U.S. 1990s cult classic TV series Twin Peaks, which aired in 2017.[25] That same year, he took on the role of Joshua in American film Mohawk.[26] In 2018, he then appeared opposite John Malkovich in BBC mystery thriller miniseries The ABC Murders,[27] played Jimmy in Australian sci-fi film Harmony[28] and had the role of Ben Block, a Southern butler in The Spierig Brothers' supernatural horror film Winchester, opposite Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook and Jason Clarke.[29]

The following year, Farren had a lead role in drama film Lingua Franca as Alex, who becomes romantically involved with an undocumented Filipino trans woman, who is in pursuit of a green card.[30] He also joined the cast of Netflix fantasy drama series The Witcher, in an ongoing role as Cahir, alongside Henry Cavill.[31] In 2021, he played archaeologist John Brailsford in British drama film The Dig, with Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, about an excavation of the Sutton Hoo ancient burial mounds in the UK.[32]

More recently, Farren had a lead role in 2023 British sci-fi horror film T.I.M., playing the titular A.I. humanoid character.[33] The following year, he appeared in 2024 American feature My First Film in the role of Joe,[34] and portrayed Lucifer in coming-of-age biblical film Mary, opposite Anthony Hopkins as Herod.[35] He then played the role of John in 2025 LGBTQI+ drama film Jimpa, opposite John Lithgow and Olivia Colman.[36] He has also appeared in British comedy-drama series Big Mood, with Nicola Coughlan.[37]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Lucky Country (aka Dark Frontier) Jimmy [5][9]
360 Roc Short [10]
Blessed Roo [11]
2010 Wanderlust George Short
A Parachute Falling in Siberia Sales Assistant Short [38]
2010 Crystal Jam James Short [10]
2011 Jailbirds Dane Short [39][10]
X: Night of Vengeance Harry [13]
Red Dog Dave [12]
2012 Three Sixty Roc / Albert Short [40]
Chained Rabbit / Tim [5][10]
Careless Love Patrick [16]
2013 The Fragments Michael Short [10]
Test Drive Cal Short [10]
2014 Love Is Now Dean [20]
Marcia & the Shark Frank Short [10]
2015 Girl Asleep Adam / Benoit Tremet [5][21]
2016 Measuring the Jump Adam Short [10]
2017 The Suitor Mr Nuttell Short [10][41][33]
Mohawk Joshua Pinsmail [26]
2018 Winchester Ben Block [29]
Harmony Jimmy [28]
2019 Lingua Franca Alex [30]
2021 The Dig John Brailsford [32]
On Our Watch John Fuuber [10]
2023 T.I.M. T.I.M. [42][33]
2024 My First Film Joe [34]
Mary Lucifer [35]
Addition Nikola Tesla [10]
2025 Jimpa Richard [36]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 The Outsider Levi Miller Television film [43]
2003 The Sleepover Club Dim / Video Shop Guy 2 episodes
2008; 2009 All Saints Caleb / Cody Frost 2 episodes [10]
2010 The Pacific Cpl. John Powell Miniseries, episode: "Basilone" [7][8]
Rescue Special Ops Arrow Episode: "Off the Rails" [10]
2014 The Killing Field Damian Jeffries Television film [19]
Carlotta Danny / Ava Television film [10][17]
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return Richard Horne 6 episodes [25]
2018 The ABC Murders Alexander Bonaparte Cust 3 episodes [27]
2019–present The Witcher Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach Main role; 25 episodes [31]
2024–present Big Mood Klent Comedy series [37]

Theatre

Year Title Role Theater Ref.
2006 The Cherry Orchard Trofimov NIDA, Sydney [10]
Hamlet Hamlet NIDA, Sydney [10]
The Lost Echo The Company Sydney Theatre Company [10]
2007 The Rivals Faukland NIDA, Sydney [10]
Sweet Charity The Company NIDA, Sydney [10]
2008 The Kid Donald Griffin Theatre Company [10][44]
2009 Ladybird Slavik Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney [10][45]
2010 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Ray Dooley Royal Lyceum Theatre with STC [46][10]
2010; 2014 Fugitive Robin Windmill Theatre Company [10]
2012 Babyteeth Moses Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney [10]
2013 Mrs Warren's Profession Frank Gardner Sydney Theatre Company [47][48][10]
Romeo and Juliet Mercutio Sydney Theatre Company [10]
2014 Mojo Skinny Sydney Theatre Company [49][50][10]
Switzerland Edward Ridgeway Sydney Theatre Company [51][10]
Girl Asleep Elliott Windmill Theatre Company [10]
2015; 2017 The Present Kirill Sydney Theatre Company
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway debut 		[52][53][54][10]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2015 Carlotta AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Won [10][17]
2015 Switzerland Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstream Production Nominated [10]
2010 Eamon Farren Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship Runner-up [10]

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